I bid on a dress for my daughter on Ebay for the first time yesterday. I was outbid last night. The item still has 6 hours left but I recieved the following email from the seller's Ebay account.

I'm the seller of the item that you've recently bided through the eBay system. I`ve just been contacted by the eBay staff who informed me that due to some reasons the eBay policy automatically proclaims you to be the winner by default. I need your agreement on this so I can contact eBay to confirm you that you're the winner, otherwise I'll relist the item. I am sorry for the inconvenience, but I need an answer asap. You will have the oportunity to purchase the item at your last given price wich is US $130.00 .If you agree my offer please respond this email or contact me at . Thank you!

Since this is my first auction and I have read some of your horror stories I am VERY leery. Is this normal?

Because of the typos and the weird wording, I would assume this is spam. If you go to My Ebay, does this message show up under My Messages? If not, it is spam. I have never heard of such a thing. I would not respond.

it sounds suspicious!! Like newleywed said go to your Ebay account (not from your email a new Screen etc) and see if the message comes up from there!!if not it is def a scam!!

Sounds like a scam to me too. Did you really bid $130 on a dress??? Never answer emails from ebay that come into your email acct, always go in and do business through MYEBAY. If its a scam you can forward it to spoof@ebay.com, so they can find the scammer and take care of it.

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Meghan8.Samantha7,Cameron4

Yes, I did. It is a national level pageant dress. $130 is really a good price as some go for over $1,000.

I did report the email to Ebay and found out it was a scam.

Thanks for your help.

Oh okay, didn't realize it was a pagent dress! LOL The most I bid for dresses for my girls is $20 on ebay. ROFL!!!! I seeeeee know.....

I was a CS yesterday and they had some GORGOUS pagent dresses for way less than $130. Have you tried checking them out?

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Meghan8.Samantha7,Cameron4

Where?

DO NOT AGREE TO BUY IT! i have never heard of this happenign on ebay. if the item has not ended and you were outbid then you do not ahve to pay. i would contact ebay with this though

never, never , never go through your email account for anything to do with pay pal or ebay go directly into pay apl or ebay to deal with anytihng casue if it is spam it wont show up there.if it is really from ebay it will be in your messages in your ebay account.