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Bulbs => Bulbs Wanted => Topic started by: steveball1966 on March 02, 2011, 03:23:55 PM

Title: S.A bulbs
Post by: steveball1966 on March 02, 2011, 03:23:55 PM: I am looking for South African bulbs of any kind
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Post by: David Nicholson on March 02, 2011, 05:16:01 PM: Aren't we all? ;D
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Post by: ArnoldT on March 02, 2011, 05:40:08 PM: David, me to, me to!
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Post by: steveball1966 on March 02, 2011, 06:24:42 PM: Hi Guys this sellar sells them on ebay and I have purchased them before and they are brill I have just listed a CYRTANTHUS OBLIQUUS(fs) as I have 3
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Boophane-disticha-amaryllis-HUGE-bulb-F-S_W0QQitemZ230592579434QQcategoryZ42207QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DDLSL%252BSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDSIC%26otn%3D8%26pmod%3D230590534315%252B230590534315%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D7457050930182765061
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Post by: ArnoldT on March 02, 2011, 07:58:49 PM: "brill"?
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Post by: Maggi Young on March 02, 2011, 08:10:27 PM: Quote from: ArnoldT on March 02, 2011, 07:58:49 PM
"brill"?
brill= brilliant= super= excellent :D
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Post by: ArnoldT on March 02, 2011, 09:36:06 PM: Thank you
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Post by: steveball1966 on March 02, 2011, 10:24:20 PM: Do check out my listing as well they will be alot more over the next few weeks
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270713930501&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
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Post by: David Nicholson on March 02, 2011, 11:21:02 PM: Wouldn't touch Ebay with a very long barge pole ;D
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Post by: Darren on March 03, 2011, 10:40:21 AM: Me neither David - anyone selling only on there ain't going to get a sale from me.

Steve - I may be able to help you out eventually but I don't plan to repot this summer.
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Post by: Houseslippers on March 03, 2011, 05:38:14 PM: There are some very good orchid sellers on ebay - and some very bad - but the good outnumber the bad in my experience. I've had consistently great Paphiopedilums from orchidfactory, for instance. I've heard that koolplants (Pleiones) are ok too, by repute.

These sellers are set up for ebay - in my experience again, it's the occasional sellers that mess up.
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Post by: majallison on March 03, 2011, 09:25:31 PM: For South African bulbs, have you tried either Penrock or African Bulbs (Cameron McMaster), both based in South Africa
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Post by: Darren on March 04, 2011, 08:09:58 AM: My issue with e-bay has nothing to do with individual sellers, I simply do not like or trust the whole e-bay culture. I'm not really a technophobe either, simply not interested in complying with another intrusive registration process and having to remember yet another password.
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Post by: Ezeiza on March 04, 2011, 04:22:51 PM: If the Boophone bulb was sold through e Bay someone is selling wild collected bulbs. How much should be charged for a Boophone that size if it came from cultivation?
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Post by: steveball1966 on March 04, 2011, 10:52:38 PM: EBay is good if you want something that you cannot just go and buy from your local garden centre such has a boophone bulb how many UK garden centre stock these.Buyers are protected by paypal as I have found out when I accidental purchased a fake watch and I got my money back through paypal in 28 days I have found that most Sellers are genuine and helpful.