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In these increasingly frugal times we’re all looking for ways to save money and eBay shoppers are no different I guess!  In recognition of this eBay have launched their discount vucher and coupon hubs for buyers in the US and UK.

These contain specially negogiated discounts (some as large as 50%) from major retailers across a huge range of products from technology products to health and beauty as well as fashion and toys and games.

These vouchers are only valid up until December 3rd for eBay.co.uk and November 29th for eBay.com.  Get your eBay vouchers here:

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I know this is going to sound arrogant but I didn’t think that there was anything that anyone could teach me about eBay Arbitrage.  After all, I’ve written an eBook about it which has been downloaded by more than 2,500 people !

But recently Missing-Auctions.com user Pete Bruckshaw got in contact to tell me about a new eBay Arbitrage guide that he’s written that he wanted me to take a look at.

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In my last article (‘How to avoid being scammed on eBay‘) I showed you the key things to check before bidding on an item to avoid to being scammed by an eBay seller.  Now, in this article, I want to show you the top five eBay tricks that unscrupulous eBay sellers use to seperate unwitting users from their cash.

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“C’mon Phil, all misspelled items on eBay are fakes aren’t they ?”  That’s how the email from Tom in Kentucky started.  This guy clearly didn’t believe that eBay sellers genuinely misspelled words, sometimes CRUCIAL words in their listings.  Instead he (wrongly) believed that they were selling fake items with the names deliberately but subtly misspelled to fool innocent buyers.

But is he right ?
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Just lately it seems to be that there are more and more people using sites like Missing-Auctions.com to find misspelled items on eBay.  Now I’m not complaining, it’s nice to be popular

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Following the launch of our Christmas competition to find the worst misspellings on eBay I’ve been asked by several people how I found the example that I used to illustrate the sort of misspellings that we’re looking for.

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One of the least exploited ways of making money on eBay is to buy misspelled eBay items with the intention of relisting them so that they sell for a higher price. This process is known as eBay arbitrage and can be an excellent way to make money as it does not require large quantities of stock to be held.   Read on for details of the tools you need and the steps to take to profit from other peoples eBay misspellings.

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