Acquiring Neofinetias Via EBay

[Red Orchid]

Originally Posted by coffeecup

I'm gonna go with too much sun. Reducing the light exposure should bring it back to mostly normal with a few dapples here and there.

My Hokage has leaves like that it is doing just fine.

[MattWoelfsen]

Most of the time, if you loose an auction on a particular plant, you can go to another vendor and find an eBay listing for a similar plant, same variety. For example, up for auction tonight is a Suikaden from Seed Engei, no bid on it--but its early.



But if you get out bidded on Seed Engei's plant, you can bide your time and bid on another plant from "gongoraguy" who is auctioning a Suikaden, but this one has three growths. Remarkable because this plant is from Fishers, Indiana! Since I am also a Hoosier, I want to encourage you to seriously consider bidding on this plant, auction ends this Monday. You know, every business begins with one product and from there--the sky is the limit!!! Someday, Fishers, Indiana will join, Oceanside, California, Plymouth, Minnesota, Manchester, Michigan as a bastion of Neofinetia industry. (Sorry for the hyperbole.)

[MattWoelfsen]

Sorry Dries you have such hurdles getting Neofinetia. I think it's a mixed blessing you don't play the eBay auction game. I've been watching the bidding that ends tonight. There are fifteen plants up for bid. Nine have bids. Of the nine, four plants have multiple bids:

1. Kouyou*Yubae has 28 bids that started at $24.99 to $46.49
2. Shunkyuden has 16 bids that started at $24.99 to $46.00
3. Hoshiguruma has 32 bids that started at $18.99 to $59.00
4. Soubiryu has 9 bids that started at $19.99 to $26.00

All of these bids were between two people: 2***i (6) and C***1 (188). C***1 (188) is winning these four bids. 2***i (6) has also bid on two other plants, the Gojo-fukurin and the Shutennou--only one bidding and therefore winning. C***1 (188) has bid on the Oonamiseikai, and is the only bidder for this plant. If C***1 (188) prevails, that would be a nice haul albeit expensive night!

I'm living vicariously through other people's wallet!

[Jayfar]

Originally Posted by MattWoelfsen

I'm living vicariously through other people's wallet!

Sure you are. Looks like you managed to snag 3 or 4. Too bad the kabutomaru got away from you; I really like the shape of that one and should have bid on it. I wasn't paying close attention.

Neofinetia Falcata Solid Base Variety Japaneseorchid Kabutomaru

[MattWoelfsen]

Originally Posted by Jayfar

Sure you are. Looks like you managed to snag 3 or 4. Too bad the kabutomaru got away from you; I really like the shape of that one and should have bid on it. I wasn't paying close attention.

Neofinetia Falcata Solid Base Variety Japaneseorchid Kabutomaru

I lost that bid by 50¢! I thought I could pick up a nice looking plant cheaply. No one bid on it so I put up my bid 10 seconds before the deadline. I could have gone higher but ran out of time. I'm now limiting my bidding to around $30.00-35.00. I'm living vicariously through other bidders when they get involved in bidding a plant two times it's starting price--like those two bidders did tonight. I think I just revealed my strategy! There was only one plant i wanted--I did get that one plus, got a cheaper one to ride along with it. There were several nice looking plants that no one bid on.

Tomorrow the Minmaru-shima is up for auction. That will be entertaining to see if any one bids on it.

[Dagobell]

A reply to driess, I am an swedish neo collector. I have started with these plants thanks to a orchid collector in Sweden. He is active in an Swedish orchid forum named "orkideprat" www.neovitae.se he has the username Lassse. I have bougth 30 of him, he in turn have bougth from dr glenn so they have the names intakt. His collection are 50+ names strong and he shipsto Europe.

[Jayfar]

Originally Posted by Dagobell

A reply to driess, I am an swedish neo collector. I have started with these plants thanks to a orchid collector in Sweden. He is active in an Swedish orchid forum named "orkideprat" www.neovitae.se he has the username Lassse. I have bougth 30 of him, he in turn have bougth from dr glenn so they have the names intakt. His collection are 50+ names strong and he shipsto Europe.

Might that be www.neovita.com/orkideer? Neovitae.se seems to not exist as a domain.

[dries666]

U had some amazing luck finding such a neo grower there in Sweden then , unfortunatly I don't speak a word of swedish, so I am unable to read anything on the forum, and btw the link doesn't work. Is there any other way to contact him ? And do u maybe have a list of his neo's? (I know it's better for me not to know.... but my curiosity gets the better of me )

greetz,
Dries

[MattWoelfsen]

The link doesn't work. The link Jayfar provided does work and it is for another forum. I was excited that there was a source in the Eurozone that you could access Dries! Maybe that member can reply back and provide a more precise contact for this Neofinetia collector? It would be less of a hassle and expense to ship across the North Sea instead of the Atlantic Ocean.

[Dagobell]

Hi. Jayfar is rigth! Thats the webb-adress! Well being language disabeld is not an issue, english.works fine, we have many non- swedes as members. Post your e: mail an I post you his list.