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Dear <bidder name>,
You expressed interest in an item titled <auction trinket name here> by bidding, however the auction has ended with another member as the high bidder. In compliance with eBay policy, the seller, <seller name here> is making this Second Chance Offer to you at your bid price of $<bidder’s max bid>.
The seller has issued this Second Chance Offer because either the winning bidder was unable to complete the transaction or the seller has duplicate items for sale.
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.
This offer expires <date and time listed here that is exactly 24 hours from the time this e-mail is generated>. To purchase this item, click the "Buy It Now" button located at the bottom of the following page:
http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewPersonalOffer&item=<item#>.
If you want to ask the seller a question before making the purchase, follow the link above and click the "Ask Seller A Question" link on the
item page.
To learn more about Second Chance Offer go to:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/personal_offer.html
<Jabber comment: above link very informative!>
Thank you,
eBay, Inc.
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<http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?OptinLoginShow&filter=0>. You will be asked to log in. Then, click on the check box next to Second Chance Offer Notice.
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Puppy, you are right - based on the e-mail above, there is a chance the bidder settings may not allow accepting 2nd chance offers. However, I think the DEFAULT setting is "YES" to accept 2nd chance offers, so probably MOST ebay bidders WILL. It's worth a try, anyway! I don't think it costs anything to make the offer, only a sale fee if the offer is accepted.
Jabbergah
