Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 19:13:44 -0700
Reply-To: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
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From: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
Subject: Re: Are Ebay second chance auctions legit?
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It's pretty obvious what a second chance offer is (duh)...
What I was saying is that it's seldom used, and when the same seller uses it
twice on two different items to the same bidder, that's FISHY.
Cheers,
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Keezer [mailto:warmerwagen@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 6:29 PM
To: jeff@TSSGI.COM; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Are Ebay second chance auctions legit?
OK -
I sell on eBay and this is what a second chance offer is: a opportunity to
buy the item you lost to the highest bidder who did'nt buy the item.
So the seller has the option of relisting or offering it to a lower bidder
or underbidder.
It is a eBay sponsored action and in no way is it a scam.
No one forces you to bid higher in an auction but yourself.
You are offered a second chance to buy it at your highest bid, not the
highest bid placed by the person who outbid you but then did'nt buy the item
for whatever reason.
This is not some kind of shill deal, unless you can find by researching it
that the seller is involved.
Yes there are sellers with several ID's . These are allowed as long as they
don't interact. If you find evidence that the seller is bidding on your
auction thru another ID of his or someone elses.- this is a violation of
eBay policy and you should report it.
A better place to ask these questions is on eBay forums. You'll get a lot of
good information there.
Robert K
1982 Westfalia
1986Westfalia
1991 Syncro
Seattle
----Original Message Follows----
From: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
Reply-To: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Are Ebay second chance auctions legit?
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 15:05:33 -0700
I've been eBay'ing for quite some time and I've never received a second
chance offer. Sounds fishy.
Cheers,
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Robert Lilley
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 1:20 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Are Ebay second chance auctions legit?
Or does it indicate that a seller was trying to increase the profit by
forcing you to bid higher?
I had bid on an item and at the last minute after 2 days of inactivity,
someone came in and bid higher. I kept increasing my bid until it cost too
much
for me. I lost the bid (I was OK with that). Then I got a second chance
offer
to buy at my highest bid. I declined. Then I bid again different auction
selling the same item with similar results. Again, a second chance offer.
Question is, is it normal for the second chance offerings?
Robert
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