The Daily Dinar

If people misspell words on ebay they will often not appear in user searches. For example, a person might list an Apple Eyepod instead of an Apple Ipod. As a result, these auctions don’t attract the same degree of attention as those with correctly spelled named: people just can’t find them. This means a low number of bids and the opportunity to pick up something for less than it might have gone for otherwise.

Whilst that may be bad for them, it’s good for the ebay shopper and a number of innovative search engines have appeared to take advantage of the situation. Hidden Auction and Missing Auctions are two great services that let you search ebay for listings with misspelled titles or product names.