RE: [Aroid-l] Mini rant right back at ya.

From: "Harry Witmore" <harrywitmore at witmore.net> on 2004.11.06 at 15:43:18(12355) I do not think there is anyone that doesn't want people to correctly label their plants. But, if one receives a plant from a nursery that is mislabeled it is very easy for that same person to mislabel it on eBay with that same label. Who is at fault then? What if the plant name changes? I think intent is the main consideration here. If one is misrepresenting a plant or anything else for that manner, to make a undeserved monetary gain, that's one thing, but just because they call it rare and some folks don't consider it to be rare, that is something else all together. I sell a lot of plants and I have sold some and received some with incorrect names. Most of the time I have a hard time even finding out what the correct name is (try naming the different speices of Dischidia sometime). I have been to shows where even the experts misidentify things but it does not make me think they are a fraud. I believe this is a valid discussion but most of the time it is up to the buyer to make sure they know what it is they are buying and to not buy from that person again is they misrepresent what they are selling. They should also give them a bad rating if not satisfied. I think that is all that is required because that's the only way to tell the frauds from the honest. You have the exact same situation with brick and mortar sellers but do not have the advantage of being able to post comments about them where all can see them. I think this is a very positive thing about eBay and I use it all the time. Good thing is that you can't gripe if you aren't a customer, so folks that just want to cast stones are not able to do that unless they have personal knowledge of such. I'm sorry to be so long winded on this but I have found it to be very easy to tell the frauds from the legit and I would expect all to have the same experience. If you are going to buy something on eBay you better do your homework and not let scams take advantage of you. This thread began by discussing subtle differences of opinion on rarity or the meaning of other descriptive adjectives. I do not believe it was talking of what I would call a scam. Harry +More -----Original Message----- On Behalf Of Bamboo Chik Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 7:51 AM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Mini rant right back at ya. > My main concern with some of the plant sellers on ebay is mis-representation of plant material. There is a person selling what they claim is Colocasia gigantea. It is not. Someone without enough plant knowledge will buy it, as they are definitely selling, but they will be very disappointed when they discover that they really did not get what they thought they were getting. Without extensive hort. knowledge, it is difficult for newbies to know if they are getting ripped off or not with some of the more rare plant families. I do not believe this is right. I sell in the spring and I make sure I sell at a reasonable price with correctly named botanical plant material. I follow the "golden rule", but wish more people would. $$$ is not everything in life....b.f.n...deb/S.AL _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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