Bad Spelling Pays on eBay

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @01:36AM from the know-duhh dept.

peebeejay writes "People say that as long as they're understood, spelling is unimportant. These people are unwittingly making others a lot of money online, according to this article in the NY Times (DNA sample and clean boxers required). So, aside from clarity and respect for your reader, there's another good reason to either spell correctly or use a spellchecker: get bidders to find your eBay items and give you their money! Or you can go ahead and see how many people bid on your 'labtop computers,' 'camras,' and 'earings.'"

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Shhh! by CGP314 · 2004-01-28 01:40 · Score: 0, Redundant

Or you can go ahead and see how many people bid on your 'labtop computers,' 'camras,' and 'earings.'"

I have a friend who makes money doing this. He buys mispelled items at a low price and then resells them on ebay with the correct spelling.

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