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Maggi Young

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Re: The ebay season begins.......
« Reply #30 on: December 23, 2008, 04:27:44 PM »
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John  (wearing a t-shirt, sitting in an internet cafe, drinking a beer, in Madeira).



Happy holiday, John!!  :-*
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Re: The ebay season begins.......
« Reply #31 on: December 23, 2008, 04:31:16 PM »
Mmmmm not a very bad situation to be in John...
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Have lots of fun !!!
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Re: The ebay season begins.......
« Reply #32 on: December 23, 2008, 04:47:45 PM »
Are you staying away for Christmas or coming home?

This is how they should be and as I've lost all my Colesbourne photos I cant show you how variable it is.
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Re: The ebay season begins.......
« Reply #33 on: December 23, 2008, 04:56:54 PM »
Available now on Ebay
Faringdon Double
Three Ships
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Re: The ebay season begins.......
« Reply #34 on: December 23, 2008, 06:51:09 PM »
John Finch,

You lucky dog!!!

Have a great time, take lots of photographs, continue on the regular beer diet and tell us all about it on your return.

Any snowdrops?

Paddy
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Re: The ebay season begins.......
« Reply #35 on: December 23, 2008, 06:55:45 PM »
I have a nice Scilla Madeirensis throwing up a flower spike in the alpine house. Pic to follow if it actually produces.
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Re: The ebay season begins.......
« Reply #36 on: December 28, 2008, 01:40:15 PM »
plicatus 'Wendy's Gold' and 'Trym' and nivalis 'Blewbury Tart and 'Sandhill Gate are on Ebay with high starting prices. Someone is making sure his/her bulbs dont sell too cheaply
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Re: The ebay season begins.......
« Reply #37 on: December 28, 2008, 02:09:23 PM »
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plicatus 'Wendy's Gold' and 'Trym' and nivalis 'Blewbury Tart and 'Sandhill Gate are on Ebay with high starting prices. Someone is making sure his/her bulbs dont sell too cheaply

Not only that, they are not even flowering size for this year!  Still I am sure they will do a roaring trade :-X
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Re: The ebay season begins.......
« Reply #38 on: December 28, 2008, 03:33:48 PM »
Brian I didnt notice. They must be small bulbs.
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Re: The ebay season begins.......
« Reply #39 on: December 28, 2008, 03:44:14 PM »
it`s a Hollander selling those....

 :-[ such high prices,I`m ashamed
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Re: The ebay season begins.......
« Reply #40 on: December 28, 2008, 03:46:57 PM »
Loes, even more so for a bulb that is not guaranteed to flower. I hope no-one from the forum will be tempted
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Re: The ebay season begins.......
« Reply #41 on: December 28, 2008, 03:58:28 PM »
I must do the odd thing right,a couple of years ago I got a couple of Wendys Gold for a bit of asarum.Now I have several it seems to multiply up easily.

 Sometimes perhaps its better not to know the value.
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Re: The ebay season begins.......
« Reply #42 on: December 28, 2008, 04:08:28 PM »
What planet is this person on? The starting prices are ridiculous and for bulbs that will not flower this year. At least they are honest but I can't see how they can expect to sell at these prices. Such a pity as I would love to own Sandhill Gate but not at these prices for an immature bulb.
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Re: The ebay season begins.......
« Reply #43 on: December 28, 2008, 04:09:37 PM »
it`s a Hollander selling those....

 :-[ such high prices,I`m ashamed


 Well, everyone has a bills to pay and a family to feed.... business is business.... no-one  NEED pay the price  ::)
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Re: The ebay season begins.......
« Reply #44 on: December 28, 2008, 07:32:39 PM »
I am rather surprised when the seller says 'Trym' is in flower now. :o Mine is not visible above the ground yet.
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