Acquiring Neofinetias Via EBay - Page 66 - Orchid Board

jeremiah.chua · #**651** 09-17-2013, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Red Orchid

Seed Engei just posted pics of 33 Neos on Facebook from an orchid show in Japan. This was one of the Neos posted. Has anyone seen a purple Manjushage before? Check out all of the pics I was drooling over the Neos and the pots.

Hanakanzashi is one, but I also picked up a Benikanzashi from Glenn that is supposed to be a three spurred shutennou-colored flower too.

MattWoelfsen · #**652** 09-17-2013, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by s.kallima

Matt, I see you missed the Jukai, Satomi had some in her august catalog for almost the same price it went for

My thought exactly s.kallima! When the eBay listing gets high, I go the list route. But in this case, the winning bidder got a better deal. I figured as long as the plant was available, I could save my pennies, and order a Jukai and a Manjushage from the list.

Red Orchid · #**653** 09-17-2013, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by jeremiah.chua

Hanakanzashi is one, but I also picked up a Benikanzashi from Glenn that is supposed to be a three spurred shutennou-colored flower too.

Please post a pic of it when it blooms for you

Jayfar · #**654** 09-17-2013, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Jayfar

What the hey?!? I won it? My max bid with about 30 seconds remaining was 143.59 and I wasn't going to go higher. I was sure you'd bid at least 145.

jayfar2011 ( 15Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $137.50
Sep-15-13 19:35:34 PDT

Hmmm, at that price it would be nice if it had been packed well enough for the whole spike to be attached to the plant when I unpacked it. Inside the newspaper wrapping the moss ball was most of the way out of the pot and I found the little three-quarter inch piece of spike among the loose bits of moss. Bah!

Unfortunately no one guarantees that spikes will arrive intact, but many shippers use sticks and cotton to protect from this sort of mishap (Peter Lin is excellent in this regard).

I suppose I could return the plant, but I doubt I'd find a quality in-spike repacement. Oh well, hopefully it will spike again next summer.

s.kallima · #**655** 09-17-2013, 01:50 PM

That's too bad! But it is not really normal to have a broken spike!
The vendors never guaranty the spike will not die in the box due to weather or delays in shipping, but if it is broken it is because the plant was not secure enough in the parcel due to lack of wrapping. you paid extra for fast shipping on top of that!
You should email SE about that !

Red Orchid · #**656** 09-17-2013, 02:20 PM

I am so sorry that is a huge disappointment for all of us as we were all happy for you and looking forward to seeing the blooms. Some vendors do a great job of packing orchids in spike & of far less value than yours. Really sorry

Jayfar · #**657** 09-17-2013, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by s.kallima

That's too bad! But it is not really normal to have a broken spike!
The vendors never guaranty the spike will not die in the box due to weather or delays in shipping, but if it is broken it is because the plant was not secure enough in the parcel due to lack of wrapping. you paid extra for fast shipping on top of that!
You should email SE about that !

Point well taken. I did write back using an ebay message. Since they are going to be away for a week beginning tomorrow I don't know that I'll hear back right away, but their policy does allow damaged plants to be returned within 14 days (buyer pays return shipping though).

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Originally Posted by Red Orchid

I am so sorry that is a huge disappointment for all of us as we were all happy for you and looking forward to seeing the blooms. Some vendors do a great job of packing orchids in spike & of far less value than yours. Really sorry

Thanks. I recall that your Manjushage had a rough ride as well.

The kicker is that I wasn't inclined to buy any more plants until next spring, even though Manjushage was on my wish list. I'm not attracted to the odd flower forms other than that one. The major factor that pushed me to bid was the idea of having something potentially blooming at the end of the season. At least my not-so-variegated Hokage is still holding its two flowers.

All in all, I'm still a happy camper with all the nice fukiran I've accumulated in a relatively short time. And after all, it is mostly about the foliage.

Red Orchid · #**658** 09-17-2013, 04:43 PM

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Yup & I never rec'd a response from my email regarding that order. Not good business practice....that's why I was pleased to see there was no longer a monopoly on eBay sales. I am so sorry about your Neo though; that smarts.

MattWoelfsen · #**659** 09-17-2013, 09:36 PM

Will one of you intrepid Neonuts check out eBay? Orchids Limited has listed several plants for $1000.00! Can this be right?

Jayfar · #**660** 09-17-2013, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MattWoelfsen

Will one of you intrepid Neonuts check out eBay? Orchids Limited has listed several plants for $1000.00! Can this be right?

Hmm, odd. Or maybe I'm just not so astute at assessing value yet. They have a 13-growth Kinkounishiki on their regular website for 750 and a 1-growth Suruga Fukurin for 50. I've got a pretty darn nice 2-growth Suruga Fukurin in front of me here that cost me less than either.

Maybe someone misplaced the decimal point on all 4 of these?