Ebay 2nd chance offer??

[toejam]

Just got an email from an ebay seller for a second chance offer on a guitar auction that didn't even end yet. It ends in a little while, but the reserve hasn't been met, and the BIN price is like double of what I put in for my bid. There's two other people with bids above mine, still having not hit the reserve. Here's the email I received.

"*** Contact the seller directly at: ***.com eBay Second Chance Offer * Buy The Item You Recently Bid On * In compliance with eBay's Policy, the seller is making this Second Chance Offer to you at your last bid price of: US $***.00 The seller has issued this Second Chance Offer because either the winning bidder was unable to complete the transaction or the seller has duplicate items for sale. The selling of this item through Second Chance Offer is in compliance with eBay policy; you will be able to exchange Feedback with the seller and will be eligible for all eBay services associated with a transaction, such as fraud protection. To purchase this Item just contact the seller at: ***.com *** Contact the seller directly at: ***.com"

Does this seem fishy?!?

[shreddermon]

Sounds like BS to me. Log into Ebay, and click on "My Ebay". Then go to "My messages". If it's not there, you're being scammed.

[toejam]

You're right, it's not in My Messages or Second Chance Offers section. Here's the guitar. It got two more bids before ending, still not hitting the reserve. I was offered it for $700.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=012&sspagename=STRK%3AMEDW%3AIT&viewitem=&item=220037171813&rd=1&rd=1

[quakana]

Funny you should ask if its sounds fishy Joe.....that is exactly what it is...what its called is phishing.....that email and web page looks excatly like ebay but its not. The first thing they do when you click on that link is ask for your ebay ID and password.....its all downhill from there. Why Ebay has not done away with second chance offers is beyond me....that and the china auctions. Its just another way for a hacker to compromise your account

[toejam]

Ah, okay. Thanks for the info.

[OnlineStageGear]

Oh ya, that's a scam.

[Guitarnut]

I had the same sort of mail, but it was after the auction finished & I was the 2nd placed bidder. I was supposed to contact someone directly at an e-mail address, rather than through e-bay. There was no message in e-bay. I contacted the original seller direct & he'd received at least 2 mails asking if the 2nd chance offer was genuine. Reported it to e-bay. Darn - I wanted that Malmsteen strat.........................

[fett]

Just e-mail the seller with your best price and buy sans E-Bay. The seller sells shoes. It may work.

[toejam]

I had the same sort of mail, but it was after the auction finished & I was the 2nd placed bidder. I was supposed to contact someone directly at an e-mail address, rather than through e-bay. There was no message in e-bay. I contacted the original seller direct & he'd received at least 2 mails asking if the 2nd chance offer was genuine. Reported it to e-bay. Darn - I wanted that Malmsteen strat.........................

Yeah, I did report it to ebay earlier. They told me it was indeed fake and not sent through ebay, and that they're going to report it to the proper authorities.

[RacerX]

Hey Joe, if you get a letter from a Nigerian wanting your help moving large amounts of cash, that's fake too, OK?

[toejam]

What if I get a letter wanting to move a bunch of Nigerians for large sums of cash?