title: Html.DropDownList select value not being set by Model
body: <p>I have a drop down list like so:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;%= Html.DropDownList("SoldTo", Model.SellDealerList, "Select a Dealer")%&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I'm populating the list in my Controller with the following code:</p>
  
  <pre><code>SellDealerList = new SelectList(repository.GetDealerList(), "id", "name", vehicle.SoldTo);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>When I debug through the code the selected value on the SellDealerList has a value that is being set but the HTML source shows no selected value in the list.</p>
  
  <p>I'm baffled as to what I'm doing wrong, but being new to MVC I'm sure it is probably something very simple. The biggest difference from all the other questions and answers I've seen is that I'm not using the ViewData.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>