Sunday, July 18th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Question by marniii: Word Problem! please help!?
A store owner bought a machine that laminates cards. the machine cost 00. Each laminated item costs the owner $.50, but he charges the customers .00 per item. How many cards must be laminated and sold before the owner makes a profit from the machine?
Best answer:
Answer by Blaze
4.00 – .50 = 3.50 (the amount of profit he makes each time)
So
1000/3.50 = 285.71
So about 286 cards
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Thursday, July 8th, 2010 at 10:48 am
Question by Princess.Drama: Anyone want to buy a laminator? (ebay problem)?
Hey everyone!
So i bid on a laminator, it was only 99c (aud) so wat harm could be done? then i found out that there would be problems shipping to my area. I hav not been outbid and i have tried contacting the seller, but so far they have not removed my bid.
If there is anyone who would like to buy a laminator, please consider bidding on this one, as it would get me out of this mess.
Its so cheap anyway!!
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/A4-HOT-LAMINATOR-LAMINATING-MACHINE-SEALER-FREE-FILM_W0QQitemZ200300233804QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Business_Industrial_Office_Equipment?hash=item200300233804&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
any advice welcome too
THANX! 
haha thanks benji that sounds like a good idea, but wont i get in trouble with ebay for not paying the postage and handling?
and i am pretty sure that this doesnt cover the criteria for bid removal by ebay. You have to have-
1. bid the wrong amount by accident
2. the seller has changed the information about the object
or 3. you cannot contact the seller
???
ITS OK EVERYONE! i ended up retracting the bid under the option
“not being able to contact the seller”
Seeing as the seller never replied to my message, i felt this the best option!
Thankyou everyone for your help!
Best answer:
Answer by Benji!
Just pay the 99c and then that’s that. Problem solved. Someone working for the post office gets a free laminator!
Edit: Sensible option would be to listen to the guy below me, although it would result in a strike against your ebay account.
You could always pay for it, (including the postage) and have it sent to a relative which you could pick up next time you’re there? Or a place of work?
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