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

[pethier at comcast.net]

If it is not legit, and the person is not the seller, how did he know who you are and how much you bid?

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1973 Triumph Stag LE22439UB "uncle jack"
1979 Caterham Super Seven
2004 Suburban 8.1
2007 Saturn Ion 3 2.4
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----- "don" <don at napanet.net> wrote:

> From: "don" <don at napanet.net>
> To: triumphs at autox.team.net
> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 3:41:56 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [TR] ebay question: off topic, sort-of
>
> 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
> 
> _______________________________________________
> 
> 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
> 
> _______________________________________________
> 
> 
> 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
> >
> >Tim Dyer,  Kings Creek Trees and Ornamentals
> >427 Kings Creek Road, RR3
> >Ashton, ON K0A  1B0
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