Would you buy this for $5K?

[jackie m]

I thought that ebay user email accounts are confidential. How does the scammer get the user's email address?

jackie m

[aya16]

I two have recieved second chance offers from a scam.
contact the seller through the ask seller a question on the ebay post.
bet he never sent the offer. be very carefull here my email looked and sounded right I almost did it. But I bought another item from the real seller at a buy it now price right before I got the fake second chance and declined the spoof. when I paid the real seller for the buy it now I asked him if about the second chance offer he told me he never sends second chance offers.

[aya16]

anyone can contact you from ebay your email is available. I have had guys email me and gripe about how I stole their product as I outbid them
at the last second.

[DLT]

Also, they are asking you to respond to a MSN account. I don't think ebay lets you register an email address from an anynonmous email server like Yahoo, MSN, etc...

[Sloop John B]

What's the matter with MSN?

I think it might be legit. Just a matter of getting there and kicking the tires before you commit. Hope you're not too far away.

[DLT]

What's the matter with MSN?

I think it might be legit. Just a matter of getting there and kicking the tires before you commit. Hope you're not too far away.

I'm not suggesting that there is anything wrong with having an MSN account. In fact, I prefer to use my yahoo account, which is essentially the same as an MSN account...

What I was suggesting is that I don't believe eBay lets you register an account from such anynonmous servers, and that fact made the "second chance offer" suspect.

But, no, by all means, if they are willing the let you checkout the boat, before paying a dime, I'd jump on it.

You just have th be careful about the bogus "second chance offers" that are really originating with someone other than the owner of the boat - someone just trying to make a quick buck by selling you something they don't have...

[mtc]

I've had several second chance offers come from ebay - all legit.

However, not one of them were asking $25 for a genuine ROLEX.

Five large for a boat worth at least twice as much probably is not right.

Or, it may be real, but there's serious damage to the boat

Imagine seeing a boat like this in a yard, or a parking lot with a $5,000 price tag. How long do you think it would last?

Can't be real.

[kevperro]

The jerk is trying to get my home address. I sent him:

My Name
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

[mtc]

You go, George

[mtc]

I do business on ebay. They would be real interested in this.

Have you contacted the seller? ebay?

Keep us posted - this is good stuff.

[Frank C]

Boat could be stolen;
could be abandoned;
cd have disputed title, or no title;
could be salvage from Katrina.

Sounds from here like he's trying to sell something he doesn't own, looking for a novice buyer.

[kevperro]

You go, George

No... otherwise I'd just buy this.

Kevperro's Next Yacht

Of course it doesn't fit on a trailer and would be difficult to single hand. I guess I'd still need to buy a Mac 26X or M.

[Zavala]

Agree on the fraud aspect. Lots of listings indicate the second chance offers are not legit.

Next thing you know they'll be asking for the money via Western Union. I say run...

[hiram6]

eBay has been overwhlemed with second-chance offer scams in the last year or so. Usually in high-dollar eBay Motors auctions. I sold a car on eBay a few onths ago, and had 3 people contact me directly through eBay questioning me about a second chance offer that I supposedly made to them. Sent all the info to eBay, their reply indicated that the only way to verify that a SC offer is valid is to go into the "My eBay summary" page on their secure site.

I'll bet you the $5K that this is a scam.