" As always - it's Buyer Beware" "Caveat emptor" seems like a really good name for your next Lycoris release.. Best, m On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 1:44 PM Mike Rummerfield <mikerumm@gmail.com> wrote: > The same is true regarding the sale of Clivia seed on Ebay. While there is > excellent hybridizing of Clivia occurring in China, you'll be very > disappointed if you buy blue, purple, or fuchsia flowering Clivia being > offered on Ebay. The vendors selling the bogus seed are invariably from > China. Ebay seems unconcerned about the fraud. I've contacted them about > it to no avail. You'd think Ebay would want their customers to be > comfortable buying through them, knowing that products being sold were > legitimate. Not so. > > As always - it's Buyer Beware. > > Mike Rummerfield > Northwest USA > > On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 9:02 AM Tony Avent <Tony@plantdelights.com> wrote: > > > Yes, these have been posted for years…very surprised that ebay still > > hadn’t taken these obvious frauds down and banned the sellers….perhaps > they > > haven’t had enough consumer pressure….hint, hint. > > > > Tony Avent > > Proprietor > > tony@plantdelights.com > > Juniper Level Botanic Garden<http://www.juniperlevelbotanicgarden.org/> > > and Plant Delights Nursery<http://www.plantdelights.com/> > > Ph 919.772.4794/fx 919.772.4752 > > 9241 Sauls Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA > > USDA Zone 7b/Winter 0-5 F/Summer 95-105F > > "Preserving, Studying, Propagating, and Sharing the World’s Flora” > > [new-logo] > > Since 1988, Plant Delights Nursery is THE Source for unique, rare and > > native perennial plants. > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > > The contents of this email message and any attachments are intended > solely > > for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged > > information and may be legally protected from disclosure. If you are not > > the intended recipient of this message or their agent, or if this message > > has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender > by > > reply email and then delete this message and any attachments. If you are > > not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, > > dissemination, copying, or storage of this message or its attachments is > > strictly prohibited. > > > > > > > > From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> On Behalf Of James > > Waddick > > Sent: Friday, August 30, 2019 10:52 AM > > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > Subject: [pbs] Lycoris fraud > > > > Dear PBS Friends, > > > > I recently got a note from a PBS member and Lycoris fan asking about “New > > colors’ in Lycoris as advertised on eBay. I went and looked and found > > blatant fraudulent LIES. Not only did these include ‘impossible Lycoris > > colors” such as pure black, Royal Blue, Bright orange double flowers and > > more, some of the flowers pictured were not even Lycoris, but various > Rain > > Lilies, Day Lilies etc. Many of these were advertised cheaply from > sellers > > in China. PLEASE BEWARE. > > > > There is a limited pallette of colors for Lycoris and most are seen on > the > > PBS wiki. https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… < > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…>< > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…> > > > > Please buy from reliable growers and hybridizers such as Edens Blooms, > > Plant Delights and others. > > > > And enjoy Lycoris season as it goes into the next pahase of bloom season. > > Best Jim W. > > > > Dr. James Waddick > > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd > > Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 > > USA > > Phone 816-746-1949 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net<mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > > ________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…