If you were selling something on e-Bay and the high bidder was lame and
never followed through, would you send a second chance offer?? Many do, but
I would verify the e-mail address attached to the original item offer is
the same as the second chance offer. It is a legitimate technique set up by
e-Bay, but doesn't prove the second chance offer is from the same source. A
bit of follow-up will discover the right.

At 03:05 PM 07/07/2003, you wrote:

>Subject: Are Ebay second chance auctions legit?
>
>
>Or does it indicate that a seller was trying to increase the profit by
>forcing you to bid higher?
>
>I had bid on an item and at the last minute after 2 days of inactivity,
>someone came in and bid higher.  I kept increasing my bid until it cost too
>much
>for me.  I lost the bid (I was OK with that).  Then I got a second chance
>offer
>to buy at my highest bid.  I declined.  Then I bid again different auction
>selling the same item with similar results.  Again, a second chance offer.
>Question is, is it normal for the second chance offerings?
>
>
>Robert