If the seller has multiples of the chip a second chance offer isn't a bad way to go. You avoid the listing fees and the hassle of listing the extras in a new auction and waiting a week to sell them.

I have made Second Chance offers and I have taken them when offerred to me - it seemed like a good deal - I paid my price and got what I wanted. The only person harmed is the sniper who paid a little more for the same item - and who cares about those dirty rotten snipers that keep us from getting all the good chips