[TR] ebay question: off topic, sort-of

[don]

 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 at 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
>
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