The ebay season begins....... ( includes ikariae/ woronowii comparisons)

[David Nicholson]

Where else could you buy a fully-working Magic Roundabout in its original box?

Damn! I missed that!

Hard to resist that sort of temptation . I love Ermintrude 

Was there an English atlas as well Maggi?

[Maggi Young]

Where else could you buy a fully-working Magic Roundabout in its original box?

Damn! I missed that!

Hard to resist that sort of temptation . I love Ermintrude 

Was there an English atlas as well Maggi?

 Cheeky, David, if well deserved! Yes, I know I should be looking for a good atlas... but, in truth, I have access to a pretty good atlas, it is just that it is a National Geographic one.... it's nearly as big as I am..... handy for quick reference it is not!

We refer to it  jokingly as the "Pocket Atlas".... it is so large that if I dropped it on Lily dog I could squash her flat as a pancake 

[mark smyth]

Here's a word of warning about another online bidding web site. I just saw an ad on Amazon for a very cheap Canon 450D that went for under £50.
http://www.moneysupermarket.com/community/forums/t/swoopocouk-real-deal-24819.aspx

[maggiepie]

Can I be the only one on the forum who doesn't know how to bid on ebay?

Nope, the only time I tried to register it kept sending me around in circles, just as well from what I am reading

[mark smyth]

Helen you have to think of a name, to register, that no-one else has thought of. There is someone registered called handsoffitsmine

[maggiepie]

Helen you have to think of a name, to register, that no-one else has thought of. There is someone registered called handsoffitsmine

Bummer, I would have liked that name 
I'll have to give it another go.

[Anthony Darby]

Well folks, 'Flocon de Neige' and 'Ecusson d'Or' are on Ebay. Now the fun starts.

[KentGardener]

So I see!  £70 + already with 4 days to go.  Will be interesting to see if they beat last years record.  I wonder if 'E A Bowles' will make it onto ebay this season?

John

[Michael J Campbell]

Can someone give me a link to these drops on Ebay I can only find the Beth Chatto plants and a few others,the search facility in not finding them. Don't worry I am not going to bid,

[KentGardener]

Hi Michael

I went to www.ebay.co.uk (not the .com version)  and then simply searhed for one word 'galanthus'  - it returned about 100 different items.

Hope this helps.

John

[Michael J Campbell]

Thanks John,found it. Some people obviously have more money than sense.

[Martin Baxendale]

Looking at the pic of 'Ecusson d'Or' on ebay, the markings look more pale green than yellow to me. And in the description it says that the yellow colour varies according to soil type and that the marks on the outers may not appear every year. Can't help wondering if this snowdrop has been a tad over-hyped. Will be interesting to see what Mark's looks like when fully open.

[Martin Baxendale]

I just used the forum search facility to look for Mark's pic of 'Ecusson d'Or' not yet open and I mis-spelled it as Galanthus 'Eccuson d'Or'.

The search engine came back with "Did you mean Galanthus accusing 'd'Or' ?"  Which I thought was quite appropriate given my last post.   

[ranunculus]

Can't help wondering if this snowdrop has been a tad over-hyped.

Only THIS one, Martin?        Roll on 'alpine' time!       Back into hibernation, I suppose?

[KentGardener]

The search engine came back with "Did you mean Galanthus accusing 'd'Or' ?"  Which I thought was quite appropriate given my last post.   

    

I too was thinking the 'yellow' in the picture was not what I would describe as yellow.  It is a very nice colour though - but lime green, not yellow.  I found the same with 'Elwesii Carolyn Elwes' when I saw it in the flesh - not as yellow as I was expecting.

Regards

John