[meteorite-list] Decimal point vs. comma in numbers

[David Freeman]

Dear List;
I need to make point clear...99 percent of my BUYING PUBLIC are located 
in the US of A.  Those fraudulent spamers and non buying surfers that 
waste time are normally from foreign countries.  So to discourage those 
that are not really purchasing, I put my descriptions in numerical form 
that my buyers can readily recognize.  Yes, I realize that science is in 
decimals and grams but again, those that are my predominant source of my 
income really appreciate my putting inches in inches so they can know 
what in heck they are looking at.  I have never had any complaints from 
anyone over my choice of inches, feet, ounces and pounds and have over 
600 auctions with 100% feed back.  So, my buying public is very happy 
and many many are repeat customers.  For those that are piddling around 
my auctions and want decimals and grams (I do weigh my meteorites and 
fulgerites in grams as that is the industry standard) I do answer 
questions.   When I drove my camaro car, I did not use KPH, when I ride 
my 4 wheeler, I do not search for a mm wrench but use a crescent 
wrench.....so why  do we mess with metric when I am not in a metric 
oriented ...or orientated market?
Sincerely and from Wyoming (heart of red country, jesus land) where we 
measure in inches and miles and  barrels of oil, and cubic feet of gas, 
and  tons of ore, and pounds of beef, where's the beef?
Dave F.

Meteoryt.net wrote:

>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "David Freeman" <dfreeman at fascination.com>
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>>When I write my auctions, anything in parts less than a whole as in
>>inches and in grams and in ounces;  I use a fraction written out so no
>>one that knows less can not mistake my intent...1/2, 1/4, 1/3, 3/4
>>inches, ounces, grams....saves that uncomfortable circumstance for those
>>who can't figure out the . from the ,   ok?
>>
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>Heh I dont want start complain about auctions where weigh is in pounds or
>dimmensions in inches when seller sell item worldwide.
>How this will look, if I will start writing my auction description in polish
>language on US ebay ?
>:-)))
>Yes this should be funny for a moment.
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