Bad spelling = good deals on eBay
Take advantage of eBay sellers looking to unload a Luis Vuitton purse, slacks from Bannana Republic, or Calloway golf clubs with Typo Buddy, a site that helps you find misspelled items on Ebay.
When a hapless seller doesn't use the correct spelling for their item, fewer people find it, which means less competition and fewer bids. So you may be able to get a better price!
The way Type Buddy works is you enter the correct spelling of the item you are looking for and they run a search of common misspellings. The site also works for Craigslist. Read more about the site.
I tried searching for iPhone, which is on Hubby's wish list, and got 119 results. Mostly miscellaneous crap came up, including Ivana Trump's "For Love Alone" DVD. Lame.
When relevant items came up, like this iSkin cell phone pouch, I had a hard time telling if it was a better deal than correctly spelled items. A little cross comparison would help so give it a try and let me know if it works for you!
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Daily News staff writer Julia Scott loves to find bargains on everything from groceries to Gucci. Her tips will help keep your hard earned cash where it belongs - in your pocket.
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I'm one of those dinosaurs who doesn't shop on eBay, but I can tell you that if you're into misspelled words (and incorrect grammar usage), you have only to look in the Daily News and L.A. Times every day to find an over- abundance of both!
Thanks for the cool site. I am a frequent flier of the EBay buyers & sellers of the world. There is also another cool site that does the same thing as typo buddy it's called www.fatfingers.com :)