eBay mis-spelling bargains

welf_man

Hope this doesn't break any rules - apologies if it does!

Have just found a site that searches eBay for mis-spelt things - so if you're looking for a Playstation 2, type it into the search box and the program finds any possible mis-spellings. Just now, there was a PS2 at a very low price because no-one would find it doing a normal search.

http://www.fatfingers.co.uk

I don't have any connection with the site.

There may be others, but I haven't found them yet!

Mel.

Glad

if you check on the page you've linked to it does say
Winner of an Innovative Website Award from https://www.MoneySavingExpert.com

Phonix

I'll contact these bidders they're about to get scammed.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3716&item=6768584624&rd=1

welf_man

Oops! I had several windows cascaded - that's my excuse, anyway!!

Mel.

welf_man

Well spotted, Phonix - that's outrageous!

Mel.

trace-j

Could also be the sellers account is hacked? MOH had his account hacked a while back and whoever had done it set up an auction for this exact same thing. At first we thought why would someone want to sell a laptop on his account, all was revealed when you read the tiny small print at the bottom.

Binxy

I love you welf-man!

I found a long time ago that people mispelling items were a road to cheap bids but had to search myself (a shamefully long drawn out process) Anyway, now this does it for me!

I could dance I really could. :T

tonyg_2

Phonix wrote:

I'll contact these bidders they're about to get scammed.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3716&item=6768584624&rd=1

Or maybe someone has opened a new account and is purposely bidding high - has no intention of paying, but just landing the seller (scammer?) with high final value fees!

divadee

I will move this over to the ebay board

soolin

trace-j wrote:

Could also be the sellers account is hacked? MOH had his account hacked a while back and whoever had done it set up an auction for this exact same thing. At first we thought why would someone want to sell a laptop on his account, all was revealed when you read the tiny small print at the bottom.

I think I agree with you trace-j, I reckon the buyer is a mischevious 'scambuster' bidder. If it's a genuine bidder then he's going to get a hell of a shock and maybe ought to read the auction in future.

Soo

Edinburghlass_2

Binxy wrote:

I love you welf-man!

I found a long time ago that people mispelling items were a road to cheap bids but had to search myself (a shamefully long drawn out process) Anyway, now this does it for me!

I could dance I really could. :T

If you read the blue band along the top of this board for the Shopping Zone you will find the link there to the Fat Fingers website