Doing the math...

....something just doesn't add up in this auction. What am I missing?

http://cgi.ebay.com/us-coins-washing...temZ8427250211

Amistad
'maybe the "new math" that needs to be used here'

Amistad wrote:
...something just doesn't add up in this auction. What am I missing?

http://cgi.ebay.com/us-coins-washing...temZ8427250211

Ah, the math is simple. He figured that there were 125 quarters in
$31.95. But 25 cents is a quarter and there are 4 quarters in a dollar.
So there are 104 quarters in $31.95. And there you have the solution,
no matter how wrong it is :-D

Now the big question is: who would pay more than face value for 1970's
quarters?

Anita

wrote in message
ups.com...


Now the big question is: who would pay more than face value for 1970's
quarters?

Anita


Someone in Australia?

--
Jeff R.
(someone in Australia)

"Jeff R" wrote in message
...

wrote in message
ups.com...


Now the big question is: who would pay more than face value for 1970's
quarters?

Anita


Someone in Australia?

--
Jeff R.
(someone in Australia)

A lot of people would pay more than face value for a nice MS64 even. Hard to
find in a high grade for sure. But that pile is more than likely all AU's
since clad coins don't take too kindly to sliding up against each other in a
big pile like that.

On Thu, 01 Jun 2006 23:54:53 GMT, "bri" wrote:


A lot of people would pay more than face value for a nice MS64 even. Hard to
find in a high grade for sure. But that pile is more than likely all AU's
since clad coins don't take too kindly to sliding up against each other in a
big pile like that.


What makes you think that there would be Unc's or AU's in the lot?
These look to be circulated coins, probably grading from F to XF at
best.


Reclining Buddha

The Original Couch Potato!

wrote in message
ups.com...

Amistad wrote:
...something just doesn't add up in this auction. What am I missing?


http://cgi.ebay.com/us-coins-washing...temZ8427250211

Ah, the math is simple. He figured that there were 125 quarters in
$31.95. But 25 cents is a quarter and there are 4 quarters in a dollar.
So there are 104 quarters in $31.95. And there you have the solution,
no matter how wrong it is :-D

Now the big question is: who would pay more than face value for 1970's
quarters?

Anita

Actually, there are 125 quarters in $31.25. How would you get $0.95 when
adding quarters? Where'd you get your math degree, Anita? LOL!

125 X $0.25 = $31.25
104 X $0.25 = $26.00

Now, the error comes in his description. He claims 125 quarters in his
title, but 104 quarters in his description. Now, I counted ALL the quarters
in his picture and there are 83 quarters. (LOL!!)

Jonathan_ATC

Jonathan_ATC wrote:
Now, the error comes in his description. He claims 125 quarters in his
title, but 104 quarters in his description. Now, I counted ALL the quarters
in his picture and there are 83 quarters. (LOL!!)

I sent him a question asking which was right: 104 coins or $31.25. His
entire answer was "$31.25 thank you". However, even though the auction
has no bids, he has not yet updated the description.

--
Jim Seymour

Jonathan_ATC wrote:
wrote in message
....
Ah, the math is simple. He figured that there were 125 quarters in
$31.95. But 25 cents is a quarter and there are 4 quarters in a dollar.
So there are 104 quarters in $31.95. And there you have the solution,
no matter how wrong it is :-D
....

Actually, there are 125 quarters in $31.25. How would you get $0.95 when
adding quarters? Where'd you get your math degree, Anita? LOL!...

Apparently the same place you got your reading degree :-D The rest was
just eBay math.

Anita

wrote in message
oups.com...

Jonathan_ATC wrote:
wrote in message
...
Ah, the math is simple. He figured that there were 125 quarters in
$31.95. But 25 cents is a quarter and there are 4 quarters in a
dollar.
So there are 104 quarters in $31.95. And there you have the solution,
no matter how wrong it is :-D
...

Actually, there are 125 quarters in $31.25. How would you get $0.95
when
adding quarters? Where'd you get your math degree, Anita? LOL!...

Apparently the same place you got your reading degree :-D The rest was
just eBay math.

Anita

I don't get it. No, really, I don't. I know what I read. What I read was
wrong. Or was I wrong at reading? (o)(o) (Big eyes, not anything more.)

Jonathan_ATC