New eBay seller: orchid_master - Page 2 - Orchid Board

quiltergal · #11 08-23-2007, 02:52 AM

I hope everyone here who has had sketchy dealings with this guy left negative feedback. I would also encourage you to email ebay safe harbor and tell them what you suspect. So often these jack a$$es just open a new email account and start a new ebay username when they're feedback gets too bad. If safe harbor can nip it in the bud so much the better. I've bought and sold on ebay for years. Too bad everyone can't be honest. (Now where's that grilled cheese sandwich with the image of the blessed virgin I was going to list???)

Candice you might email safe harbor as well and ask them if there is anything you can do to rescind your bid.

caseydoll · #12 08-23-2007, 05:18 AM

Candice, I think a lot of the problems wiith his plants is his shiipping methods. He sends them bare root with nothing but a plastic bag around the roots. They are actually dried out before shipping according to his store site. The 2 for 1 phals that I bought arrived fine but I babied the heck out of them. They had healthy roots but I put them in sphag n bag for awhile to plump them up. My other complaint was that the 2 for 1 deals suck because the plant you get is the tiniest seedling! If you bought plants in spike they will probably be a nice size (i imagine). I've never seen a complaint on the size of the spiking plants. And you live close to where he ships from so maybe you will get it quick enough for anything bad to happen. So don't worry yet, things may turn out just fine. My experince wasn't horrible but I wouldn't buy from him again.

If possible be standing next to the mailbox everyday until they arrive so they don't sit out in the heat and dry out further.

Candice · #13 08-23-2007, 07:17 AM

Wonderful.....thanks everyone for the encouragement...yes I know "if it sounds too good to be true, than it really isn't"
How is it that every bad situation you should just remind yourself of what your mother would do or say, and when you don't like I did with this ebay thing, I know she was right even before this thing woulda happen!!!!
Yes, I know I 'm 25 but I still need her help!!!!
I just got a new job and I work today and Friday till 3:45 pm so I miss the mailman. AND I live 45 minutes from work!!!!!

ARGGGHHHH Just can't win!!!!

Only to save a buck you've got make it first, and I fell I just wasted the money, which was already spent

BUT THANK YOU ALL....FROM SHIPPING SHEDULE I RECEIVE THEM THIS FRIDAY SO THEY WILL BE ARRIVING SOON, I WILL POST

AND PLEASE

FOR ME AND MY POOR 'CHIDS!!!

Dorothy · #14 08-23-2007, 06:00 PM

These are the rules to changing a user's name on eBay - Changing Your eBay User ID
It states that -
"When you change your User ID, the change will appear immediately, even in listings you're participating in.
eBay will automatically attach your member and other important account information, including your Feedback Score, to your new User ID.
The "Changed ID" icon will also appear next to your User ID for 30 days.
Your old User ID can't be used by anyone else at eBay for 30 days.
You can only change your User ID once in a 30-day period. This is to prevent confusion for other members. Your User ID is a valuable asset, like your Feedback profile. Trading partners will come to recognize you by your User ID, so it's a good idea to choose one you'll want to use long term."

So after 30 days - you may no longer know who you are dealing with if they have a tainted past.
I find it a slippery loophole for those who would, will and do take advantage of it.

Candice - Hang in there, girl. There are many good sellers on eBay and if you want any recommendation, I have a few. I, myself, have bought plants I thought were in good shape by their photo and description. I have now learned to ask questions before I bid. I ask about medium, last repotting, and health of root system since these are things that are virtually invisible to anyone buying any other way but in person. I keep those responses in case I win and find any discrepancies with what I receive. Since I have been doing this, I have bid on and received nothing but excellent plants off of eBay and have shied away from anyone not willing to answer my questions. I also keep away from any photos with leaf and pseudobulb pleating. If it is obvious in a photo, it is worse in real life.
Just set those little orchids up with liquid IV's and hope for the best

My

s are with you and your 'chids.

Becca · #15 08-23-2007, 06:16 PM

bill_asia and orchid_master may not even be the same person, but if they are obtaining their plants from the same place, then that is still not good in my eye's. Their description of their listings look the same and they have a specific shipping schedule, although they are not the same, but their root drying process appears to be the same. bill_asia is still doing business unfortunately, so I am thinking that his supplier has someone else selling on eBay now as well. Has anyone ordered from orchid_master yet? Maybe I should order one and see what I get...lol. Sounds like a good excuse to me to order another plant!

quiltergal · #16 08-23-2007, 07:10 PM

Oh my! You ARE a glutton for punishment Becca! LOL

Becca · #17 08-23-2007, 07:22 PM

Well they are cheap enough that if it did arrive in bad condition, it wouldn't be a big loss and then we would all know. But then, I am sure we all already know that that is what we would get....crap-o-la!

Bradfo69 · #18 08-23-2007, 09:08 PM

I'm happy to report that after being just as skeptical of Royal Orchid Club as the rest of you, I couldn't resist the deals and I have purchased about 30 plants from Bill over the last year and they are all still alive and happy. Only one has actually flowered and a few were bought "in spike" but it didn't survive the shipping process. You have to know that they are specially treated, dried and shipped bare root. I suggest soaking them in sugar water overnight or with a little superthrive and keeping them in damp but not saturated sphag. They've all produced decent root systems and new growth. I'm a little concerned about one or two seedling catts but I may have kept them too wet. But hey, they were like $3!

caseydoll · #19 08-23-2007, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPfeiffer

Well they are cheap enough that if it did arrive in bad condition, it wouldn't be a big loss and then we would all know. But then, I am sure we all already know that that is what we would get....crap-o-la!

Sounds like a side project to me!

I think I secretly like to nurse orchids back to health. Is that sick or what???

Dorothy · #20 08-23-2007, 09:46 PM

This is what it says on eBay's Orchid Master's Store Description here - eBay Store - Orchid Master Store: Small Sized Plants, Cattleya Plants, Vanda Plants
Maintained by: orchid_master( 0 ) Changed User ID (less than 30 days)Member has an eBay Store
Hi! This is our new store! See Royal Orchid Club (Bill_asia) with more than 34,000 positive feedbacks! We are now shipping from 2 different farms! This weekend watch for our Spiking plants and our Strap Leaf Vanda! Also see our new collection of Cattleya plants!

How easy it is to see how much positive feedback was given and assume the best when you can no longer see how much negative feedback has been accrued.