Rob,

I often check E-bay for orchids but have never bought any. Sometimes it's
great entertainment.

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Rare Oncidium ....Smells Like Chocolate....Buy it now....Once in lifetime
chance....you will be the only one on your block to have one....Awarded
plant!!!!

Oh...another Sharry Baby

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Stunning....Rare.....Unusual.....Exciting.....Best Round
flower....Fragrant....rare species...

Oh.....Phal violacea

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Tonight there are 315 hits on orchid plants on E-bay!


I hate what some people will do on E-bay to mislead and cheat people. Mark
something "Rare" and they flock to your auction.

Some people mark sell the plants with a high reserve (meaning the minimum
price they will accept) and then tack on a big shipping charge. I haven't
seen anything that I would consider a good price.

They show a beautiful picture of the plant in bloom and then when you scroll
down you find out that the actual plant you are bidding on is a couple years
away from blooming.

So now you are buying an out of bloom plant from some bozo who you will
never see in two or three years when it finally blooms....so that Paph
One-of-a-Kind "WOO WOO" FCC/AOS turns out to be a Paph Home Depot "Clearance
Shelf" ....now try to get your money back.

Another thing I hate is when they set the beginning price at $20.00 but you
can "Buy-it-now" for $22.00. Duh? Who would even bid and try to save $2 if
they really are serious about the plant. Then pay $10 shipping for a single
plant.

The sad thing is that there are some good people out there selling good
plants on E-bay but they are lost in the mess of the other stuff thats out
there. Overall I prefer finding a reputable dealer and just ordering from
the internet or going to the greenhouse and picking out plants to take home.

I think the bottom line is buyer beware!

Good Growing,
Gene