Have you ever wondered how identical items can fetch such widely differing prices on eBay? Or why some items fail to receive anybids at all?

Sometimes it is a matter of luck, or just timing - especiallyfor things which are pretty unique or where there are not many buyers.

Many commentators however suggest that it has much more to do with the quality of the item title. With thousands of itemslisted in each category the search box becomes the buyers bestfriend and that can in itself present opportunities.

All too often items are listed with spelling mistakes or typos and with millions of lots added to eBay daily this can providereal bargains for the determined eBay bargain hunter.

Buyers for instance may search for a "television" but would notfind the several auction lots where the seller listed the itemas "telivision" or "televisino". As a consequence the item willprobably fail to receive any interest and closes without a bid.

Of course the money saved by finding bargains could be offset ifyou have to spend many hours trawling through listings searchingfor misspellings. Now a clever piece of software aims to not only help you find all those misspelt bargains but does it in amatter of seconds! http://www.auctionspeller.com

With no software to download you simply enter the correctspelling and in many cases it returns misspelt bargainsinstantly. The cost of this useful (multi-country) tool willalso come as a pleasant surprise to bargain hunters - it'scompletely free!

Finding bargains this way should carry a health warning though -it is rather addictive! http://www.auctionspeller.com

Steve Durkin is a Director of Online Merchants Ltd which operates the Auction Lotwatch network of sites. Auction Lotwatch have been providing a selection of free auction tools and information to the online auction community for nearly five years. http://www.auctionlotwatch.com