Bad Spelling Pays on eBay

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!

[CGP314]

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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Better prices in less sean shops.

[Forge]

I always bid on and sometimes buy misspelt items. With fewer people noticing it, I can usually get a better deal.

I see the same situation shopping downtown. The stalls at the front, near the car parks or the bus stops have much higher prices than the back road stalls. When I have to walk by 30 people selling Nikes you have to give me a better deal to make it worth the trip :)

Since I am Dyslectic, I often stumble across these auctions by making the same mistake in searching that the vendor made in posting :)