eBay Second Chance Offer? Probably not.

[G B.]

And I quote from one e-mail: "Make The steps That eBay Learn You".

This scam is a bogus "Second Chance Offer" to buy an expensive item on which you unsuccessfully bid. It comes in the form of an e-mail after the auction closes.

The tip-off is that it asks you to reply to the e-mail to buy the item. A legitimate "Second Chance Offer" from the real seller would direct you to an eBay auction page where you would do a "Buy-It-Now".

I recently bid on a '65 FI system in Georgia. I was outbid in that auction by several hundred dollars. After the auction closed, I received scam "Second Chance Offers" from three different crooks.

[Donald T.]

Re: eBay Second Chance Offer? Probably not.

Jerry, I just had the same experience, except I was high bidder! I received two bogus 2nd chance offers to buy a set of KH knock offs, that I had already bought and paid for. You would think these idiots would at least have sense enough not to bother with the winning bidder, but then again....

You have to be very careful particularly with high dollar auctions.

[Tracy C.]

Re: eBay Second Chance Offer? Probably not.

Thanks Jerry for the tip off.

I would forward the email to "spoof@ebay.com" and give the folks at eBay a chance to track him down and beat the snot out of 'em for you.

I forward everything suspicious to that address, but I doubt if it really does any good. You never know though. someday they might catch one of the stupid ones....

tc

[Edward M.]

Re: eBay Second Chance Offer? Probably not.

Got the same offer on the same FI unit. Thanks for the heads up.

[Rob A.]

Re: eBay Second Chance Offer? Probably not.

Seems like Ebay is changing from a great place to find parts for our collector cars, to a great place to take advantage of inexperienced buyers....too bad, I've found a lot of nice, original parts, big and small, for my cars...can't beat the convenience.

[Brian J.]

Re: eBay Second Chance Offer? Probably not.

I've got a few second chance offers (legit) and a few (fraud). The real ones are sent from eBay, the frauds are sent from elsewhere. The frauds are "respond to this email directly", the REAL ones provide a link to click onto that take you to a page where you can accept the offer, the frauds take you to a link that has already ended.I've had a few (3 in 100) second chance offers that were excellent deals and I couldn"t be happier, just be sure that the email is from ebay, and when you go to the link for the item at the end you click on the "buy it now" icon and it takes you ot the ebay sign in. Brian