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Ebay question - second chance to purchase? OT
Posted by Rod M [Email] (more from Rod M) on Thu, 21 Oct 2004 05:43:29
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Question for more experience ebayers than me:
I recently bid on a kayak on ebay that ended up selling for about $200 more than my maximum bid. This morning I get an email through ebay (apparently genuine) saying that the winning bid had somehow fallen through and I was being given this opportunity to purchase the kayak at my bid price. This seemed odd to me because I know I was outbid by at least 2 other bidders so it seems strange that it has come all the way down to me?
Is this normal? Is this some kind of scam, or am I just being overly paranoid? If this is OK, what's to stop a seller getting buddies to bid up the price and if the buddy should inadvertently win, just move down to the next bidder in line? Hmmm.
Rod
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Posts in this Thread:
- Ebay question - second chance to purchase? OT, Rod M, Thu, 21 Oct 2004 05:43:29 <-- Viewing This Message
- Update: It was a scam! Be careful out there.., Rod M, Thu, 21 Oct 2004 11:34:39
- It is a genuine eBay feature however... abused often..., Scott Paterson , Thu, 21 Oct 2004 09:04:31
- Now I'm really suspicious...., Rod M, Thu, 21 Oct 2004 06:32:32
- Re: Now I'm really suspicious...., Dean, Fri, 22 Oct 2004 09:48:01
- I say walk, there will always be another to bid on n/m, steveC, Thu, 21 Oct 2004 10:58:32
- Re: Now I'm really suspicious...., Yaofeng, Thu, 21 Oct 2004 10:40:47
- Re: Now I'm really suspicious...., DougM , Thu, 21 Oct 2004 06:53:02
- Legit offer, but watch it..., donE, Thu, 21 Oct 2004 06:01:27
- Re: Ebay question - second chance to purchase? OT, DougM , Thu, 21 Oct 2004 05:59:29
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