eBay question!

[Charlie-In-The-Box]

Has anyone here got an email saying they won by Default?

I don't get how I got one I was outbid by many. My eBay name (mousethecomic) Any advise on what I should do?
thanks!



Auction results



eMail I got

[marini martini]

I think Sollatauction is a friend of the seller, to help up the bid. Didn't work, and aparently your highest bid came close to the price the seller wanted. IMHO

[easjer]

Wait. Doesn't all ebay communication contain your screenname for authentication purposes?

If you go into My Ebay, does it list it as an item that you won/to be paid for?

[easjer]

Oh, and to answer your question, the only time anything similar has happened to me was when I was contact about a second chance purchase when I got sniped at the last second and the idiot didn't pay. They relisted the auction as a second chance buy-it-now for my highest bid. Never heard of default winning, but I'm hardly a master ebayer.

[703 Spurz]

I wouldn't trust it man. It could be legit but you never know

[SpursWoman]

I think Sollatauction is a friend of the seller, to help up the bid. Didn't work, and aparently your highest bid came close to the price the seller wanted. IMHO

Either a friend of the seller or the seller himself would be my guess, too.

[Charlie-In-The-Box]

Thanks for the help. I have won by default before but I was the next in line. If you look at the bidding list I was way down the page. I got out bid by many! I just don't get how I can be the default winner!


Here is the reply I sent!

[Heat Miser]

If you look at the winning bidders name you will see a red Icon it means that seller has a store. My guess is he has many other laptops and is looking to sell his merchandise!

[CubanMustGo]

No, it's a scam. Run away. As easjer said legit eBay communication has your name in it, not "dear Buyer."

[Nbadan]

This is a phishing job....trying to get you to pay for a item you'll never receive....you should report this to ebay....

[braeden0613]

if the message is not in my ebay that you won by default...its a phishing scam

i used to get emails like this all the time

[porscha]

if there is no same email at your MY EBAY,you need to change your password right the way.that's how they steel password and all your info by sending u the fake email to let you click on the link inside.

[Charlie-In-The-Box]

Thanks for the help! I was wondering if someone gets my eBay password what can they do? If they bid on something it's not like I have the money to pay for it.

[porscha]

they can have your paypal info or listing you as a seller and collect the bid money and u paid the listing fee.
someone went into my account and lists about 200 items....ebay found it out and contact me..

[porscha]

paypal once contacted me saying there is a different IP try to access my account. so they frozed my account and contact me...ebay and paypal those people doing a pretty good job there

[Man of Steel]

I received an e-mail from ebay last week telling me that someone was trying to access my account and froze my account until I changed the password.