Because it's an irrelevant question to the post or the rest of the discussion? The answer matters not.

But the OP sentence is like a sudoku. 2 3/8 is ambiguous. It could be 2 pipes or a measurement. If you read all the way to the end you see that he bought 6 pipes so it must be a measurement.

This would be a great test for an AI language comprehension system though. Perhaps you are an AI?

yes, but 2 at $26 before price went crazy means each at $13. new shipment comes in, they are now $22 each. For 6 pipes at old price, that's potentially $78 vs $132 at new price.

So the numbers actually do matter. As I stated in another reply, I'm just not a fan of fractions especially in written sentences.

Edit: Or if it was actually $26 per 2.375" pipe and the new prices after craziness was only $22 causing the reaction to go in the other direction.

Yeah sorry about the weird fractions. I've been doing a lot of building/wood working and being lazy at the computer. Both prices were PER PIPE.

It was more expensive PER PIPE for the 2.375" pipe BEFORE and it is cheaper now. So I don't fully understand why, if there's a shortage, they wanted to price it lower. :shrug: I'm happy I got some at all.

2.375" Outside dimension. Plumbers use inside dimension, this would probably be a 2" pipe for them. This is an outdoor fencing application and this place refers to it's outside dimension because there are other vendors that make attachments that work on the outside of the pipe. Galv. steel pipe.

I actually understand the difference between tube and pipe measurments. I've just never been a fan of fractions in written sentences as it can lead to confusion. Really, just never been a fan of fractions. Not blaming you for US standards of measurment.

In plumbing, you find a 2" pipe and a 2" elbow. I would have assumed it translated the same in fencing so that a 2" post has a matching 2" fitting. It doesn't matter if 2" represents ID or OD, but within the same industry I would assume all measurements were applied the same.

He said: "I only needed 6"

I'm starting to feel like I'm the AI and I have a terrible GAN.

English is fun!!! What sounds clear to one person can be confusing to another.

Were you implying surprise that the $22 price was lower than they were before the recent craziness or that the price was nearly double the original price. That's what I was attempting to get to in my original question. I didn't get ask explicitly, as I was hoping to get there on my own. However, my simple asking of a question to help me understand caused other readers to suggest I was wandering too far from subject. Pfft to them anyways.