| What is arbitrage?Put simply, arbitrage
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| | item.It's important not to search for
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| is the purchase of an item on one market
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| | exactly the same title when researching
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| for immediate sale on another market in
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| | completed prices, particularly if the
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| order to profit from a discrepancy in the
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| | item has something like a model or serial
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| price between those markets.Arbitrage is
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| | number in the title, just search for the
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| a term more commonly used in the worlds
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| | most obvious search phrase.(If you find
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| financial and securities markets where,
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| | you are getting irrelevant results just
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| for example, traders search out and take
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| | use negatives in the search box to search
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| advantage of differences in currency
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| | for items that don't contain the word,
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| prices between different county's
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| | for example "playstation 2 -controller"
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| currency markets.In any situation where a
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| | to search for all listings that contain
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| difference in price of a product, service
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| | the keyword "playstation 2" in the title
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| or item exists an arbitrage opportunity
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| | but not the keyword "controller")When
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| presents itself because it allows you to
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| | analyzing the completed items it makes
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| buy at the lower price and sell for the
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| | sense to ignore any closed auctions where
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| higher price making a profit
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| | the final selling price is considerably
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| in-between.eBay arbitrageSo what does
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| | higher than the others. It's tempting to
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| arbitrage have to do with eBay and how
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| | focus on these blips but these are
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| can you apply the concept to make a
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| | exceptions rather than the norm so be
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| profit?Every day, sellers list items on
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| | sure to look at what the typical final
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| eBay in inappropriate categories or with
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| | selling price is, and base your potential
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| poorly worded, incorrect or misspelled
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| | final selling price on that.You should
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| titles and descriptions. Due to the way
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| | always factor in the delivery charge into
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| that most people search for items on eBay
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| | the final selling price of the item. A
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| (by entering keywords in the search box)
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| | $20 item with a $5 shipping is
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| these poorly listed auctions are hidden
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| | essentially the same price as a $5 item
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| from the vast majority of buyers.Given
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| | with $20 shipping so when investigating
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| the sheer volume of auctions being listed
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| | your potential final selling price you
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| and running at any one time, these poorly
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| | need to take both figures into
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| listed auctions are a constant source of
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| | account.Assuming you find equivalent
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| potential arbitrage opportunities.Lets
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| | items that sold on eBay at a price high
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| take a look at the different types of
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| | enough for you to turn a profit you are
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| arbitrage opportunities on
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| | in business. The only thing left to do is
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| eBay...Misspelled titles and
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| | decide how much you are willing to pay
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| descriptionsTaking advantage of
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| | for the misspelled item, including
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| misspelled titles and descriptions is
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| | shipping then place your bid.So the next
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| probably the most well known and popular
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| | question is when to place the bid?If
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| type of arbitrage on eBay. These
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| | there are no other bids on the item then
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| opportunities exist simply because people
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| | you should immediately bid the minimum
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| don't realise how important their auction
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| | amount, if there are already bids on the
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| title is to the success of their
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| | item then you should either wait until
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| listing.As we mentioned earlier, most
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| | near the end of the auction to place your
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| people search for an item by entering
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| | bid or use a sniping tool to bid in the
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| keywords in the search box on eBay's main
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| | dying seconds of the auction.Why should
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| page. What most sellers don't realise is
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| | you place a bid on the item if there are
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| that eBay by default only searches the
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| | no existing bids? Simple. eBay only
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| auction title and not the auction
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| | allows sellers to revise their items if
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| description as well. In order to search
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| | there are no existing bids. If the seller
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| the auction description as well as the
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| | realises he has misspelled a critical
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| title the user has to use the "advanced
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| | word in his auction and there are no bids
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| search" option and check "search title
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| | then he can revise his listing and the
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| and description".Very few people know of
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| | arbitrage opportunity is lost. Placing
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| this "feature" and even fewer take the
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| | the bid means the seller is locked into
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| time to use it.To give you an example,
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| | the auction.This type of arbitrage is a
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| searching just titles for the keyword
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| | numbers game - some you'll win, some
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| "Playstation 2" today returns 10576 items
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| | you'll lose. There are lots of people out
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| but searching for "playstation 2" in
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| | there searching for things like
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| titles and descriptions returns 59879
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| | "playstaton", "pearl neklace" or
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| items.This is not to say that there are
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| | "camra".Cross Auction ArbitrageCross
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| almost 49000 arbitrage opportunities with
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| | auction arbitrage is simple; you just
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| "playstation 2" as a large proportion of
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| | look out for items on eBay that you can
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| these will be genuine items that simply
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| | sell on other auction sites (or any
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| don't have playstation 2 in the title,
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| | internet site that allows you to sell
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| but it does prove that these
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| | items.)For example, many computer games
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| opportunities exist and are there waiting
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| | sell on eBay at prices below what their
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| to be found.It really is a just a matter
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| | used equivalents sell for on The secret
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| of common sense and simple maths; If a
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| | to success here is to place bids on lots
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| listing rarely gets displayed because the
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| | of items (once you've researched their
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| keywords in the title are misspelled then
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| | Amazon prices) you'll lose most but the
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| it simply isn't going to a lot of bids.
