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Does anybody else notice eBay adding typos in listing descriptions?
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FFHillbilly
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this is not the first time I noticed this, but when I'm checking items that have been on sale for a long time (years), after them being relisted so many times there are now typos in the text?
I don't generally make typos, If I ever do spell something wrong a red line appears underneath it so it's very obvious.
just reading through some old listings and there's random letter missing and spelling mistakes everywhere, I'm sure I would have noticed that!
I don't generally make typos, If I ever do spell something wrong a red line appears underneath it so it's very obvious.
just reading through some old listings and there's random letter missing and spelling mistakes everywhere, I'm sure I would have noticed that!
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Any spelling mistakes I notice on sold or old listings are all mine, I tend to make the same ‘fat finger’ mistakes and transpose certain letters , and that’s what I see if I spot a mistake. A favoured one of mine is to lose the end of one word and tag it to the beginning of the next, for instance , long rop echain’ . I do find though that I don’t always get the red underlining on eBay listings, or if I do I don’t notice it.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0
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The red line is a spell checker which I think is part of your browser. Does that work on ebay listings?
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Happens a lot to me, I see a comment or a message and think what fool wrote that only to find it was me.Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...1
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Norman_Castle said:The red line is a spell checker which I think is part of your browser. Does that work on ebay listings?
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