http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Conophytum-st ... 1438.l2649
Do we know for sure who is driving the silly prices for cono's and adro's
That unspoken Auction site
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Geoff Lovell
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That unspoken Auction site
Founder member BCSS # 32426,
Growing Cacti and Succulents for over 40 years,
mixed collection but prefer succulents particularly caudiciforms.
Growing Cacti and Succulents for over 40 years,
mixed collection but prefer succulents particularly caudiciforms.
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ChrisR
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Re: That unspoken Auction site
Wealthy South Koreans.
Chris Rodgerson- Sheffield UK BCSS 27098
See www.conophytum.com for ca.4000 photos and growing info on Conophytum, Crassula & Adromischus.
See www.conophytum.com for ca.4000 photos and growing info on Conophytum, Crassula & Adromischus.
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ralphrmartin
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Re: That unspoken Auction site
And wealthy Chinese who are only narrowly outbid by the Koreans. :-)
Fact is, there's a huge demand for C&S in the Far East, especially China now they are getting richer, and not so many plants available, particularly named plants. Look at Taobao (the nearest equivalent to eBay in China, although with fixed prices), and you will see silly prices on many things, such as Othonnas, Tylecodons, Haworthias. It's not just Conophytums. When I have bought a few plants while in China, e.g. a few unusual, but not hard to grow, Crassulas for a few quid each, you would be amazed at what tiny scraps of plants they send.
On the other hand, on occasion you can find some plants at silly prices there. I was offered a box of (seed grown) caudiciform Monadeniums, in flower, for 30p each, with about 100 in the box. I was sorely tempted...
Fact is, there's a huge demand for C&S in the Far East, especially China now they are getting richer, and not so many plants available, particularly named plants. Look at Taobao (the nearest equivalent to eBay in China, although with fixed prices), and you will see silly prices on many things, such as Othonnas, Tylecodons, Haworthias. It's not just Conophytums. When I have bought a few plants while in China, e.g. a few unusual, but not hard to grow, Crassulas for a few quid each, you would be amazed at what tiny scraps of plants they send.
On the other hand, on occasion you can find some plants at silly prices there. I was offered a box of (seed grown) caudiciform Monadeniums, in flower, for 30p each, with about 100 in the box. I was sorely tempted...
Ralph Martin
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Tina
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Re: That unspoken Auction site
Ha ha, David rushforths getting a nice holiday.
Wish I hadn't given my plant away to a friend
Wish I hadn't given my plant away to a friend
Tina
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varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
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Aiko
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Re: That unspoken Auction site
I have a very nice compact caudiciform Adromischus. I should really put it online only to see if it can reduce my mortgage by a few percentages...
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Tina
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Re: That unspoken Auction site
I know what you mean AIko, I have a large adro herrei and would love it to make silly money, maybe then I could get a bigger car 
but with my luck it wouldn't or would get lost in the post 
but with my luck it wouldn't or would get lost in the post Tina
varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
Bucks, UK
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varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
Bucks, UK
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ralphrmartin
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Re: That unspoken Auction site
I think we had better play this down, before some media types come to the silly conclusion that the few hundred plants in people's greenhouses are worth a sizeable chunk of a million quid, and we all get break-ins. 
Ralph Martin
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Members visiting the Llyn Peninsula are welcome to visit my collection.
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Re: That unspoken Auction site
It has already happened a few times, mostly in Japan and with Haworthia collections (the ones I heard of, at least)...ralphrmartin wrote:I think we had better play this down, before some media types come to the silly conclusion that the few hundred plants in people's greenhouses are worth a sizeable chunk of a million quid, and we all get break-ins.
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ralphrmartin
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Re: That unspoken Auction site
Yes, but those Haworthia collections probably were worth a fortune!
Ralph Martin
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Jim_Mercer
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Re: That unspoken Auction site
Found these, seems to be Chinese stealing plants in Japanjfabiao wrote:It has already happened a few times, mostly in Japan and with Haworthia collections (the ones I heard of, at least)...ralphrmartin wrote:I think we had better play this down, before some media types come to the silly conclusion that the few hundred plants in people's greenhouses are worth a sizeable chunk of a million quid, and we all get break-ins.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news ... index.html
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia ... nts-thefts