Re:Show HN: XKCD-inspired StackSort
by rmc on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @06:31AM
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I'd have thought that eBay would have improved their search algorithm to take into account misspellings like that by now...
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They have no reason to. The initial (mis-spelled) sale will net them their expected revenue, and by allowing people to flip goods at a profit they are now also sharing a piece of the (regurgitated?) cake. Same item, double the income... and at what price? Developer hours? Not at all!