[freakhappy]

You could go the route that Jay stated.

I have had a few second chance offers before in my 10+ years on eBay. They seem somewhat rare, but they do occur. Looks like you did some homework on it and feel ok with the outcome. What it may boil down to is if you do in fact feel good about this not being a shill bid and if you want the card after all. I'd say if all of the above checks out, then go through with it.

One time I received a second chance offer from a seller. He stated that he had multiples of the card in the same condition and was using the auction to see what the card was going to sell for and offer the runner-up the multiple. I was ok with it and accepted his offer.

Best of luck with whatever you decide to do.