Phony second chance offers are an old scam that is still being perpetrated. There are some giveaways, and Ebay has good information at their site about how to help determine if the offer is less than legit or not. They also tell you where to forward the questionable mail to them for verification. I think it's a good idea to forward the offer, even if you are sure it is a fake. To what degree they may try or be able to catch the culprit I'm not sure, but in the least, I think they inform the person whose ebay identity may have been stolen to enable the scam attempt. If the original seller's location is different from that of the second chance offer person, it is a sure giveaway that it is both a scam, and the person prompting it is a complete *!&#! idiot. Ebay promptly responded to my enquiry about one such offer recently for a Cinelli pista, sure enough a fake. Watch out!
Dennis Young Hotaka, Japan
> I recently was bidding on a vintage guitar ( with in the time
> line). I did not win the auction. It has been about 3 days since
> the auction has ended and I just received a " Second chance offer".
> I have received bonified ones of these in the past but this one
> does not look real, nor did I have anything in my eBay messages to
> verify it
> So be aware that some "Second Chance offers" may not be authentic.
>
> Daniel Siniff
> Bay City, MI