From my experience, some of the 2nd chance offers are legit, and
some are scams. I just got a 2nd chance offer on an early MGB
roadster that I had bid on. I sent an email to the seller to find
out if it was legit. I haven't heard back yet.
Here's a portion of the email I received. It doesn't look quite
right to me as the wording is awkward, and it was sent from a
different email address than the correspondence I had with the
seller. It did not arrive through eBay's message system either which
is also a bit odd.
Don Scott
TR4A
MGA Mk 2
MGB GT
Misc. Japanese cars
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2nd chance offer I received today:
Lucky you, Don! The seller has offered you a second chance to buy
this item. The second time can be a charm.
Message from muffler.bearing:
Hi,
Just wanted to let you know that I am reconsidering your offer of US
$8,900.00. If still interested to buy it at US $8,900.00 and you
already have the funds, please let me know asap.
Please kindly reply to this email with your answer!
Thank you!
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140410675715>Excellent
1966 MGB Roadster w/OD -- total restoration
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At 12:10 PM 06/11/2010, KingsCreekTrees@aol.com wrote:
>Hi all;
>
>I was bidding on a Triumph on ebay a couple of weeks ago. The car didn't
>meet reserve and I wasn't the highest bidder anyway. I have now received an
>e-mail, I think from the vendor, suggesting a "second chance offer" for the
>car. The e-mail, which appears to be an ebay generated one but from the
>vendor's email address, states that the vendor is reconsidering my offer and
>asks me to get in touch if I have the funds and am still interested.
>
>I often see ebay listings that say "no second chance offers". Not knowing
>what a "second chance offer" is all about, I got the impression this might
>be some sort of scam. Can anyone enlighten me?
>
>Tim
>
>Tim Dyer, Kings Creek Trees and Ornamentals
>427 Kings Creek Road, RR3
>Ashton, ON K0A 1B0
>Canada
>Phone/fax: 613 253 4126 Website: _www.kingscreektrees.com_
>(http://www.kingscreektrees.com/)
>
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