Bad Spellings of Words and Misspelled Products on eBay - By Allen Roberts
Bad Spellings of Words/Products on eBay
Easily the world's largest internet marketplace, eBay offers a huge selection of items to choose from from a wide variety of categories. Whether you want antiques, clothing, handbags, kitchen gadgets or anything in between, you're sure to find something you love each time you return to eBay. However, how do you score the bargains that eBay is famous for? If you're relatively new to eBay, you may be unclear how to search for certain items you're currently coveting. One trick is not to search for what you're looking for, but look for a bad spelling of the auction listing.
Why does this work? If an item is misspelled, people are more than likely not going to be able to find those bargain deals, because they'll be searching for the product/brand name spelled correctly. As a matter of fact, hundreds of items on eBay are misspelled on a daily basis, meaning less people are going to run into that item. What's more, these items usually get sold for next to nothing! You can snap up a great deal on eBay searching for misspelled products you're interested in, or you can take the easy way out and rely on certain internet searches to do the work for you.
For example, the popular eBay search engine BargainChecker offers eBay buyers the chance to type in the correct spelling of the product they're searching for and BargainChecker will return product matches for various misspellings of the search term you entered. It's definitely a lot easier than tediously coming up with all the possible misspellings people could have used for that hot Gucci handbag you've wanted, just to name an example. This handy tool does all the legwork for you, and allows you to search misspelled listings for any item you desire. It's quite invaluable to the eBay buyer always looking for a bargain, and works great.
From shoes to clothing and everything in between, you would be surprised at how many items are misspelled on eBay each day. You can find awesome antiques and designer clothing at fractions of the price you would pay normally if you search for common misspellings of your favorite items. This type of bargain hunting will prove especially useful this holiday season when you're searching for the perfect gift for somebody but you want a good deal on whatever you buy. Regardless of what you're looking for, you're almost guaranteed to find it at a bargain price if you search for misspelled terms.
eBay is definitely the world's largest internet marketplace, and offers a huge assortment of items you would be hard pressed to find anywhere else. Bargain hunting is always a great way to snatch up deals on popular items, and eBay is a prime web site to bargain hunt. Whether you want a designer dress for your next big event or a gift item for a friend or family member, search for misspellings of these items and you may be surprised at the great deals you manage to snag!
posted by Arthur Wang at Sunday, November 12, 2006
