Snowdrop prices 2010

[Gerard Oud]

Eric, when they are posted on a monday before 5pm and not signed for, but with priority, it takes 6 days or at least 8 days. From the Uk to the Netherlands and diverse it takes the same time.
I try next time to post them on a friday before 5 pm and see if it takes less time!

[Maggi Young]

The Seed Exchange has been beset this year by postal problems..... some packets taking well over a month to arrive The deliveries of Seedlists and Journals seem to be affected too.... goodness only knows what the postal service is thinking off.... not concentrating on delivering mail, that seems certain!

As to posting plants or bulbs; I would never post on a Friday or Saturday. I wouldn't post on a Thursday unless it was for a guaranteed next day delivery in the UK.
At least with a weekday posting  one has a fighting chance of the parcel starting out on its journey in good time.... the prospect of it sitting in a depot over a weekend in who knows what temperatures is not a good one!
I know that our Canadian Forumists have highlighted a problem with the chance of seeds etc being frozen in transit.... it's a tough old world out there for a parcel, and no mistake!! 

[Anthony Darby]

Post seems to be getting slower and slower. 30 years ago I had some butterfly eggs posted from Queensland Australia on a Monday arrive on the Thursday the same week.

[Gerry]

> and even worse on the bay is that now bidders are hidden you can not tell if
> the seller is actually bidding the price up of there own item.

I have to confess to buying the odd item off ebay, but DO prefer seeing the whites of the eyes of the person selling.

Once or twice, I have had a 'You have a second chance to buy this item'. ebay indicates that this might be because the buyer has failed to cough up.

I've always thought why can't I buy at the price before this mystery buyer started pushing the price up?

As said before, buyer beware.

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Malcolm.

Second chance has just produced two primrose warburgs for the price I was willing to pay for one

[mark smyth]

Post coming in to N Ireland from England is usually next day excluding Christmas and Easter

[mark smyth]

nivalis April Fool is at £20 on Ebay. What the bidders dont realise is it tends not to do what the name suggests

[Alan_b]

What the bidders dont realise is it tends not to do what the name suggests

I would say it does exactly what the name suggests.  By which I mean that if you believe it will flower in April (in the UK) then you have been fooled!

[Anthony Darby]

 

[mark smyth]

phew! I thought you were going to say your plant/s always flower in April

[bulborum]

Is it an idea for having a list somewhere in the forum of really bad ebayers
those who you almost can call criminal
because they are fooling newbee,s like me
Not just for snowdrops
I don't mean the serious ones who sometimes make a mistake
Roland

[Alan_b]

Is it an idea for having a list somewhere in the forum of really bad ebayers
those who you almost can call criminal
because they are fooling newbee,s like me
Not just for snowdrops
I don't mean the serious ones who sometimes make a mistake
Roland

No, I don't think this is a good idea.  We can point out the snowdrops we think have been "misidentified" although there are limits to what you can tell from a photograph.  But we cannot know if the seller intended to deceive of just made a genuine mistake.  People buying on eBay must know that they are taking a much greater risk than if they are buying from a regular shop or, for plants, a regular nursery.  So buyers should be very cautious.  It is against eBay rules and against the law to advertise one item for sale and then send something different so sellers need to be very careful also.