BEWARE!! There are bidding Vultures watching from every tree!
TRIPLE CHECK YOUR TITLE SPELLING!!!
New web sites and Search engines are available for free to help unscrupulous buyers take advantage of your simple mistakes in Title spelling.
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I Went to one of these sites and this is what it said:
OTHER PEPLE'S TYPOS CAN SAVE YOU MONEY!
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When I search for an item, say a Vintage lamp, ebay will show only items with the words spelled correctly. This means you get less hits, less buyers seeing your item! BUT with these new search engines, people looking to cash in on your mistake will swoop in sometimes early, and sometimes last minute with a VERY low bid, and win it in what I feel is an unfair way..
There are MANY people willing to do whatever it takes to buy cheap, even if means taking advantage of others. This guide is intended to help others keep this from happening to them. I hope it helps somebody prevent a mistake, that could cost them money the should have earned.
These misspelling seekers, look for your mispelled items with the help of these search engine sthat will look for all forms of mistakes, and they are very good at it! Some people even pay money to find your mistakes, and it is actually becomming big business!
They know that your mispelled Title will prevent actual buyers from finding your item. So it is likely to sell for far less than you had hoped..
Then these "vultures" make a low bid early to make you unable to EDIT the Listing Title, with a bid in place, your edit page will no longer allow you to change the Title. HOWEVER, there is a solution, even after you have bids, and discover your boo boo.
End Your Auction early, and that will cancel all bids. You can then go back and relist with the spelling corrected. Then simply ASK eBay for a credit due to your first mistake. I have received several of these credits.. as I am not a great speller..
Honest buyers will usually contact you asking where it went. You can message back the new item number. Or you can even message your bidders ahead to let them know what you are doing,(if you know how) Either way, you stop the misspelling from denying you the exposure you are paying for..
WARNING: Do NOT Depend on eBay's Spell Checker!!
I find it useless! HERE MEeBAY!! PLEASE FIX YOUR LOUSY SPELL-CHECK!!
( if you find any misspellings in this guide..Please note: I used ebay spell check and it said it was all correct!)
Solution: Paste your title to a blank WORD document, then spell check there.. If it is correct, paste it back to title on listing page. OR use a dictionary..
I have mispelled; Vintage, Marilyn, Disney, and many other simple words.
These computers are subject to printing the wrong letters due to our "fat fingers" and rushed actions to hurry and get it listed...
TAKE YOUR TIME! Be Careful, and spell-check those titles!!
ALSO: If you see a listing that has a mispelling in the Title, Do the RIGHT thing, and send the seller a message to let them know.
We honest folks need to stick together and help eachother out!!
!!!!!!I also recommend you contact eBay with an email requesting that they add a warning about possible misspellings to our Titles when we are listing! If the bad guys can do it, certainly eBay can protect us using the very same technology!!!
PLEASE Click "YES" at the bottom of this guide if you appreciate this warning..
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