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morty41851 · ‎03-12-2022

Weird request here but figured I would give it a shot as I really feel bad for this bidder.

Had a sports card listed, 2 bidders, price went far higher than I thought it would, of course the winning bidder sends a cancellation request as soon as he wins.

The other bidder had matched the winning bid amount but was a minute later.

Anyhow, the non winning bidder doesn't have the see second chance offer option turned on so I can't send him/her the offer. Perhaps he/she really doesn't want to be made aware but based on the bids it seems like he/she really wants the card.

So, if you have ever sold or communicated with "nocub16" can you let him/her know that the 2014 Black Gold Team Symbols card is relisted as a buy it now for $8 less than his/her last bid.

Thanks

Morty41851

stuff4divas · ‎03-12-2022

@morty41851 wrote:

So, if you have ever sold or communicated with "nocub16" can you let him/her know that the 2014 Black Gold Team Symbols card is relisted as a buy it now for $8 less than his/her last bid.

why don't you just ebay message him?

that i am aware, it is not necessary to have a second chance offer 'turned on' in order to receive the offer from ebay.

bearswatching · ‎03-12-2022

EBay has 187 million users. I can’t even imagine the odds that someone reading this would be in contact with that user. Why aren’t you contacting him yourself?

pburn · ‎03-12-2022

@stuff4divas wrote:
that i am aware, it is not necessary to have a second chance offer 'turned on' in order to receive the offer from ebay.

@stuff4divas

The option to receive second chance offers (or not) is in:

My eBay
Account
Account Preferences
Communication preferences
Buyer/Buying Activity
Second Chance Offer

nobody*s_perfect · ‎03-12-2022

The default for receiving SCO's is to accept them. If that option has been turned off, that was due to a specific choice by that member.

You can send a message to any member through the "Contact member" link on their feedback page.

Many members are skeptical about SCOs, suspecting that the winner who backed out was cooperating with the seller to drive up the price. The flip side of that coin is that sometimes the winning bidder suspects that the losing bidder was a shill. In the case of your recent auction for the Stafford card, the losing bidder placed their matching bid 12 minutes before the auction ended -- so the winning bidder might be wondering why he just didn't place one more bid in order to break that tie and win.

luckythewinner · ‎03-12-2022

@morty41851 wrote:
Anyhow, the non winning bidder doesn't have the see second chance offer option turned on so I can't send him/her the offer. Perhaps he/she really doesn't want to be made aware but based on the bids it seems like he/she really wants the card.

Spam (email)
We don't allow our members to send each other spam. "Spam" is an email (or part of an email) that is both unsolicited and commercial in nature.

Unsolicited means the person who received the message didn't request it. Commercial means the message discusses buying, selling, or trading of goods or services.

https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/member-behavior-policies/membertomember-contact-policy?id=4262

You seem to be asking how you (or someone on your behalf) can send spam email in violation of eBay policy.

nobody*s_perfect · ‎03-12-2022

Yes, this message would technically fall under eBay's definition of spam. But they have already expressed an interest in the item so IMHO this is a gray area.

luckythewinner · ‎03-12-2022

@nobody*s_perfect wrote:
Yes, this message would technically fall under eBay's definition of spam. But they have already expressed an interest in the item so IMHO this is a gray area.

IMHO not if they have explicitly turned off second chance offers.