This search tool for Ebay is sooo cool! I have been messin' around and playin' with it all morning. It's just too much fun. It's called Fat Fingers and it's a search engine that helps you find your favorite brands by a huge list of typos that would normally take you all day to search. These typos have less traffic and very few, if any, bids so you can get your hands on the coolest brands for next to nothing. Here are some examples:
Dinsey Pooh Baby Monitor Picture Frame with 2 receivers $0.99
LOUIS VITTON RAZOR $50.00
GUCC Poochie Black Velour Hooded Shirt Pet Dog Apparel $15.99
Ralp Lauren Baby Girl's Black Leather Crib Shoes $22.99
MINT MIB BARBIE APRIL & MAY TAURUS FREE +BONUS BARIE $3.99
*FYI - You gotta try this one!
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Typosquatting
- Opportunity for search engines leveraging typos in user searches, directing traffic and monetizing in underutilized spaces.
- E-commerce Search and Discovery
- Opportunity to leverage AI/ML technologies for search and discovery, improving customer experience and aiding in sales.
- Curation and Resale Marketplaces
- Opportunity to create curated marketplaces based on interesting finds, or to leverage existing curation marketplaces for resale of unexpected finds.
Industries Being Reshaped
- E-commerce
- Opportunity for e-commerce platform providers (such as eBay) to develop additional AI/ML-based functionality to optimize product discovery.
- Search Engines
- Opportunity for search engine providers (such as Google) to leverage typos in user searches for targeted advertising and sponsored product placement.
- Curation and Resale Marketplaces
- Opportunity for companies to develop curation-based marketplaces for resale of unexpected items, or to partner with existing curation marketplaces to offer unique product offerings.
