Date:         Tue, 8 Jul 2003 08:49:44 -0400
Reply-To:     SStones <sstones@IDIRECT.COM>
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From:         SStones <sstones@IDIRECT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Are Ebay second chance auctions legit?
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At 06:29 PM 7/7/03 -0700, Robert Keezer wrote:
>I sell on eBay and this is what a second chance offer is: a opportunity to
>buy the item you lost to the highest bidder who did'nt buy the item.

Ebay states that the seller is obligated to sell the item to the highest
bidder.  If the seller does not do so they have misused the system.  Argue
all you want that it's the high-bidder's fault, at that point it doesn't
matter. The Seller is the one who suddenly starts sending unsolicited
e-mails to the legit bidders. Always be wary of salesmen who have to resort
to spam mailing to unload their crap.


>So the seller has the option of relisting or offering it to a lower bidder
>or underbidder.
>
>It is a eBay sponsored action and in no way is it a scam.
>No one forces you to bid higher in an auction but yourself.
>
>You are offered a second chance to buy it at your highest bid, not the
>highest bid placed by the person who outbid you but then did'nt buy the item
>for whatever reason.

Because the seller IS the highest bidder and/or the seller does not do his
part in ensuring that the item is sold to them.


>This is not some kind of shill deal, unless you can find by researching it
>that the seller is involved.

Alright, Devil's Advocate mode off. Bidders and sellers are both dishonest
when allowed to be.  Great work, E-bay, you've failed to ensure that your
services are legit.