"typoBid" Helps Users Find Misspelled Deals on eBay

Visit http://www.typobid.com, a Silicon Valley-based service that allows users to quickly find misspelled items on eBay.

(PRWEB) October 19, 2005 -- Brian Heitz, an avid collector of comic creator Todd McFarlane's Spawn Collection, employs many tricks to find the best deals on eBay. "Some of the best deals I found are when the seller misspells the item. I used to deliberately misspell model names when searching for Spawn figures," he said.

Heitz now uses typoBid, a Silicon Valley-based service that allows users to quickly find misspelled items on eBay. Many eBay sellers accidentally misspell items when listing their auctions. A simple typoBid search for Michael Jordan resulted in 141 misspelled auctions. Another search for Tommy Hilfiger resulted in 230 misspelled items. These auctions often receive a lower amount of bids as they show up less frequent in normal eBay user searches. With the decrease in buyer traffic the result is usually a lower price for the typoBid user.

The technology behind typoBid utilizes an advanced algorithm which takes a given search term and searches for the most common typographical errors in eBay's auction listings. The algorithm is periodically tweaked to include newer methods of detecting misspelled items.

Customers looking for a quick way to find misspelled deals on eBay can currently visit typo Bid at http://www.typobid.com

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