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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 976559, member: 9270&quot;]You are correct, and I was aware of that. If place and time is not an issue I would use your method.</p><p>But my method has the advantage of providing a quick and reasonably accurate answer. Since I don&#039;t carry a calculator with me I have to have a method I can do in my head in &quot;away from home&quot; situations.</p><p>Also the two methods produce reasonably similar answers for <u>low</u> value items, particularly when you consider having to adjust the answers to whatever bidding increments the auction house has.</p><p>Of couse as the value of the item gets <u>larger</u>, my method results in a greater absolute error.</p><p>And since &quot;low&quot; and &quot;larger&quot; are subjective terms, people have to decide for themselves which method to use and when.</p><p>I&#039;ll have to play with some numbers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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