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

[Pekka Savolainen]

well;

1 gram = 0.0000218 quintal [Spanish] ;-

You can find a quite good converter from;

http://www.onlineconversion.com/weight_all.htm

best,

pekka s



David Freeman wrote:

> 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>
>>
>>> 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?
>>>
>>
>> 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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