Acquiring Neofinetias Via EBay

[MattWoelfsen]

Thank you Hakumin, it is SO VERY GOOD, to read your opinion. Your erudite postings are missed!

The listings are now getting some bidding.

[Jayfar]

Originally Posted by Hakumin

Two of the names in that seller's listings don't match between the Kanji and Romanized names. The kanji for the Houzankyou listing actually says Amami Shima, and the Hakuhou-fukurin actually says Hakuou-fukurin. (There's also the misspelled Myoujou nishiki, but that one seems to be a simple typo)

While I'd chalk up the Hakuou/Hakuhou discrepancy to a typo, the problem is that the seller says that the name means "white phoenix" The kanji shown translates to "white emperor"

Looks like the seller has updated the Neofinetia falcata `Hakuhou-fukurin` 白皇覆輪 listing since your post:

On May-09-15 at 19:32:24 PDT, seller added the following information:
The correct kanji spelling is 白鳳覆輪

On May-09-15 at 19:34:43 PDT, seller added the following information:
Please, look the link below:

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I'll be bidding on 'Tsukasa-fukurin' 司覆輪 and Kouen 虹炎.

[MattWoelfsen]

Opps

[MattWoelfsen]

The Akebono and the Shirogane-botan are very attractive to me.

[MattWoelfsen]

Congratulations Jayfar. Such lovely plants!

[Jayfar]

Originally Posted by Jayfar

I'll be bidding on 'Tsukasa-fukurin' 司覆輪 and Kouen 虹炎.

Originally Posted by MattWoelfsen

Congratulations Jayfar. Such lovely plants!

Thanks! The last minute bidding was a little frantic on some of these plants, but using my strategy of go late and go big, I got both that I bid for. And being in near-instant gratification frame of mind, I upgraded the shipping to One-day Express.

Anyone else here participate in the auctions for this batch of Neos?

[MattWoelfsen]

I was going to bid on two plants, but I spaced out and was doing something else until it was too late. Have you noticed that when Seed Engei isn't auctioning plants and other vendors step in, the prices they get is astronomical?

[MattWoelfsen]

Is it me or has it been awhile since Seed Engei had any auctions? I notice there are now more BIN plants from Orchids Limited.

[Jayfar]

Originally Posted by MattWoelfsen

Is it me or has it been awhile since Seed Engei had any auctions? I notice there are now more BIN plants from Orchids Limited.

S E is at the Redland Show in FL this weekend. Maybe they'll have some after that.

[MattWoelfsen]

I guess when you are (literally) the sole proprietor it makes difficult to keep up with business on all fronts! I figured that was the case, thanks for the confirmation, Jayfar.

The Redlands show must be a super show to draw so many vendors down to Florida...I have been enjoying all of Naoki's pictures on Facebook.