How misspelled eBay items can save you money

It's not common knowledge but a significant proportion of eBay sellers consistently fail to read through their auction listings before they submit them to eBay.  Sometimes these spelling mistakes are deliberate and result from sellers trying to squeeze 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.

But why is this important ?

Because unless someone searching eBay for a specific brandname happens to misspell the search word in exactly the same way then these misspelled auctions are unlikely to be found.

Up until relatively recently the only way that these misspelled auctions could be located was by wading through the auction listings one at a time.

Thankfully there is a better way to locate these misspelled auctions: one that has been used successfully by tens of thousands of bargain hunters 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 very specialized search engine works 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 containing any of the words on the list of misspellings will then be shown on eBay.

But why do this ?

The answer is stunningly simple !  Because these eBay auction typos are normally so difficult to find they get 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 buyer, can get a real bargain.

If you’re smart you can even relist the misspelled items that you buy (taking care to avoid introducing misspellings) in order to make a profit.

So what are you waiting for ? Why not pay a visit to Auction-Fatfingers.com immediately and try searching for 'Abercrombie', 'Motorola' or 'Playstation'. You'll be amazed at the bargains that you can find.