| Typlo, a web-based misspelled Ebay auctions finder | | | | After filling in the search box with the requested Ebay |
| just launched. The site states it provides a service to | | | | product, and clicking the "search" button, Typlo |
| help Ebay users locate spelling errors in Ebay auctions. | | | | performs an instant search of all relevant typing errors |
| This may sound like a boring, unnecessary tool to | | | | for the specified item, presenting the user with all |
| anyone other than over-enthusiastic English teachers, | | | | available items. |
| but the truth is - every Ebay member can save a lot | | | | Searching for "Playstation", as an example, instantly |
| of money using Typlo. | | | | shows hundreds of results. This gives any Ebay user |
| The following scenario may provide a better | | | | literally hundreds of opportunities to obtain the item |
| explanation: Ebay user "Playstation_Seller" would like | | | | they are searching for, at a considerably lower cost, |
| to setup an auction, selling the new Playstation 3 | | | | simply because most people don't use Typlo to locate |
| package. During the process, a natural error occurs, | | | | auctions in this innovative way, and the misspelled |
| and they misspell the word "Playstation" . Since the | | | | auctions never get noticed by 99% of Ebay users. |
| vast majority of Ebay users use Ebay's search | | | | This usually means the misspelled auctions end at a |
| function, this means all those users will never get to | | | | considerably lower final price. |
| see Playstation_Seller's auction, leading it to end at a | | | | No-reserve, or low-reserve auctions are favorites for |
| significantly lower than expected final price. | | | | Typlo users: An item with a $200 market value can |
| This is where Typlo comes in. The website is very | | | | easily go for under $50 if the item title is misspelled. |
| straight-forward: A simple search box is presented. | | | | |