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Second Chance Offer and combined postage

I've received a Second Chance Offer for a top I bid on. I was just wondering how does this come about, i.e. what did the top bidder do to back out from the sale? Or, indeed, what did the seller do?

Also, I bought another top from the same seller a couple of days ago, which I paid for yesterday. Is it reasonable to ask for the postage to be combined if I do take up the Second Chance Offer? I assume that both tops would be sent out together anyway.

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  • rsykes2000
    rsykes2000 Posts: 2,494 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Few reasons:
    They had multiples of that particular top and size.
    The high bidder backed out.
    The high bidder was the same person under a different account bidding on his own stuff (shill bidding).

    I would definitely ask for combined postage (as long as they haven't sent the other top already obviously).
  • stabilo85
    stabilo85 Posts: 194 Forumite
    rsykes2000 wrote: »
    Few reasons:
    They had multiples of that particular top and size.
    The high bidder backed out.
    The high bidder was the same person under a different account bidding on his own stuff (shill bidding).

    I would definitely ask for combined postage (as long as they haven't sent the other top already obviously).

    Well, I hope it wasn't reason no. 3! I doubt it was because the highest bid was only 50p more than my maximum. Thanks for the info!
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