Why misspelled eBay auctions can save you money
By ama | November 18, 2008
It's not common knowledge but a large proportion of eBay sellers consistently fail to check their auction listings before they submit them to eBay. Sometimes these spelling mistakes are deliberate and result from sellers trying to cram too much information in to the auction title (eBay limits this to just 65 characters). More usually these typos are due to careless typing or a basic inability to spell correctly.
But why does this matter ?
Because unless someone searching eBay for a specific brandname happens to misspell their search word in exactly the same way then these misspelled auction items are unlikely to be found.
Up until relatively recently the only way that these misspelled auctions could be found was by wading through the auction listings line by line.
But now there is another way to locate these misspelled auction items: one that has been used successfully by tens of thousands of users over the twelve months and it’s to use a web site outside of eBay to search for eBay misspellings called Auction-Fatfingers.com.
This specialized search engine functions by taking a correctly spelled word or brandname, deliberately misspelling it in a variety of ways and then submitting these misspellings to eBay. Any misspelled auctions matching any of the words on the list will then be shown on eBay.
But why do this ?
The answer is stunningly simple ! Because these misspelled auctions are normally so difficult to find they attract less bids. This means that misspelled items generally sell for less than the same item which is correctly spelled, if they sell at all. So while these stupid typos cost the sellers money they mean that you, the purchaser, can get a real bargain.
If you’re really smart you can even relist any misspelled items that you purchase (taking care to avoid introducing typos) in order to make a profit.
So what are you waiting for ? Why not head over to Auction-Fatfingers.com right now and try searching for 'Abercrombie', 'Motorola' or 'Playstation'. You'll be astonished at the bargains that you can find.
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