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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I accepted a "second chance offer" after verifying with ebay it was legit. What I'm a little leary of though is that ebay required that I pay for it via a bank wire to their account in England. They say that they hold the $ in trust until the seller sends me the item and I approve it. That it protects me and the seller both. I don't see why they treat a second chance offer so differently than any other auction sale or sale period. Why the extra precautions and international bank wire? Has anyone else done a "second chance" and been through this? |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I've had second chance offers, but they weren't any different than a regular win. The offers are normally set up as a short "buy it now" agreement only offered to you. Perhaps it has something to do with another country? Good luck.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7840 Posts |
Sometimes sellers have more than one item and use the "second chance" offer for the next higher bidder.
It happens on occasion.
Edited by oih82w8
06/13/2013 1:07 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1211 Posts |
Guys: Read the OP's post.
He isn't asking "what is a 2nd chance offer". He is saying something about a wire transfer to England. I would personally avoid something like this.
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Bedrock of the Community
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That sounds somewhat fishy to me. If you did everything through your ebay account its probably legit if you clicked a link in an email though and you dont see it when you sign in this might not end well. The 2nd chance offer is no different than if youd won the auction |
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Moderator
 United States
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ebay doesn't even allow bank wires except in certain specific subcategories in Motors, Business/Industrial, Real Estate and Adult Only.
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Valued Member
United States
362 Posts |
Stinks of Scam ! Second chance offers act just like regular wins no different. Run Forest, run!  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1192 Posts |
It is common in some European countries to pay for ebay wins with bank transfers (Germany for example). However, I would be leery of this. Payment options shouldn't be any different for a second chance offer than a regular purchase. All sellers on ebay must accept either Paypal or a credit card through a merchant account. Contact ebay. |
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Pillar of the Community
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stay away for sure... Or check your ebay messages on your account after you log in...If its there then its legit |
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Valued Member
United States
402 Posts |
Something is very wrong with your situation. I have bought many ebay items from England, Wales, Ireland etc. and paid them all through my PayPal account same as a regular purchase from the US. I believe a Bank Wire is about $28.00 from my my M&T Bank. I buy a lot of Military Scale Models made in Germany and its always done through PayPal. A second chance offer is usually offered when the winning bidder doesn't pay. Notice I said usually. There may be other instances I dont know about. I would walk away from that deal. Just my opinions edgman      |
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New Member
United States
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Were you talking to " ebay" via messages or phone? Be wary.... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1659 Posts |
This sounds like a scam. A legitimate Second Chance Offer will appear in your ebay "My Messages". Log in to your ebay account directly. In other words, don't click on any links you may have received in any emails since those links may take you to a spoofed website designed to look like ebay. Any time you see the words, "Western Union, MoneyGram, bank wire, escrow, etc.," related to an internet transaction, there is a good chance it's a scam. |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
856 Posts |
Like everyone else here, I have doubts about this. I'm in the UK and wire transfers really aren't common here. It wouldn't surprise me if ebay have a system to occasionally hold monies between buyer and seller - I'm pretty sure I saw it mentioned somewhere as a 'security' measure where the seller is new. However I'd expect it to be through PayPal as that is ebay's preferred means of payment. And certainly when I use PayPal, payments are processed by ebay Europe S.à.r.l who are I believe based in Ireland. An account in England? Sounds dodgy. |
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New Member
United States
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As a seller, I had an item where the winner couldn't pay and I offered a second chance offer to the second highest bidder and that bidder paid me in just a few hours of being notified. If you go through ebay, there's no problems. However, you should ask the seller to be clear if it is the exact same coin being offered or if this is an extra coin they had. I wouldn't buy anything unless I see the photo of the exact coin. |
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Valued Member
United States
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I bought a watch with second chance. I lost the auction in the last seconds. I then got a second chance offer. I contacted buyer and he said he had multiples of the watch. So I bought it for the same price as the one I lost. Payed with PP and my watch showed up in a few days. This was all done in the USA.
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Posted 06/13/2013 12:14 pm
