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

[Tim Cheatham]

eBay does do second chance offers. It is an option available to  
sellers automatically at the close of an auction.  If the car is close  
by you, it might be worth a look.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 11, 2010, at 3:12 PM, Andrew Mace <zoboherald at aol.com> wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: KingsCreekTrees at aol.com
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>
>
>
> 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?
>
> ==AM==
> Check your "My eBay" and see if the message is there as well. If it  
> is and/or
> the e-mail sent to you
> has anything that specifically ID's you by your eBay ID or similar,  
> chances
> are it's legit.
>
> I've gotten a couple of these "second chance offers" and all worked  
> out well.
>
> --Andy Mace
>
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