Acquiring Neofinetias Via EBay

[Red Orchid]

Originally Posted by MattWoelfsen

Ginger, here is a description from eBay:

"HOKAGE is very special variety in all tiger stripe and have white, yellow and scarlet variegation on their foliage. This feature was very new to the Fukiran world so it had sold in very high price around the time they are introduced to the society at the first time. Scarlet variegation is not just about it. They also produce wonderful ruby roots in spring. This is one of my favorite variety because of the intersting features and the beauty of mixed color that they produce. Now, it is getting reasonable because of the reproduction from seedling but you will definitely will enjoy their beautiful scarlet variegation that changes every year and show us different face."

You always come through for me Matt. Are those dark leaves considered to be scarlet? I have so much to learn. My daughter is here to help me out with my back surgery. Anyway she counted 42 Neos and called me obsessed...smile...so true and it is wonderful.

[MattWoelfsen]

Yes, your Hokage has "scarlet" leaves, Ginger. I guess that is a relative term. Forty-two Neofinetia? Wow, you are barely obsessed! I think you need to have over 100 Neofinetia before you can be considered "obsessed" LOL!

[Pilot]

Jay is providing a public service. Lol.

I know most on here like to collect different varieties which is great. I seem to have more specific tastes and those are bean leaf and tigers. And so instead of growing my collection in variety i tend to grow mine with adding fans to ones I already have. This is probably cheating but I have bought several fine examples of setsuzen, a tiger stripe, and now have a very nice group of plants. Now, if I could get them all away from the threat of rot I'll be very very happy. It seems I'm winning the war on that front at least but I must ask you all to knock on wood as you read this!

My next goal is to replace my kinrokaku which I got from NWO when Dr Glenn was in Denver visiting. It was a gorgeous plant but I fear it'll be thrown out due to infection. It came healthy of course but got sick from a bad plant that was brought in. I may yet save it but I won't risk getting others sick with it either.


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[MattWoelfsen]

I just noticed that Jayfar. I was wondering if there was going to be a bidder for this plant. I actually met this plant, even took its picture back in the halcyon days of late summer. I could not afford it then either. Whomever this person is, I hope they enjoy this plant and the others s/he has won these past three months.

[Jayfar]

Originally Posted by Jayfar

I see New World has a bid for their Fuukiden (Tuesday), which had a starting price of 795. Appears to be the same bidder who was along for most of the price run-up in Ginger's Fuji Nishiki last month. That same person also won the Kishu Ryokufu from NWO today for the starting price of 80 (that was the plant that had earlier been bid much higher, 187.50, until the other bidder cancelled).

As I mentioned previously, I'll probably bid late on the Suikaden (Tuesday), to replace the one the mouse nibbled on.

Originally Posted by MattWoelfsen

I just noticed that Jayfar. I was wondering if there was going to be a bidder for this plant. I actually met this plant, even took its picture back in the halcyon days of late summer. I could not afford it then either. Whomever this person is, I hope they enjoy this plant and the others s/he has won these past three months.

And I see the Fuukiden went to the first of two bidders for 815. Surprisingly that was the only plant of the 4 listed that got any bids.

I was distracted by an emergency major project* yesterday and didn't get get around to bidding on the Suikaden.

*Frozen hot and cold water pipes in my third floor apartment - bah! Took me all day to unfreeze them. The ultimate solution involved hooking a hose and funnel to the shower pipe and pouring boiling water with almost a whole container of salt down the pipe. Apparently the pipes to the shower are the ones all my other pipes branch off from; the pipes up to the shower run close to an exterior wall in a courtyard that is never lit by the sun. Lesson learned: when forecast calls for temps dropping below 20, leave water running at a trickle through the night.

Landlord had contacted 2 plumbers and both said that, other than waiting for a thaw, the only quick fix would involve breaking through the walls in the 2 downstairs apartments.

[MattWoelfsen]

At last, the wait is over Seed Engei is shipping me plants! I hope they come no earlier than this Friday, since it will get up to 33*F by Friday--a veritable heat wave!

[Jayfar]

Originally Posted by MattWoelfsen

At last, the wait is over Seed Engei is shipping me plants! I hope they come no earlier than this Friday, since it will get up to 33*F by Friday--a veritable heat wave!

My 2 (Junihitoe bean leaf and Enkai glossy leaf) shipped today too and usually arrive in 2 days, so Wednesday afternoon most likely. At least it will be in the 20s that day. Tuesday we expect high around 12 with wind gusts to 40 mph. Single digit lows for tonight and tomorrow night.

I probably should have paid extra for heat packs, but I'm sure they'll hold up okay without.

UGH!!!! Your Fort Wayne current conditions:

Fort Wayne, Indiana (PWS)
Updated: 3 sec ago
Blowing Snow
-13.8 °F
Windchill: -36 °F
Humidity: 62%

[Jayfar]

Originally Posted by Jayfar

My 2 (Junihitoe bean leaf and Enkai glossy leaf) shipped today too and usually arrive in 2 days, so Wednesday afternoon most likely. At least it will be in the 20s that day. Tuesday we expect high around 12 with wind gusts to 40 mph. Single digit lows for tonight and tomorrow night.

I probably should have paid extra for heat packs, but I'm sure they'll hold up okay without.

BAH!!!!

Expected Delivery Date: January 8, 2014
Product & Tracking Information
Postal Product:
Priority Mail 2-Day™
Features:
$50 insurance included
USPS Tracking™
DATE & TIME
STATUS OF ITEM
LOCATION
January 8, 2014 , 5:21 pm Notice Left
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19146
January 8, 2014 , 9:06 am Out for Delivery
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19146

To the USPS carrier, let me say this about that: LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE! I was home and awake; the door buzzer was not buzzed and no notice was left. I did see a USPS truck go past without stopping and then stop on the next block at around the time they claimed to have left a notice.

Ironically, I almost crossed paths with the regular USPS package carrier this morning. When I came out of the supermarket up the street, I saw him in his truck pulling out from the street in front the store. No, I didn't miss delivery while I was at the store; my gf was home at the time and there was no delivery attempt then either.

I've filled out the web form for redelivery, so I'll hopefully receive my dead plants tomorrow to give them a proper burial (and/or to put in a claim for the $50 insured value). Outside temps were in low 20s all day.

Redelivering on
01/09/2014

Redelivering items of mail type
Perishable Item

Request contains items with the following services
Delivery Confirmation

Additional Information
No notice was left, despite tracking indication that it was. I was home and can guarantee that carrier DID NOT ATTEMPT DELIVERY. Saw USPS truck drive by without stopping at around the time notice was claimed to have been left. Perishable live plants.

[MattWoelfsen]

Tell me about it! I had to use vacation day to stay home. Allen County (Fort Wayne) declared a state of emergency, only emergency and police personnel allowed on the streets. Other motorist will be stopped and ticketed. So I stayed home and watched Rachel Ray, Kelly and Michael, Dr Os, how do these shows stay on the air? Ended up watching a lot of Netflix.

The cold weather is on its way to you--7*F predicted for Philly tomorrow,

I ordered heat packs, just in case.

[Call_Me_Bob]

Yay for -18* weather tomorrow! All the local schools are cancelling school tomorrow. Canada is most definitely laughing at us. It's ridiculous.