Re: Aluminum Sphere for sale

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Original poster: Mddeming@xxxxxxx 

Hi Gary, All,

Based on your description, you are not selling spheres - you are 
selling ellipsoidal toploads. IMO, accurate descriptions enhance the 
chances of selling items. While I am pretty sure this is just sloppy 
use of terminology, some folks are reluctant to buy from someone who 
appears not to know what they're really selling.

Sphere: a 3-dimensional object bounded by a surface consisting of all 
points at a given distance from its center. All plane sections are circles.

Ellipsoid: a 3-dimensional object generated by rotating an ellipse 
about its major or minor axis. All plane sections are ellipses.

Hope this helps,

Matt D.


In a message dated 3/16/06 6:48:08 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
Original poster: gary350@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

I am cleaning shop.  I have about half a dozen aluminum spheres 14"
diameter by 17" tall.  If anybody wants one I will take $15.00 each
plus postage.

I also have other size spheres some are 20" diameter and some larger.

They are all spun aluminum you can see a pic at ebay auction 6039466550.

I sold a few on ebay.  Ebay is too slow selling 1 at a time will take
months to clean out my shop.

If someone would like to have them all I will make you a good price
it will same me a lot of work packaging each one by one in boxes.

Gary Weaver