Hi, I have sold about 300 times on Ebay so far. If a buyer backs out I can offer the item to the next highest bidder with a "Second Chance" offer through Ebay. Ebay does this to keep me from contacting the buyers directly and cutting Ebay's sale profit.
This week a few of us got Second Chance offers on a horn we had bid for. My bid was so low I really didn't understand why they would consider selling it to me on the bounce. This was a scam, I was lucky in that I knew the seller and his address did not match the second chance offer's sellers. A bigger Scam clue was that the instructions were to contact the Second Chance seller directly. There is no reason Ebay would do this, it would cut into their profit for a direct sale to take place with Ebay out of the loop. If you get a Second Chance offer that tells you to respond directly to the seller it is a scam. If you get one that makes you work through Ebay it is most likely legit. Regards, Leonard in Laredo _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
