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patriotvoice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-08-04 08:28 PM
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Capitalizing on moran stupidity
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Millions of people are buying and selling items on the Internet, but some do it better than others.

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For example, she got her engagement ring at one-fifth the appraisal price.

She has saved hundreds of dollars by capitalizing on others mistakes.

"Something like 'amethyst' is so frequently misspelled," Shaffer said.

She knows the lesson we all learned in school, it pays to spell correctly. But, in her case, it pays to find bad spelling, Budman said.

"Yes, (finding items misspelled) gives you an advantage, because most people won't ever see that item in their search," she said.

http://www.nbc11.com/technology/3278126/detail.html
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