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auction numbers.......why?

why do 99% of auctions have 10 digit id numbers but sometimes you come across the odd one that has 12.
eg...http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=122339&item=280000231848
WWSD
(what would Scooby Doo)

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  • milliejon
    milliejon Posts: 1,052 Forumite
    There was an announcement last week about this. Does this help?
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  • barmonkey
    barmonkey Posts: 7,158 Forumite
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    that will be it then

    ...thanx...
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  • Moglex
    Moglex Posts: 1,581 Forumite
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    Hmmm, 19 digits, eh?

    That's about half a million items for every man, woman and child on the planet.

    Fleabay must be expecting some expansion in their business!
  • Moglex
    Moglex Posts: 1,581 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    gizmoleeds wrote:
    Close but way off! 19 digits is the equivalent to one and a half billion items for every person in world. :eek:
    Woops - I switched to binary after dividing by 6*10^9 for the population :o
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