Re: Here you go. BEE MOVIE ON HD-DVD

wii-lite said -

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"but the identity of the winner is not "blotted out" so that's kind of dumb. They blot out all the other bidders but the winner? What's the point in that?"

The names are blotted out primarily to fight FRAUD. What happens is scammers will email contact (or instant message) the losing bidders, with a "2nd chance offer", often pretending to be the original seller (copying the email address), and provide a phony purchase link in an email (or trick into sending the 'phony' seller money thru Paypal). So the losing bidders think they can buy the item at a lower price, which of course they never receive, and the money is long-gone to the scammers (who had a temporary or hi-jacked eBay account - just for the scam). LOT$ of money has been lost over the years on various eBay scams, and so the site is trying to combat this, and one way is to hide the buyers identities.

-JIMI (the Voodoo Child)

[Post edited by Love Hendrix! on Mar 11, 2008]

I've been sent some of those emails too, they look very authentic, but I don't think any of us would fall for that...right?

They do have an OFFICIAL 2nd CHANCE OFFER. If you have more than one of an item, you can send that via eBay and their email system.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/second_chance_offer.html

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Making or Canceling a Second Chance Offer

A Second Chance Offer lets you to make an offer to a non-winning bidder under certain conditions. The offer contains a Buy It Now price equal to the non-winning bidder's bid amount.

You can send Second Chance Offers immediately after the listing ends, and for 60 days after the listing ends. There are also conditions for Second Chance Offers for Reserve Price Auctions and Unpaid Items.

You can make a Second Chance Offer to a non-winning bidder when:

The winning bidder does not pay you, or your Reserve Price has not been met.

Note: If sending due to an Unpaid Item, be sure that you have tried to resolve the issue with the original buyer before sending a Second Chance Offer to another bidder.

There is at least one non-winning bidder who accepts Second Chance Offers.

You have duplicate items for sale, and want to offer them to non-winning bidders in a single-item auction.

Note: The number of offers you send can't be more than the number of items you have for sale. It is not possible to make Second Chance Offers in a Multiple Item Auction.

Fees

There is no fee to make a Second Chance Offer. You pay only the Final Value Fee when the offer is accepted.

If your Reserve Price was not met on the original item, the Reserve Price fee is automatically credited if a buyer accepts a Second Chance Offer.

Sending a Second Chance Offer

You can also send a Second Chance Offer from the View Item or Bid History pages.

To send a Second Chance Offer:

Sign in to eBay with your user ID and password.

On the left side of My eBay Views, under All Selling, click the “Sold” or “Unsold” link.

If Second Chance Offers are enabled for an item, the Second Chance Offer link is available by clicking the pull-down menu in the Action column in My eBay.

Click the “Second Chance Offer” link, and then click the Continue button.

Select the bidders you want to send offers, the duration of the offer, and write a personal message to the bidders.

Note: You will receive a copy of the offer email that is sent to the bidder.