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[johnstephen29]

I have just taken a look at the snowdrop, it's a loverly little drop, but what a price and still three days to go. There's some determined people wanting that flower.

[Tim Harberd]

Either wanting that flower... or... wanting the column inches the story will generate.

Tim DH

[Maggi Young]

I told Patrick over breakfast that this was my bid. I think he thought I was serious 

You can't just toss out a comment like that and leave it hanging, Matt      You have to tell us , has Patrick come round yet or is he still out for the count?      You might have killed him!

[Maggi Young]

Either wanting that flower... or... wanting the column inches the story will generate.

Tim DH

   Perhaps  the latter is  a more likely scenario, Tim

[Matt T]

You can't just toss out a comment like that and leave it hanging, Matt      You have to tell us , has Patrick come round yet or is he still out for the count?      You might have killed him!

I was going to say "Being an Irish-man he's robust enough to deal with news like that and it probably didn't even sink in anyway".

But, he has just asked me, "So did you not bid for it then?" 

[Brian Ellis]

I suppose that shows that Joe named it correctly   He deserves it for all those years of breeding that went into it.  I wonder when it will be available to the likes of us at a sensible price

[Matt T]

Never, if T&M are bidding for it? 

[Maggi Young]

I was going to say "Being an Irish-man he's robust enough to deal with news like that and it probably didn't even sink in anyway".

But, he has just asked me, "So did you not bid for it then?" 

  Aww, Bless 'im! 

[johnralphcarpenter]

Interestingly I have acquired `Diggory`, `Wasp` and ` Lapwing` in the past 12 months!

And while we are on the subject of expensive snowdrops, I paid £10 for `Diggory`. That's a more sensible price.

[johnstephen29]

You are proberbly right Maggi, do you remember that Elizabeth Harrison snowdrop a few years back? It was in all the papers. People will do anything for a few moments of publicity.

[Alan_b]

I wonder when it will be available to the likes of us at a sensible price

When it no longer sells for silly prices on eBay, presumably.

[annew]

But you do get 990 Nectar points with it!

[Maggi Young]

But you do get 990 Nectar points with it!

Is that the modern equivalent of Green Shield Stamps? 

[Yann]

target to 1000 is almost achieved

[Carolyn Walker]

Not yet. Don't get too excited. Wasn't one sold last Feb for £1600? Tom's reginae-olgae 'You Buy It You Name It'

I don't count this as the record because what was being auctioned was the right to name the snowdrop, although the winner did get the snowdrop too.  I doubt anyone would have paid £1600 for that snowdrop offered by itself on eBay.

Money Magazine (the financial equivalent of Time Magazine and owned by Time) just interviewed me today to see where snowdrops stand in the US in relation to the tulipmania-like fever hitting the UK.  I told the reporter about 'Golden Fleece' and how timely the article would be if published after it sells.