We started e baying different stuff available locally and one orchid
that didn't sell. There's a lot more that goes into it than meets the
eye at first glance. The listing charge, final value fee, Paypal fees,
packaging and shipping. The value of an e bay store v cost of
individual listing, etc.
The break points for product acquisition (price break for quantity and
cost of shipping to your location). You said 1000 plants per flask
order on your end. (Don't anser, comes under the heading of NUNYA)
That could be 10 flasks @100 or 50 flasks @ 20. You know the flask
style, your cost, condition, and have a pretty good idea of the shelf
life of the flask before it breaks down and has to be potted out. Do
you have enough time to sell before the expiration date? Do you take a
chance and sell at auction or for a fixed price with a margin for your
time?
I"m trying to grow from flask. Stupid me, but I've received deflasked,
jumbled, overgrown, small plants, as well as really premier quality and
condition. The first 3 have to be dealt with immediately, the small
plants might be held for a while, recipients option. The last gives
the best results for survival obviously. Now I'm suspicious of the out
of flask or overgrown. It's bad enough that the estimated mortality is
25% without adding the extra handling 4 days apart for the deflasked
(one order deflasked was very nice) or plants that are already
deteriorating in flask. Jumbling is outside the control and a chance
you take. Heck, even you take that chance unless you can pick up your
order and drive them yourself.
Then there's the hype. In your case the uniqueness and objective of
the cross. Are the parent plants awarded, were they clones, blah blah?
Can you provide an off site link of the photos to minimize the price
of the ad? Do you have photos of the parent plants and blooms, pod
development, maybe a photo of the lab? You are selling dreams in
addition to orchids. You know the hype, limited availability, every
plant will have a different bloom, etc.
Here I am back in the fray.
Nancy
Susan Erickson wrote:
On Sun, 5 Nov 2006 17:19:05 -0500, "Kenni Judd"
wrote:
All of which begs the question of, what's a hobbyist to do with 1000 of a
particular clone or cross? That's a lot of plants for me to handle ...
Kenni
So they see if they can e-bay a
flask or two, double their expected ability to handle plants and pitch
the rest. Cost of doing business is sometimes the unsellable gets
tossed even if you paid for it.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/orchids