Dec
31
If you are looking to purchase gadgets for work or gifts for this holiday season, here is a great tip from the book Rule The Web by Mark Frauenfelder…
Find bargains on eBay by searching for misspelled items
“Bless our educational system for produciing so many people who can’t spell. Many sellers on eBay accidentally misspell the name of the thing they’re selling. Go to eBay and do a search on “plam”. You’ll find lots of Palm brand handheld computers and cell phones for sale (as well as plenty of “plam” tree art jewelry). A “plam” is often bargain priced, because it doesn’t show up when people search for a “palm” Pilot or Treo cell phone. Other words to try: “micorsoft”, “snoy”, and “dinsey”.
Even easier: go to the Misspelled Auction Search Engine and enter the correct spelling for an item, and it’ll search eBay using multiple misspelled variants at once. Used in conjunction with sniping, this is the best bet for getting a great deal on eBay.
