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I was bidding on a D300 yesterday and got out bid. It sold all was fine.

I got an email today offering me a second chance offer of 500 quid.

Scam?
 
most likely a scam, what was your maximum bid was it £500
 
Yes, completely!

I've seen this before. The seller will request either Western Union, offer to send you a cheque for far more (advance cheque fraud) or rip off your payment details in some way or another.

I'd go and fnd a VERY long barge pole if I were you!
 
Thought it would be like! Too good to be true. 500 was my max bid.
It says accepts paypal?
 
Yeh second chance offers are normal. But a company offering a D300 for 500? Brand new.
lol -1 feedback
 
it could be genuine if the first bidder messed them about.

The only way to be sure and cover your back is to ask to collect in person. Or check if you'll be covered by paypal
 
£566
 
sounds a biit low for a d300, was it brand new? is there a collect it option if so take it.
 
no pick up, just a 10.99 postage.
 
I've emailed them
 
Unless the seller has had a mate bidding hoping to get the price up and it backfired.
 
Hmmm. You only get 150 protection on paypal though :(
 
Vecsri

The way to tell if it is a real 2nd chance offer is to go to your messages on ebay. To be an official offer still covered by the ebay rules the seller has to continue going through ebay and set up a second chance settlement. You would have got an official looking ebay email (not a private one addressed from someones own email account). If it is through the ebay site and in your messages then it should be legitimate - if not I would bin it and forget it ever was offered.

My thoughts are, if the original deal fell trough, then why don't they just re-list it? It should go for near £1K:shrug:
 
Its in my ebay my messages Wildtracks. That made me wonder. I've emailed them I have 17 hours to decide.
 
Pay pal covers you upto £500.
So dodgy there about only paying £150.
I deliberatly paid aditional £14 postage to get fully insured postage on the D50 and kit i baught of ebay so could pay with paypal and covered upto £500 with paypal.
As stated may be lagit but doughtfull, pick up best bet but i would go with someone with lots of glowing feedback or someone within a reasonable distance say 25 to 50 miles away or even closer so you can collect if its close it often allows you to bid a bit higher as no postage costs.
All the best,
james
 
The moral is "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is"

Look at the quote at the top of the auction page... Item No: 140204030149 if you want a look;)

"The seller ended this listing early to sell to the high bidder(s) at current bid price."

And with a -1 Feedback, I'd steer well clear!

Smells fishier than a fishy thing in a fish market, surrounded by, well, you get the picture:)
 
eeverson said:
I have done this legitimately on Ebay... when the 1st buyer opts out you can contact another bidder and offer them a deal.

At the end of the day if it doesn't feel right leave it...
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MichaelPlace said:
it could be genuine if the first bidder messed them about.

The only way to be sure and cover your back is to ask to collect in person. Or check if you'll be covered by paypal
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It is also a way to inflate the price. If the highest bid wasn't valid then you should be paying a little more than the bid BELOW yours....not your actual bid.

I've had several 2nd chance offers over the past year or so but always respond by offering just above the bid below mine and not my maximum bid.....only been accepted once!

Bob
 
Yup thats the one!
 
I would let this one pass, the Ebayer in question has -1 feedback, I just get the feeling they don't know what they are doing.
 
A better bet would be to pay me the money and I guarantee you will have a camera, it will be an old piece of tat mind but it's a better deal than what's on the table here.

And for that money I will hand deliver it.
 
Strange why the listing was ended early to the highest bidder, it all looks a bit suss to me.
 
A D300 sells for £566 because the seller ended the auction early to sell to the highest bidder, then you get a second chance offer at £500.

You have to ask if this is a scam?:shake:

As for only paying by a credit card via paypal.....why would you bother:shrug: Unless of course you get some sort of perverse pleasure chasing up banks for money!

To all those who said "walk away":thumbs:

To all the others....come on people "get real"
 
Run for the wind! And don't look back...
 
The seller has a feedback score of -1 and is offering a camera at half the normal price. I'm surprised you even bid on it in the first place. You should think yourself lucky that you got outbid and have nothing more to do with this seller.
 
Eric Mc said:
As for only paying by a credit card via paypal.....why would you bother:shrug: Unless of course you get some sort of perverse pleasure chasing up banks for money!
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Having done this several times, it's not chasing of any kind... one phone call and they've sorted it.
 
mattyh said:
Having done this several times, it's not chasing of any kind... one phone call and they've sorted it.
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In respect of the auction in question I'll ask the question again then. Why would you bother?:shrug:
 
mattyh said:
because if you're trusting paypal without using credit card, then you'll lose your money if it turns out to be dodgy.
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Sorry Matty I think you've misunderstood my question. I know the reasons for using credit card and paypal;) My question is why bother when the auction is so obviously a scam?
 
mattyh said:
It's scammier than a scammer, scamming a nigerian banker ;)
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from a scam address in scam street scamtown in a totally scammy universe.
 
Eric Mc said:
Sorry Matty I think you've misunderstood my question. I know the reasons for using credit card and paypal;) My question is why bother when the auction is so obviously a scam?
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I didn't say it was... I was advising that using a CC with paypal was the best course of action SHOULD they proceed.

I believe i said it was scammier than a scammer, or something like that ;)
 
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