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grodog
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:49 pm

I got this in the mail today:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: eBay <member@ebay.com>
Date: Oct 12, 2007 9:22 PM
Subject: secondchanceoffer.9745 thought you might like this item on eBay
To: grodog@gmail.com

eBay    eBay sent this message to Allan Grohe (grodog_of_greyhawk).
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SECOND CHANCE OFFER - Buy The Item You Recently Bid On!!! Good news !!! You expressed interest in this eBay item (below) by bidding, however the auction has ended with another member as the high bidder. In compliance with eBay policy, the seller( JOSHUA55594@GMAIL.COM ) is making you this Second Chance Offer. The seller has issued this Second Chance Offer because the winning bidder of this auction was unable to complete the transaction. In compliance with eBay policy , the seller of this item is making this Second Chance Offer to you at your LAST BID PRICE. If you accept this offer, you will be able to exchange Feedback with the seller and will be eligible for eBay services associated with a transaction, such as fraud protection. To purchase this item,contact the seller at ( JOSHUA55594@GMAIL.COM ).To learn more about Second Chance Offer go to:http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/personal_offer.html Please note that this is a system generated email.Please do not reply to this email. After receiving this offer you are obligated to contact the seller ( JOSHUA55594@GMAIL.COM ),accept or decline the offer. To take advantage of this opportunity, please act quickly !!! Thank you, eBay
1975 Edition Dungeons and Dragons Boxed Set + Greyhawk
1975 Edition Dungeons and Dragons Boxed Set + Greyhawk
Current price:
$1,325.00
End time:    Sep-30-07 17:30:00 PDT
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Given that I was about 1/2 way down the bidding, I'm assuming this is a likely fraud.

Anyone else get one/can corroborate/etc.?

Allan Grohe (grodog@gmail.com)
Greyhawk, grodog Style

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bclarkie
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:11 pm

I didn't get one (yet), but man is that email amateur hour. :roll:

First off when I see sh*t like this in the email heading:

Subject: secondchanceoffer.9745 thought you might like this item on eBay.

Note the highlighted text, "Seconchanceoffer.9745". What exactly is a "secondchanceoffer.9745". Its BS thats what it is. Secondly, the actual text of the email

SECOND CHANCE OFFER - Buy The Item You Recently Bid On!!! Good news !!! You expressed interest in this eBay item (below) by bidding, however the auction has ended with another member as the high bidder. In compliance with eBay policy, the seller( JOSHUA55594@GMAIL.COM ) is making you this Second Chance Offer. The seller has issued this Second Chance Offer because the winning bidder of this auction was unable to complete the transaction. In compliance with eBay policy , the seller of this item is making this Second Chance Offer to you at your LAST BID PRICE. If you accept this offer, you will be able to exchange Feedback with the seller and will be eligible for eBay services associated with a transaction, such as fraud protection. To purchase this item,contact the seller at ( JOSHUA55594@GMAIL.COM ).To learn more about Second Chance Offer go to:http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/personal_offer.html Please note that this is a system generated email.Please do not reply to this email. After receiving this offer you are obligated to contact the seller ( JOSHUA55594@GMAIL.COM ),accept or decline the offer. To take advantage of this opportunity, please act quickly !!! Thank you, eBay
1975 Edition Dungeons and Dragons Boxed Set + Greyhawk
1975 Edition Dungeons and Dragons Boxed Set + Greyhawk
Current price:
$1,325.00
End time: Sep-30-07 17:30:00 PDT

Is a bunch of garbled bunch of cut and pasted crap that is so poorly done, that it would be laughable if it wasn't so sad. Lastly, the email address in the email is registered on Ebay, but the feedback score is totally different then the seller (its a ) for the email address and a 23 for the actual seller):

eBay listings

versus the actual auction:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

Its also almost laughable that this "Second Chance Offer" came 2 full weeks after the conclusion of the original and you finished at #5 on the bidding list. :roll:

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Truthfully, the best way to check if a "Second Chance Offer" is legit, just go into my Ebay and check both "My Messages" which should have a direct link to the "Second Chance" auction which will identical in every way to the original auction with exception of the fact that it will have a set Buy it Now price. Aside from that you can also go to your "Items Not Won" link in My Ebay, and there will be an indication there under the auction that you lost that you have a legit "Second Chance Offer'. If you can't find anything by going through "My Ebay", the offer is a scam, no questions asked.

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." -Neitzche

IttyBitty
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 3:03 pm

bclarkie wrote:....

Truthfully, the best way to check if a "Second Chance Offer" is legit, just go into my Ebay and check both "My Messages" which should have a direct link to the "Second Chance" auction which will identical in every way to the original auction with exception of the fact that it will have a set Buy it Now price. Aside from that you can also go to your "Items Not Won" link in My Ebay, and there will be an indication there under the auction that you lost that you have a legit "Second Chance Offer'. If you can't find anything by going through "My Ebay", the offer is a scam, no questions asked.

Good advice, its what I usually do when I receive one these in my regular email address...I go and double-check eBay and if it is not there, its a red flag (i.e. a scam).

A Wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.

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