Galanthus - Ebay digression 2012

[art600]

Ian - and the Harrisons - are guaranteed at lweast £705.10 from the second bidder 

[kentish_lass]

Well Elizabeth Harrison at £530.00 and still 15 minutes to go,highest bidder has zero feedback ,so lets hope they are genuine ,for Ian's sake

You'd have to have your doubts. Zero feedback and a bid which, from the seller's POV, must look too good to be true. Sadly, when it looks like that, it usually is. Fingers crossed.

I noticed it was a newbie but even if that fell through he could give a Second Chance offer to the next bidder down and would still get £705 which is pretty darn good 

[Sean Fox]

Shocked 

[KentGardener]

I was with some non snowdrop friends during the final 15 mins and suggested we watched it while having a drink.

I am sure you can imagine the kind of things that were said in the final moments! 

[hwscot]

Ian - and the Harrisons - are guaranteed at lweast £705.10 from the second bidder 

I hope so, but there's no guarantee. The underbidder has no obligation once the auction has closed. The winner bid at a number of points along the way - which could reflect a genuine desire to buy it, or could be his way of steadily inflating the price. A second chance offer would be the best thing for Ian to try, but the underbidder could perfectly well feel he'd got carried away and decide not to go for it.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Well done Ian !!  (and the Harrisons !  )

I suggest Ian carries it to its new home for this price... wouldn't want it to get lost in the mail 

[David Nicholson]

More brass than wit some folk obviously

[Maggi Young]

John Grimshaw seems to have been struck almost speechless....
http://johngrimshawsgardendiary.blogspot.com/  At the moment there is a photo, and a bare sentence, then..... nothing!

"In an Ebay auction that ended this afternoon, a bulb of Galanthus woronowii 'Elizabeth Harrison' was sold for £725.10, by a vendor in Scotland. This


Posted by John Grimshaw at 18:05  1 comment

 

And who is the comment from?
Emma Thick Feb 16, 2012  

  "  they have just got to keep it alive now !!!! "  



edit later : John has recovered his composure.... or the page has now loaded properly.... his comments are  now complete 

[emma T]

  i get every where !

[Maggi Young]

Emma: a case of have great headgear, will travel..... 

[RichardW]

I told the group I gave a tour to today I thought a bulb would break the £400 barrier, but that's just crazy 

[Maggi Young]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/plants/9082126/Savour-the-white-gold-of-winter-snowdrops.html

 from the other day

[RichardW]

The snowdrop gives me chilblains, only to look at it… Was there ever such an icy, inhuman, bloodless flower, crystallised winter in three gleaming petals and a green-flecked cup?”

what a cheerful chap, must have been a bundle of laughs 

[ichristie]

Hello everyone, I am like your selves gobsmacked with this incredible price just could hardly believe it and within an hour of the final bid the payment was sent to me astonishing will have to have several large drams to calm down, thank you all, cheers Ian the Christie kind ( I am still not retiring)

[angie]

Ian, it was better than any TV that I have watched lately. I enjoyed watching it, what a ending. You might deed to drink the whole bottle to calm down.

Angie