zuzu Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 I just sold my Audio Research CD 1 Player on Ebay. It says I'm eligble for a second chance offer. What's this mean? It's sold as far as I know. ARC says the current blue book on it is $950. The buyer got it for $710. Hmmm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Others will chime in here, but this likely a scam. Don't click onthe link,but if you do, don't sign in (again), or the scammer mayacquire the password for your account. From there, your account couldbe used without your permission for other scams and illegal activity. Ihope I'm wrong. If you feel your ID has been compromised, close the account. Might be worth contacting eBay about it all. $.02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 As a seller, a second chance offer option allows you to sell another item exactly the same as the first, to the next higher bidders in order of bids. So if you have 3 CD1 players, and you have 4 bidders who bid 710, 650, 600, 575, you can offer 2 additional buyers a chance to buy at their bid of 650 and 600. You would not offer it at the winning bid. The second chance offer scheme is good for ebay and paypal, and buyers, but not usally good for sellers unless all bidders you are offerng a second chance option came close to the winning bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuzu Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 Thanks! Makes sense! Fritz to the rescue again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Glad to hear that. Much of what I have read about second chanceoffers on eBay sound like nightmares. Perhapsit is only a trap whenbuyers receive such an offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Basically, it's trouble, looking for a place to happen.............as others have said, don't click on the link......just delete it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuzu Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 It's on My Ebay. It's part of Ebay. There is no link to delete. The winning bid was $710. There was a second bid of eaactly $700. Fits what Fritz said. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 zuzu The others are refering to the email that the buyers who bid on your auction, but did not win, would recieve, if you gave them a second chance offer. Your question...was what it meant to a seller...which i answered. As a buyer, in the case of recieving an email, informing you that the seller has like items avail as a second chance offer, the best practice is to log into ebay, and check your messages, rather than clicking on the link in the email you recieved as an ebay buyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 I just sold my Audio Research CD 1 Player on Ebay. It says I'm eligble for a second chance offer. What's this mean? It's sold as far as I know. ARC says the current blue book on it is $950. The buyer got it for $710. Hmmm? In general, it means someone is trying to scam you. HOWEVER, I have purchased a couple of items via 2nd. Chance offers, but I've had way more people try to scam me than was legit. BEWARE... some sellers have there buddys make crazy high bids to flush the most out of legit bidders. Then, only after they know they've sucked your bid out to the max, will they offer you a 2nd. Chance offer. I personally will not accept a 2nd. Chance offer unless the Seller gives NEG. feedback to the bidder that backed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuzu Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 Got IT. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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