Just spotted this on the notorious auction site:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ariocarpus-retusu ... 0075031818
Anyone fancy having a bid?
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Vic
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iann
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Re: Anyone fancy having a bid?
I don't like grafted plants, especially when it is so obvious. So luckily I just saved myself loads of money 
Cheshire, UK
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CactusChris
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Re: Anyone fancy having a bid?
Hey Mods - how about a poll to see if we should ban the mention of ebay on this forum.
Best regards
Chris
Best regards
Chris
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Re: Anyone fancy having a bid?
Chris,
Why when it is not self promoting, Vic has no connection with the seller I know them both.
As regards the cost it OTT, I got a couple of retusus at ELK whick were bigger than this for a couple of hundred Euros. They were orginally grafts but had long since produced their own roots.
Why when it is not self promoting, Vic has no connection with the seller I know them both.
As regards the cost it OTT, I got a couple of retusus at ELK whick were bigger than this for a couple of hundred Euros. They were orginally grafts but had long since produced their own roots.
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Tina
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Re: Anyone fancy having a bid?
Must admit I like ebay & have made friends of people I have sold to & got them to join the forum ? so wheres the harm .
Tina
varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
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varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
Bucks, UK
Branch co-ordinator, Northants & MK BCSS https://northants.bcss.org.uk
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Roy
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Re: Anyone fancy having a bid?
I don't think these people that ask very high prices do the hobby any good whatsoever. Unfortunates who are new to the hobby but have plenty of cash are being ripped off and those that are not affluent get the impression that it's a rich mans hobby.
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CactusChris
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Re: Anyone fancy having a bid?
Because it is boring
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Chris43
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Re: Anyone fancy having a bid?
Maybe this is the first case of need for a subsection of the Forum...all posts regarding eBay go to this...then you can ignore it happily, Chris, while the rest who are interested know exactly where to go??
Chris, Chinnor, Oxon, UK
Mammillaria enthusiast
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Mammillaria enthusiast
BCSS High Wycombe Branch.
http://www.woodedge.me.uk/Home.html
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CactusChris
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Re: Anyone fancy having a bid?
Ignore me Chris - I'm just being a miserable barsomething - it just seems we have quite a few 'Have you seen this stupidly priced ebay thing' and they serve very little purpose as they are all the same(ish).
Regarding your categories - I agree wholeheartedly.
We could do with one for:
BCSS announcements
General gardening
Greenhouse non succulent/cactus
Sales lists and swaps
General chatter
Literature
etc...
Best regards
Chris
Regarding your categories - I agree wholeheartedly.
We could do with one for:
BCSS announcements
General gardening
Greenhouse non succulent/cactus
Sales lists and swaps
General chatter
Literature
etc...
Best regards
Chris
BCSS Mid-Cheshire Branch, England - All photos copyright of C.Hynes
Re: Anyone fancy having a bid?
Well, the way I look at it is at least you guys have access to plants like this, even if at astronomical prices. Down here you're lucky if there is even one to look at on ebay ! And there are no nurseries or private growers selling the rarer plants here either.
Trevor
With a 'Downunder' collection of Cacti and Succulents in Melbourne, Australia.
With a 'Downunder' collection of Cacti and Succulents in Melbourne, Australia.