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Originally Posted by IdahoOrchid
That is a POOR excuse. With the internet, it only takes a couple of minutes to find out information.
OR
Someone like you or me informs them and there is no change to the description on the auction. I have done that many times and only a very small percentage will make the effort to change it or at least expain why they cannot.
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I agree that insufficient knowledge for an item is a poor excuse of misinformation. It's not the case of 'ignorance to knowledge', but rather 'ignorance to lack of knowledge'. They should at least express the latter...
I know quite a bit about this seller, which I will not discuss. I will say that this seller is somewhat knowledgeable in the orchids he sells. There may also be things in question that he sells...
The auction for the
Paph. sanderianum shows a flower, deemed representative of a
Paph. sanderianum flower. I will assume it is his own picture in this instance. The flower is NOT one of
Paph. sanderianum, but rather a hybrid that perhaps has
Paph. philippinense for parentage, and maybe
Paph. sanderianum in it. The floral bracts of a true
Paph. sanderianum are either green with black striations, or purple with black striations. In either case, they are usually quite large.
The plant offered for auction looks questionable. The best way to distinguish a
Paph. sanderianum seedling and plant from other species is the long, strap leaves with internal veining (webbing). The seedling could be a true
Paph. sanderianum, but I would definitely question it because of the "flower example" and the overall look of the plant.
The plant is also nowhere near blooming size. There are still quite a few years until one would see an inflorescence.
I know I won't be bidding on this questionable plant...
-Pat
I got an intergeneric Wilsonaria something or other from a nursery once which was uber floppy and weak the moment I got it and it never did anything until I popped it into one of my fishtank terarriums. 
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