I've never seen that one before -- but sounds fishy to me. Easiest way to know if it's from ebay is to log in on the site and to MyEbay - then look at "My Messages." If it isn't there, then my guess is that it's a scam. That sounds like the kind of message they'd put in your "My Messages" box.
> [Original Message]
> From: Peter Brown <peterg.brown@ntlworld.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Date: 9/30/2006 7:45:56 AM
> Subject: [CR]ebay scam or not
>
> 36 hours ago I had an email supposedly from ebay, advising me that, as
> there
> were only 3 days to go, and my Carlton frame had not reached reserve, I
> should lower the reserve price. I have never had one of these before.
> Is
> this normal ebay practice or is it a sophisticated scam from someone
> wanting
> to buy my frame more cheaply than I wish to sell it? I forwarded it to
> spoofs @ebay.com and asked the question, but all I got was an automated
> acknowledgement of the email.
>
>
>
> Peter Brown, Lincolnshire, England