> The eBay thing is an interesting challenge for our sources list. Several > people have sent me notes nominating eBay vendors who offer species bulbs. > Unfortunately, all of those people list themselves on eBay only when they > have bulbs available. So if you look for them today, they can't be found. > As a result, there is no contact info or URL for us to link to from the > sources list. > > I guess we could add a note to the list saying something like "look for > these vendors on eBay," but that feels very untidy. On the other hand, I > feel like we shouldn't ignore it if it's becoming a major source for bulbs. > > > Any thoughts? > > Mike > Mike, I know there is a way to list an eBay URL for eBay vendors because I use them to get to Saved Sellers that I've saved to check and see if they're offering anything. For example, Osmani Baullosa's URL is <http://shop.ebay.com/horosto/m.html> although very unfortunately he is no longer selling seeds. I just checked another one, and he happens to currently have some items for sale as of this email, and that is the one for Dylan Hannon: <http://shop.ebay.com/dylansbulbs/m.html>. (Maybe I shouldn't have given that one out, because it will just mean that there will be more competition for his very rare and unusual items that often no one else offers!!) ;-) (But then again, maybe he'll thank me for advertising his offerings to a wider audience.) If the vendor isn't offering anything at the time you look, you'll still be taken to the vendor's page; but it will just state that "Your search returned 0 items." --Lee Poulsen Pasadena, California, USA - USDA Zone 10a