BEWARE Markbleg the dishonest.

[palm521]

ok, here is a quick story, about this fraud and dishonest person under the nickname Markbleg on ebay

the story goes as this, i saw a plant that looked like to be a mislabelled cattleya percivaliana, it was posted as c.gaskeliana coerulea so i decided to offer 65 for it , as it look as it could use some TLC. he replied back with 70 or 75 USD offer that i accepted.

he mentioned that the plant was out of bloom, and i replied that there was no issue as long as the plant was the same.

when i opened the box here, i notice the plant was not the same, i contacted the seller, and he keeps claiming the plant was the the same pictured.

So in this funny experiment i would like to post the pictures of the plant i got , and compare it with the plants i bought ( they are not the same for me) please look and provide your input.

the plant i bought :





plant i recieved :







Please look to the pictures above and let me know if it is the same plant pictured here : AWESOME Cattleya gaskelliana var. coerulea 'Big Blue' FLOWERS 4" SPECIES (pictures in this link shows the original plant sold)

i spent time with him sending pictures to prove him he sent the wrong plant. but he kept the same lame excuse that the plant i got was the same as pictured, as you can see from his replied to my negative feedback , : eBay Feedback Profile for marblekg ,

i provided negative after 24 hours of me sending him emails and provide window of opportunity for him to do the right thing ,.

that was : 1. send the right plant. or 2, provide a full refund,. considering that he sent the wrong plant.

he now said that i shipped out of the country and then i complaint, well i saw the plant when it arrived here , i did not saw the plant in the US, people that got the plant only consolidate and proceed with bring the plants here, they simply dont know more other than pack plants , and provide Paperwork to the authorities here. also i do not posses permits to send Plants to the US, hence can ship it back to the person.

just a word of advice to keep yourself away from markbleg the dishonest.

draw your own conclusions.

[Becky15349]

If it is the same type of plant, does it matter? The one in the listing photo looks pretty rough, and the one you received looks healthier. Am I missing something?

[palm521]

Originally Posted by Becky15349

If it is the same type of plant, does it matter? The one in the listing photo looks pretty rough, and the one you received looks healthier. Am I missing something?

the one that was bad , bloomed, and i was interested in the genetics on that plant , that will definitely not be the same, as the one i received.

Becky, please let me know if you think it is the same plant or not. because to me it is not the same plant, for the seller he keep insisting it is the same plant that he listed, which for me it is a lie.

thanks!@

[Orchid Whisperer]

This is the reason why I stay away from EBay. There are some good sellers out there, and you hear about them through reputation (or sometimes they are the same companies that sell through established websites).

IMO, yes, the two plants do not appear to be the same.

[palm521]

Originally Posted by Orchid Whisperer

This is the reason why I stay away from EBay. There are some good sellers out there, and you hear about them through reputation (or sometimes they are the same companies that sell through established websites).

IMO, yes, the two plants do not appear to be the same.

there are good sellers, yes, and i find some good opportunities with some of those.

BUT there is people like markbleg the dishonest , well actually a fraud, and a liar ....

what was kinda funny is that even with the evidence shown in pictures, he keep saying it is the same plant he pictured for the auction. reality is hitting him in the face and he keeps lying all the way to the end.

. i am posting this for anyone who reads this, to be careful, and to avoid this seller like the plague, as he can rip you off . and still claim you got the right plant/product.

[PaphMadMan]

Clearly, these are not pictures of the same plant unless it went through several years of new growth between these sets of pictures and old growth was removed. Old shriveled pseudobulbs as seen in the first pictures never plump up to the extent seen in the plant received. Possibly divisions the same plant, but not THE same plant.

[Whimgrinder]

I've seen his listings come up in a save search over the past two years, and I decided long ago not to risk buying from him simply because so many of the plants he offers look really horrible/sick/neglected, and yet he is asking premium prices for most of them! I don't think so.
Thanks for the warning. It pretty much confirms what I suspected.

However, I gotta say - the plant you DID get looks far healthier than that wizened near-corpse of a Cattleya in his original photos.

[palm521]

well since fair game is fair game,and i like to provide an opportunity to defend himself, (pretty sure he is not going to show up in here anytime soon) to say it is the same plant. LOL!

i sent him this thru ebay messaging system :

Dear marblekg,

BEWARE Markbleg the dishonest.

enjoy! some free promotion for yourself!


and he responded :

Dear palm521,

Thank you I will forward to ebay.


LOOOOOL! what is he going to say? "look EBAY" this guy is talking bad about me in orchidboard!!! LOL!

