eBay offers

[RichardW]

Someone is optimistically trying to sell 100 nivalis for the bargain sum of £300.00

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-Snowdrop-Bulbs-activley-growing-in-the-Green-Galanthus-Nivalis-Free-UK-/291365455771?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item43d6bc079b

They are very generously including postage though

Don't be fooled by other sellers! I better get digging.

[jamouatt]

Chas this is her reply:

New message from: anitasrarecollections (1)
Hello yes I remove faded flowers before posting for the sake of bulb recovery and also for posting purposes as often the scape is to high for the box and will break of anyway
Anita

and so far she has not put my question to her and her explanation on the ebay advert.

John(M)

[emma T]

Mmmm I don't by that answer .....

[chasw]

Me neither,and unfortunately the buyer will not be able to do anything about it next year when it flowers

[mark smyth]

is this the yellow woronowii?

[emma T]

Funny how plenty of other people manage to post a snowdrop in the green without breaking the scape .....how small a box are these plants being crammed into ?

[mark smyth]

very true

[RichardW]

Ridiculous, no reason to remove the flower, unless you are trying to hide something....

[jamouatt]

Does not look like Elizabeth Harrison to my eyes.

I see the second snowdrop she sold, Elizabeth Harrison, got a poor feedback report too.

She claims by exchange of emails with me that she has sold many snowdrops on Ebay though she only joined I notice a few weeks back.

Photo of my Elizabeth Harrison.

John(M)

[Tim Harberd]

Hi John,
   I wouldn’t doubt it!
   It’s entirely possible that he/she has sold loads of (((high value))) snowdrops on eBay!
   Just not using that particular name!!!!!!!!

Tim DH

[Blonde Ingrid]

Hi John,
   I wouldn’t doubt it!
   It’s entirely possible that he/she has sold loads of (((high value))) snowdrops on eBay!
   Just not using that particular name!!!!!!!!
Tim DH

From the usual source, it is worth noting that 'anitasrarecollections' is the second ID this user has registered on Ebay, her history shows that another ID 'fiat.anit' was created and ended on the same day 15th January, also the same day that 'anitasrarecollections' came into existence!

No web history for either ID!

[Alan_b]

Trouble is, we're just preaching to the converted here.  We regular contributors know that selling a bulb out of flower is the usual means by which those hoping to commit fraud by selling fake snowdrops on eBay operate.  Removing the flower on a pretext is even worse than that.  But unless the buyer chances upon this thread they will be none the wiser until it is too late to take action.