Need help ebaying!!!!

luckyedboy66 · 09-08-2007, 03:08 AM

i was just approched by a seller from ebay via email asking if i want to buy the VW guitar i threaded about earlier. as i said, i was out bided, and lost, but now the seller wants to know if i wanna buy it. im suspicious that he may have been milking the bid to get a higher price. i know it is unadvised to do transactions outside of ebay.
here is a censored version of the email:
"Dear ***********...You expressed interest on this item. I'm the seller of this item on which you've recently bid on through the eBay system (Item # *************) and I've contacted you because I need to know if you are still interested to buy ... Email me as soon as possible with your answer because I must to know if is necesarly to find another buyer or if you can buy the item(i need to know your final price)...If you accept this offer the eBay policy automatically proclaims you winner. The transaction will go strictly according to eBay's RULES and POLICY and will be supervised by eBay Trust & Safety Department. If you are interested just reply to this message...I am waiting a fast response!...Thank you!"

so, what do you guys think. please give me advise on how to get the guitar and not get gypped. thanks guys!

NJNETSFAN · 09-08-2007, 03:18 AM

well i've been an ebay seller for about two years(I don't sell a lot of stuff), but if i recall, ebay has an option for the seller to do a "best offer" to a losing bidder if the top bidder backs out. Say the winner bidded $81.50 and u bidded $75 and the top bidder backs out, he can then offer it to you based on your top bid of $75 and your still covered under ebay. The only problem is that this seller seems to still want more than what ur top bid was so your better off just telling him to make a new auction with a bin for a price u 2 agree on. As long as you buy it through an ebay auction your covered, don't do it any other way.

Ps: my post is rather confussing, maybe someone can better explain how to deal with this.

footballstevo75 · 09-08-2007, 03:35 AM

Bottom line- if he is not selling through an auction don't do it.
Tell him if he is going to do it, set up an auction with a private buy it now, at your price. So you can buy it through ebay. Sounds like he is trying to lure you out of the "safety" of ebay.

luckyedboy66 · 09-08-2007, 03:35 AM

thanks, you helped out alot. its good to know there is a way to do it under ebay.

footballstevo75 · 09-08-2007, 04:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luckyedboy66

thanks, you helped out alot. its good to know there is a way to do it under ebay.

Sure, anytime. I have been around the bay for awhile...

BTW, pretty sweet looking guitar!

luckyedboy66 · 09-08-2007, 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footballstevo75

Sure, anytime. I have been around the bay for awhile...

BTW, pretty sweet looking guitar!

thanks, hopefully itll be in my sweaty hands by the end of next week. if it works out, ill have to pay the new toys thread a visit.

**oscaryu1** · 09-08-2007, 05:36 AM

Unless its an real Ebay second chance offer, I think its an scam.

09-08-2007, 03:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
luckyedboy66 Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: AlAbAmA Age: 19 Posts: 777	Need help ebaying!!!! i was just approched by a seller from ebay via email asking if i want to buy the VW guitar i threaded about earlier. as i said, i was out bided, and lost, but now the seller wants to know if i wanna buy it. im suspicious that he may have been milking the bid to get a higher price. i know it is unadvised to do transactions outside of ebay. here is a censored version of the email: "Dear *********...You expressed interest on this item. I'm the seller of this item on which you've recently bid on through the eBay system (Item # *********) and I've contacted you because I need to know if you are still interested to buy ... Email me as soon as possible with your answer because I must to know if is necesarly to find another buyer or if you can buy the item(i need to know your final price)...If you accept this offer the eBay policy automatically proclaims you winner. The transaction will go strictly according to eBay's RULES and POLICY and will be supervised by eBay Trust & Safety Department. If you are interested just reply to this message...I am waiting a fast response!...Thank you!" so, what do you guys think. please give me advise on how to get the guitar and not get gypped. thanks guys! __________________ Laptop: HP DV9000z CPU: AMD Turion64x2 2.0 Ghz GPU: nVidia GeForce go7600 RAM: 2048Mb, HDD: 2.5" 120Gb, OS: Windows Vista ____________________ ''''!____. \|------- [hp] -------- \| ![=\|[ ]\___ \|_...__...____________\| ![ \|_\| ///.]\| "(@)'(@)'''''''''''''''''''''''''''(@)(@)*(@ )

09-08-2007, 03:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
NJNETSFAN Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 17 Posts: 474	well i've been an ebay seller for about two years(I don't sell a lot of stuff), but if i recall, ebay has an option for the seller to do a "best offer" to a losing bidder if the top bidder backs out. Say the winner bidded $81.50 and u bidded $75 and the top bidder backs out, he can then offer it to you based on your top bid of $75 and your still covered under ebay. The only problem is that this seller seems to still want more than what ur top bid was so your better off just telling him to make a new auction with a bin for a price u 2 agree on. As long as you buy it through an ebay auction your covered, don't do it any other way. Ps: my post is rather confussing, maybe someone can better explain how to deal with this. __________________ HP M8020N CPU: C2D e6420 HDD: 320GB x 2 Seagate Barracuda GPU: Nvidia 7350LE Ram: 3GB DDRII DVD-rom: 18x +/- RW w/ lightscribe Tv Tuner Vista Premium

09-08-2007, 03:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
footballstevo75 Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 18 Posts: 1,238	Bottom line- if he is not selling through an auction don't do it. Tell him if he is going to do it, set up an auction with a private buy it now, at your price. So you can buy it through ebay. Sounds like he is trying to lure you out of the "safety" of ebay. __________________ R.I.P. MOM February 7th, 2006, I think about you every day. ---------------- Q6600 160GB Seagate SATAII 2gb patriot ddr 2 800 p180b gfx- xfx geforce 8600gt (dx10)/ hauppauge pvr 500 GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P hiper 530W modular ubnutu 7.10 /XP

09-08-2007, 03:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
luckyedboy66 Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: AlAbAmA Age: 19 Posts: 777	thanks, you helped out alot. its good to know there is a way to do it under ebay. __________________ Laptop: HP DV9000z CPU: AMD Turion64x2 2.0 Ghz GPU: nVidia GeForce go7600 RAM: 2048Mb, HDD: 2.5" 120Gb, OS: Windows Vista ____________________ ''''!____. \|------- [hp] -------- \| ![=\|[ ]\___ \|_...__...____________\| ![ \|_\| ///.]\| "(@)'(@)'''''''''''''''''''''''''''(@)(@)***(@ )

09-08-2007, 05:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,155	Unless its an real Ebay second chance offer, I think its an scam. __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

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