I did a reply from the seller of the MGB. Apparently, this 2nd
chance offer I received was a scam!
Don,
No it's not legit. Don't know where it came from, although I've
gotten a couple of weird messages from "eBay" (not really eBay). I'm
traveling and not able to check email very often, so sorry it's taken
me so long to get back to you on this.
Roger
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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