C. triannae "The President" on ebay

[got ants]

Cattleya trianae 'The President' FCC/AOS Orchid Species - eBay (item 120677565477 end time Feb-04-11 11:19:45 PST)

Is this for real? I saw it at $400 yesterday and book marked it. NOW look at it! WOW!

And it hasn't even bloomed for the grower yet?

[got ants]

BTW, the one he sold last november, only sold for $280.

[Call_Me_Bob]

It doesnt even look that healthy in the pics!


You can call me Bob

[camille1585]

Yeah, it does look like a pitiful and not so healthy plant. Can't believe people would be willing to spend so much money on a plant, even a rare one! I don't think I've spent that much on anything, much less a plant. Hope the lucky winner can nurse this one back to health, or else he has some very expensive compost material!

[smweaver]

There are rattier looking plants than this one on EBay that sell for just as much, if not more. Every last entry for an orchid is inevitably listed as rare, when, in fact, the rare listings are those that do NOT use that word. And he's selling it for "financial reasons?" I would happily think of numerous financial reasons to sell a cattleya that looks like a cat chewed on it if someone were foolish enough to offer me $500 for it. If you want a decent C. trianaei, try Odoms Orchids or Chadwicks. Both sell mature, healthy plants (and named, clonal varieties at that) for far less.

[trdyl]

And lets not forget some people do not do there homework and see what other non-ebay businesses sell them for. 'The President' is one of the great old cultivars.

[Eyebabe]

Furthermore, if you are foolish enough to bid anything prior to the few hours before the auction ends, you drive the price WAY up for yourself!
The smartest bidders wait until the end and just put in the maximum amount of what they want to pay...period.
You win, you lose, whatever.
I have seen repetitively (for some vendors) shill bidding where someone known to the vendor comes in and bids up the price. You can tell because they have a low number of feedback indicating they win very little, their number of bids will be very high, and the percentage of their bidding will be exclusively with one seller.
Although you cannot see the full name of any of the bidders, some simple research will yield an answer.
I know one of the bidders in this auction...can't recall the actual name but their hidden ebay name is always the same...is a nice collector in California.
He outbid me on a number of plants about a year ago and I did some reverse detective work
I don't know who the other guy/gal is....but I can tell you this:
I would bet if you really really wanted an original piece of 'The President' you could find one for less than what the bidding is up to now.


PS...and the best part is that if it virus tests positive, they only guarantee the opening bid price for a return/refund...if I read it correctly

[Zoi2]

Originally Posted by Eyebabe

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PS...and the best part is that if it virus tests positive, they only guarantee the opening bid price for a return/refund...if I read it correctly

Looks like 50 bucks! Oh brother, more fools and their money .
Joann

[Daethen]

I'm sorry, but $1200!!!! That's just nuts.

[got ants]

Originally Posted by trdyl

And lets not forget some people do not do there homework and see what other non-ebay businesses sell them for. 'The President' is one of the great old cultivars.

Santa Barbara has it listed...

Cattleya trianaei 'The President', FCC/AOS - Prices start at: $100.00