Originally Posted by
Dave Mayer
Shortly after, I received an email from the seller indicating that the 'winning' bidder could not 'complete the transaction', or some such nonsense, and I could have the item for $99.99. Second chance offer. I obviously let this expire.
I really don't understand why so many buyers look upon Second Chance Offers as if they're some sort of a scam. eBay makes no secret that this is an available feature, and the offers are sent directly from eBay email addresses.
IIRC, they also show up on the webpage independent of the email (I may be wrong, long time since I've received a SCO from a seller).
There's nothing obviously dubious about them, and the track record of winning bidders screwing sellers over should make SCO's fairly common.
-Kurt