$10,000.00 Orchid on EBay

[DebsC]

Just in case anyone here is interested, it's a species catt. Cattleya warscewiczii 'Firmin Lambeau' FCC/RHS.

Have I bid yet? Well....no....I'm waiting til the last second to put my bid in!!!

Seriously, I wish I had it!! But, I don't look to add it to my collection any time this century.

[Jadeco]

Really? I searched for it out of curiosity and couldn't find it. Could you link it up for us?

I did see a bunch in the high $1,000-2000s, though.

[DebsC]

Here's a link to the page. There's some interesting reading there, too, for those that enjoy that sort of thing, which I do!!!

$10,000 Cattleya species - eBay (item 200240865927 end time Jul-28-08 14:16:52 PDT)

[isurus79]

Wow, that is hilarious! I wouldnt pay $30 for that scrawny little thing! It has never even bloomed either. How do the sellers even know what the flower will look like?? I gotta say, who ever pays for that thing deserves to get ripped off. A fool and his money are soon parted and this plant is no exception!

[smweaver]

I agree. If I only had two of these plants, I could pay off my Honda today--and still have a little money left over for a pizza. :-) While I think you can find some decent plants on EBay, I'm always amazed to see certain species listed for outrageous prices. Cattleya walkeriana is one--and the condition of many of the ones listed for crazy prices look like they've been grown very poorly. That unflowered C. warscewiczii does look a bit ratty. Hopefully whoever decides to blow their money on it won't brag too much to anyone about what they spent.

[cb977]

Maybe it's "on sale" now...I see the Buy It Now price at a mere $5000.00

[tuvoc]

At least the shipping is reasonable.

Kim

[cb977]

[Paul]

I can't believe you folks aren't just jumping at the chance to own that!?!

Btw, I have an air guitar rumored to once have been owned by Jimmy Hendrix. You can own it for just $5000

[Phantasm]

This plant is actually a very famous orchid and quite valuable. The price is ridiculous for such a small scrap of a plant.