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| | few that you do win will make you a tidy
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| The fewer the number of bids, the lower
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| | profit.Books are another potential cross
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| the final price of the item is going to
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| | auction arbitrage opportunity between
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| be!So how do you use this information to
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| | eBay and Amazon.PositioningTo explain how
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| your advantage, and profit? Just search
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| | positioning works as an arbitrage
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| the listings for items with misspelled
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| | strategy you need to understand the
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| keywords in the title.An easy way to do
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| | mentality of buyers and sellers on
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| this is to use a free search engine
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| | eBay.When people are interested in either
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| designed to highlight these arbitrage
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| | buying or selling a particular item they
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| opportunities such as but you can just
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| | pretty much remain within their own
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| as easily search the listings yourself
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| | specific market. For example, if you were
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| for misspellings. is a free website that
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| | a collector of antiques you would browse
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| will generate misspellings for you based
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| | the "collectibles" categories looking for
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| on keywords you enter. For instance,
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| | items to buy and likewise if you were a
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| entering "playstation" gave me the
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| | seller of collectibles you would list
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| following misspellings;playstatiom,
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| | your items in the same category.But as a
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| playstation, praystatiom, paystation,
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| | seller there are other markets that are
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| plystation, plastation, playtation,
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| | potentially open to you that many people
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| playsation, playsttion, playstaion,
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| | just don't think of capitalising on.To
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| playstatin, pleighstatiom, preighstatiom,
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| | continue with the collectibles example,
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| pleighstation, pleighstaton,
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| | there are people out there who may be
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| preighstation, preighstaton,
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| | more interested in the specific subject
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| pleighstashon, preighstashon,
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| | matter of the item rather than its
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| pleighstashun, preighstashun,
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| | specific collectibility. Take old signs,
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| pleighstasion, preighstasion,
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| | aside from their potential value to a
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| praystasion, playstaton, playstashun,
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| | collector, these signs may be of a higher
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| playstashon, praystation, praystaton,
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| | value to someone looking for something
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| praystashun, praystashon, playstasion,
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| | nice to hang on their wall!All that is
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| pleighstachun, praystachun,
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| | missing is you in the middle buying the
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| preighstachun, playstachon,
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| | items as a collectible and re-listing as
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| pleighstachon, praystachon,
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| | an object of art!The secret here is to
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| preighstachon, playstachun, p1aystat1on,
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| | list the item in the more appropriate
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| playstat1on, playstatino, playstatoin,
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| | category using keywords and phrases that
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| playstaiton, playsttaion, playsattion,
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| | would appeal to your new market - not the
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| playtsation, plasytation, plyastation,
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| | current market.Favourite SearchesAlmost
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| palystation, lpaystation, playstatio,
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| | nobody on eBay uses the favourite
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| laystationok, some of these are going to
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| | searches feature, but for those of us
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| be way off the mark (pleighstashon for
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| | interested in finding arbitrage
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| example) but these will give you a good
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| | opportunities, it's a potential
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| place to start.You don't have to search
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| | goldmine.When you search eBay using
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| for each misspelling in turn, eBay allows
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| | keywords (the way most people search) and
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| you to use a sort of logical OR
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| | hit the search button you'll be presented
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| functionality in your searches by
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| | with a link at the top right of your
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| entering your keywords in parenthesis
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| | results labelled "add to favourite
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| separated by commas, for
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| | searches". When you click this link
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| example;(playstatiom, paystation,
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| | you'll be taken to the "add to my
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| plystation, plastation)The only
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| | favourite searches" page which allows you
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| limitation here is that you must limit
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| | to save this search for future use.Now
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| your entire search query to 300
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| | this is where it gets interesting - check
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| characters.Once you have found a
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| | the "email me daily" box and you'll get
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| potential arbitrage opportunity your
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| | an email from eBay highlighting potential
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| next step is to investigate the typical
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| | arbitrage opportunities as and when they
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| final selling price of equivalent but
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| | are listed - you don't even need to
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| correctly spelled items on eBay.To do
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| | search!ConclusionWe hope this article has
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| this you need to search the closed
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| | given you an insight into the many
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| auctions for the exact same item as your
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| | arbitrage opportunities that exist on
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| potential arbitrage opportunity. Simply
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| | eBay. For more free tips, ideas and
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| click "advanced search" from any screen,
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| | strategies for successful eBay selling,
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