What is second chance offer on eBay?

Question

I didnt sell my item for the price I wanted but I decided to sell it to the highest bidder for $108... that was their bid.

so i sent them a second chance offer and a message that said
hi if you are still interested i would be willing to sell this item at the current high bid of $108.

they sent me a message back that said
Hi. I have purchased this item on second chance offer. I would like it posted to Australia via USPS Global Priority. The cost is $16.75 and I'm happy to pay $20 P&H toal if you think that is fair. Please send an invoice and I will pay immediately with Paypal.
Regards

what does that mean??? what does he mean the cost is $16.75? I told him the high bid, $108.

man this eBay stuff is confusing

ok, i get it then how do i go about sending him an invoice?

Answer 1

The person has accepted your second chance offer. AND, It seems to that the person has already checked out the cost of sending the item via USPS Global Priority and is willing to give you 3.25 over and above that amount toward the cost of the shipping (and handling.) So your invoice will state $108 for the item and $20 for shipping and handling for a total of $128.00. (Be sure to state that payment must be made in US Dollars or you may loose a bit on the exchange rate.)

Before you accept this "deal" check out the cost of shipment yourself at http://www.usps.gov and in the red bar at the top click on Calculate Postage - then on the next page click on International Postage.

Don't accept the deal unless you feel that the shipping they are willing to pay is fair. (Remember that international insurance through the USPS is not available. If the item is breakable, consider a different method of shipping which will include insurance. UPS insures all packages up to $600 as an example.)

Good luck.

Answer 2

He payed the full amount ($108) and the SHIPPING is $16.75, which he is adding because that will be the price to australia. Usually buyers don't dictate shipping prices, but sometimes the international ones do because they often know better than the seller.

Second chance offer works pretty good, though many times people don't take the offer. Basically if your reserve is not met, you can make an offer to the highest bidder to see if they want to buy at the highest price they bid at.