How misspelled eBay auctions can save you a small fortune

It's not widely known but a significant number of eBay sellers consistently fail to read through their auction listings before they submit them to eBay.  Sometimes these auction typos are deliberate and result from sellers trying to squeeze too much information in to the auction title (eBay limits this to just 65 letters).  However, more usually these typos are simply due to careless typing or a basic inability to spell.

But why does this matter ?

Because unless someone searching eBay for a particular item 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 auction typos could be located was by looking through the auction listings line by line.

Thankfully there is a better way to locate these misspelled auctions: one that’s 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 containing any of the words on the list of misspellings will then be shown on eBay.

But why do this ?

The answer is amazingly simple !  Because these eBay auction typos are usually so difficult to find they attract less bids. This means that misspelled items usually sell for less than the same item which is spelled correctly, if they sell at all.  So while these stupid typos cost the sellers money they mean that you, the buyer, can grab a real bargain.

If you’re smart you can even relist the 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 immediately and try searching for 'Abercrombie', 'Motorola' or 'Playstation'. You'll be amazed at the bargains that you can pick up.