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Re: typos and ebay -- watch out!
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lugnet.loc.au
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Mon, 21 Oct 2002 02:00:42 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes:
> Given that the "." is next to the "," on most keyboards, I'm surprised I
> haven't made this error before. However, today, on ebay, I discovered what it
> means to type "10,50" instead of "10.50". Yep, I nearly bid "$10,500" for the
> item. I know I'd like to win it, but probably not at that price. That's comma
> is dynamite!
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> Kerry
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> --
> ============
> Kerry Raymond
> kerry@dstc.edu.au
> Proud to be LUGNET Member 599
> www.lugnet.com/people/members/?m=599
Personally I can never make that mistake because I use the numeric keypad
for entering the figure; there is no comma there so that errors like that
can't happen.
Having said that though, some areas in the world use the comma as a decimal
point, it would be interesting to see what happpens in those areas...
Just an idea for next time, Kerry
Bid well,
John Porter
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| Given that the "." is next to the "," on most keyboards, I'm surprised I haven't made this error before. However, today, on ebay, I discovered what it means to type "10,50" instead of "10.50". Yep, I nearly bid "$10,500" for the item. I know I'd (...) (22 years ago, 20-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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