SECOND CHANCE OFFER SCAM??

[adledman]

so this appeared on ebay and i bid more out of curiosity. it sold for £420ish and my last bid was £252 and 4 hours after it finished i get a "second chance offer" at £252! so what happened to all the bids between £252 and £420? as they always say its too good to be true but if payed by paypal then is there still a risk on my behalf?

here is the sale number 120622777850 and did i mention its in thailand?

[BottomEndian]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120622777850"]This one[/url]?

It's still for sale, with a BIN price of £252.01. Thailand, with zero feedback? Wouldn't touch it with someone else's.

[MB1]

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[adledman]

by the way i aint going anywhere near it! shame as it looks awesome apart from one too many strings! ha!

[Ou7shined]

How long after the auction ended did you get the offer?

[chris_b]

This is too much like a scam to be worth taking any further.

With apologies to all the honest people in the Far East, but that is one of the areas that I wouldn't buy from under any circumstances.

[algmusic]

I like their feedback rating.. Zero :-)

[adledman]

i was actually sent a second chance offer within about 4 hours and it did come through the right ebay channels. they now show up as a buy it now price at the last bid price and you get 24 to buy it now.

[adledman]

i was actually sent a second chance offer within about 4 hours and it did come through the right ebay channels. they now show up as a buy it now price at the last bid price and you get 24 to buy it now.

[adledman]

oh and i have emailed them so i will let you know what reply i receive if any!

[adledman]

oh and i have emailed them so i will let you know what reply i receive if any!

[Ou7shined]

Bargepole.

[The Bass Doc]

Thailand?

Instead of a high end bass, you'll probably find it's just a man dressed up.

[lemmywinks]

Lovely looking thing but there's not a chance you'll get to own it by clicking that BIN!

Also i think you'll lose the postage of £48 if you claim through Paypal?

[misrule]

This from the seller's terms and conditions on the same page:

"We will be unable to accept returns if you remove the tags, wash, or wear them."

So don't stick it in the washer, whatever you do

Cheers

Mark

[mr.sibs]

£252 as the reocurring theme - rent for a lovely beach view apartment?

[adledman]

as of now there has been no response to my email to them, i wonder why? ha!

[Kev]

Thats gorgeous.....

I don't see the problem, with paypal protection and a very specific description can you really go far wrong? If its not what they say it is, you send it back, you get refunded (by them or paypal through dispute)? Yes you'll be £50 down for postage, but i don't think its necessarily a complete no go...

[misrule]

[quote name='Kev' post='959844' date='Sep 17 2010, 07:47 PM']I don't see the problem, with paypal protection and a very specific description can you really go far wrong? If its not what they say it is, you send it back, you get refunded (by them or paypal through dispute)? Yes you'll be £50 down for postage, but i don't think its necessarily a complete no go...[/quote]
Er, it's an American custom-made bass which retails for thousands of pounds. They're selling it for, what, £250?

The text is obviously lifted from a shop's website, it talks about buying multiple items but the seller doesn't have anything else for sale. The terms and conditions even suggest he's selling clothes.

The only paragraph written by the seller -- who has no previous history -- is in poor English while the rest is perfect.

Wait, are you being sarcastic?

Cheers

Mark

[Annoying Twit]

[quote name='misrule' post='960000' date='Sep 17 2010, 10:49 PM']Wait, are you being sarcastic? [/quote]

I certainly hope so.