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Originally Posted by Whimgrinder

I've seen his listings come up in a save search over the past two years, and I decided long ago not to risk buying from him simply because so many of the plants he offers look really horrible/sick/neglected, and yet he is asking premium prices for most of them! I don't think so.
Thanks for the warning. It pretty much confirms what I suspected.

However, I gotta say - the plant you DID get looks far healthier than that wizened near-corpse of a Cattleya in his original photos.

i was ok , with the plant he listed, because i was after its genetics, not interested in another plant that will produce different flowers. i was totally aware of how the plant in ebay looked like, and i am confident of my skills to bring it back,

the problem comes when i get something that was not what i bought, and when confronted i had this markbleg guy , say : "it is the EXACT plant i(he) pictured for Ebay" . the plant he posted was pictured on dec 30 /2015 ., as you can see in the attached files.

so again the plant i got is the same plant ? that was in bloom on dec 30? OF COURSE NOT!

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Originally Posted by PaphMadMan

Clearly, these are not pictures of the same plant unless it went through several years of new growth between these sets of pictures and old growth was removed. Old shriveled pseudobulbs as seen in the first pictures never plump up to the extent seen in the plant received. Possibly divisions the same plant, but not THE same plant.

exactly paphmadman!

it is not a division , you can clearly see the old tiny pbulbs, it is something that for me was seed propagated, i bought a plant for its genetics shown , asked to have the exact plant pictured in ebay shipped to me , and i got something else. then this guy claims it is the same as pictured.

honestly i dont really care for the 70 bucks,however i do care when people try to insult my intelligence. even with the pictures shown as proof , he still tried to play the smart arse claiming it was the same plant, (amazed) he could have found solutions, but all i got was it is the same plant i posted on ebay...

he offered a refund if i send the plant back to him, but i cant send the plant back to the US because i dont have permits to do so. but again nothing of this would happened if he sent out the right plant to begin with.

just BEWARE . and be VERY careful if you are trying to do any business with him... thats it!

[Subrosa]

Originally Posted by palm521

well since fair game is fair game,and i like to provide an opportunity to defend himself, (pretty sure he is not going to show up in here anytime soon) to say it is the same plant. LOL!

i sent him this thru ebay messaging system :

Dear marblekg,

BEWARE Markbleg the dishonest.

enjoy! some free promotion for yourself!


and he responded :

Dear palm521,

Thank you I will forward to ebay.


LOOOOOL! what is he going to say? "look EBAY" this guy is talking bad about me in orchidboard!!! LOL!

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i was ok , with the plant he listed, because i was after its genetics, not interested in another plant that will produce different flowers. i was totally aware of how the plant in ebay looked like, and i am confident of my skills to bring it back,

the problem comes when i get something that was not what i bought, and when confronted i had this markbleg guy , say : "it is the EXACT plant i(he) pictured for Ebay" . the plant he posted was pictured on dec 30 /2015 ., as you can see in the attached files.

so again the plant i got is the same plant ? that was in bloom on dec 30? OF COURSE NOT!

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exactly paphmadman!

it is not a division , you can clearly see the old tiny pbulbs, it is something that for me was seed propagated, i bought a plant for its genetics shown , asked to have the exact plant pictured in ebay shipped to me , and i got something else. then this guy claims it is the same as pictured.

honestly i dont really care for the 70 bucks,however i do care when people try to insult my intelligence. even with the pictures shown as proof , he still tried to play the smart arse claiming it was the same plant, (amazed) he could have found solutions, but all i got was it is the same plant i posted on ebay...

he offered a refund if i send the plant back to him, but i cant send the plant back to the US because i dont have permits to do so. but again nothing of this would happened if he sent out the right plant to begin with.

just BEWARE . and be VERY careful if you are trying to do any business with him... thats it!

Did you have the necessary import papers? Did he have the necessary export papers? If not, your willingness to illegally import a plant, yet not illegally export it is puzzling. In for a penny, in for a pound as they say. Fwiw, in the US the person who receives an illegally shipped plant is the one who gets in trouble.

[palm521]

Originally Posted by Subrosa

Did you have the necessary import papers? Did he have the necessary export papers? Fwiw, in the US the person who receives an illegally shipped plant is the one who gets in trouble.

what does it have to do with the topic being discussed?

i am just providing an ebay experience , so everyone is aware and avoids getting the same treatment i got from this guy,

i am following the laws of the country i live in. the reason i cant send it back is because i dont have the legal means to introduce plants back to the states. so it cant be done. and will not be done of course.