Aneoth wrote:8O Now the seller is asking me to take him-her up on a second chance offer. My Problem? Not only was I NOT the winning bidder, but FIVE OTHER different bidders outbid me in this auction. And my last bid was a heck of a lot less than the other bids, which is why I lost of course, because I did not want to go that high. Now it seems that no one else really wanted to either... if so, then why did they bid at all? Are they just A-HOLES....??
darkseraphim wrote:My recommendation is to never accept a second chance offer. There are too many things that can go wrong.In cases where shill bids are suspected, e-mail all suspicious IDs and compare their responses, down to punctuation and word choice.In cases where corruption is suspected, e-mail all other rival bidders you know to be "real people" and disclose your concerns. Ask them if they have received similar contact.In all cases, ask the seller about escrow, and also search their sale history; contact the other buyers of high-ticket auctions. Ask them about the transaction, whether it was completed, and what was said to them. They may be more forthcoming if you share your current concerns.If any (any) red flags come up, cancel the transaction. If the situation seems clean and they accept escrow, go for it ... if and only if you feel confident. Consider using a PayPal credit card transaction which gives you more leverage if things go wrong. If it seems clean and they don't accept escrow, cancel the transaction.Due diligence, even paranoia, can save you thousands of dollars. Don't feel that you absolutely have to accept the "deal of a lifetime." There always will be another time.
Aneoth wrote:Here is the other one: A Truly HUGE collection. And I was actually going to drive down and meet the seller to pick the collection up, and then the bidding reall got silly and I bowed out... Then two weeks later I got the Second Chance Offer letter. Long story short the follow up letters scared me out of doing the deal.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWA:IT
Ralf Toth wrote:2) On ST1: Either way, it's bad. If he has so many multiple copies, what does that mean for the value of ST1? I doubt it however. Harami2000 got an offer, too. My feeling is, that this is a huge rip off.
harami2000 wrote: Anyway, thanks for the regards, and I thank > you for your interest.>> Best of Luck,>> Vince."(I don't normally post private emails but given the later "second chance" offers have done so as a further ymmv "buyer beware" warning. It could have been a deliberate sabotage, but given the other circumstances, I was extremely wary...).