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Forum topic by Eric posted 548 days ago 251 views 0 times favorited 4 replies Add to Favorites Watch
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Eric

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548 days ago

Topic tags/keywords: ebay

Sometimes a real gem slips through the cracks in eBay because the seller accidentally misspelled the name of the thing. Those are the auctions where you can really get a good deal because the item doesn’t show up on a regular search.

Here’s a little website I just heard about that takes you to an eBay search results page of possible misspellings. Pretty cool!

http://www.auctionbloopers.com/

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

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548 days ago

That’s pretty cool!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Scott Bryan

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547 days ago

Thanks Eric. That is interesting. I had not considered searching for misspelled items before.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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brunob

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547 days ago

Very good idea. Thanks.

-- Bruce from Central New York

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poopiekat

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547 days ago

On eBay I once bought a a new Freud stile and rail set, with raised panel bit…It was $10. plus shipping. I was the only bidder, because it was listed only as a “Set of Drill Heads”. The seller was reluctant to ship, apparently was advised of his mistake too late to do anything about it, but he shipped them right out when I opened a Paypal dispute.
I collect Stanley #45 planes, and bought a brand new set of 31 blades on eBay…for about $15, because they were “Record” instead of Stanley…you definitely can scan the entire tool category and sniff out a bargain with misspelled keywords…it pays to be vigilant!!
Great topic, Eric!

-- If Stradivarius was alive today, he'd be using Gorilla Glue.

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