Shouldn't they know better????

[Candace]

First, it's NOT awarded, it's just got awarded parents.

Second, it's NOT a bulldog paph.

Third, for an unawarded plant the price? I guess it may be worth it, but with all the other mistakes in the listing...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stunning-bull-P...ryZ42218QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[gary]

In addition, the tag shown is not the parents that they identify in the text description!

 

[Heather]

Yes, they should definitely know better, and they are one of our vendors here so...well...FYI.

 

[SlipperFan]

Oh my! I wonder what Lance would say.

 

[NYEric]

!?!? Well it does have 2 FCC parents and it's hard to find Dollgoldi's in bloom!

 

[Candace]

I think Lance is busy in Peru, but if he sees this maybe he can e-mail them about it.

 

[NYEric]

He was on the forum a minute ago.

 

[practicallyostensible]

I'm not surprised. Lance is a really nice guy, and I've gotten good plants from him, but don't even get me started on Los Osos. I boycott them.

 

[rdhed]

I wonder if it comes with 'mealies' like my three plants from them did last year. The mealies were free and I paid s/h. I see the s/h for this plant is free, so maybe they won't send anymore "free" stuff. :rollhappy::rollhappy:

---Allen---

 

[PaphMadMan]

Yes, they should definitely know better, and they are one of our vendors here so...well...FYI.

From what I have seen this is typical of their eBay listings - 'sloppy' might be the best single word description. Along with quality and service problems I just don't buy from them anymore.

 

[li'l frog]

YIKES!! $600 for a Dollgoldi? I got mine for about $50.00, perfectly nice blooms, healthy plant, award potential if I take care of it.

 

[Roy]

I looked at the ebay site and I think someone needs to take a long hard look at themselves &/or look very quickly for a new job.

 

[goldenrose]

I was checking out listing yesterday morning & that was an EYE OPENER. Is whomever out of their ____ mind?

 

[orchidsolo]

You mean after he stopped laughing?

Oh my! I wonder what Lance would say.

Hi, I'm the culprit behind the P. Dollgoldi auction on eBay, you can read my mea culpa below

 

[orchidsolo]

Let me introduce myself

Greetings, I am the new "web guy" at Orchids of Los Osos, and I see that I have a lot to answer to here.

I listed the Dollgoldi on eBay that had errors to the listing that are creating a lot of buzz. Mea culpa, my bad, and not the fault of the company or owner. or Lance either, for that matter.

I used incorrect jargon (bull Paph when it isn't), incorrect information (award, etc.) and an image of a plant tag from a different Paph. The two plants are very similar and correctly tagged, I mixed up the tags when editing their images on the computer.

Although I can spot a Paph from a Dendro, etc, I can't claim to know all the ins and outs of hybrids. I'm here to manage the website and was asked to get some plants up on auction on eBay. And didn't that go well!

Michael, Lance and I are working on a system to deliver error free information, so please be patient. I look forward to learning much more about this fascinating genus and participating at this forum.

Meanwhile I've corrected the text, sorted out the tag issue and should have the other Paph up for an auction closing Saturday evening. Stay tuned.

Jerry

 

[orchidsolo]

You mean when he stopped laughing?

I'm the culprit with the bad Dollgoldi auction, see my mea culpa below.

Jerry the Web Guy

 

[Candace]

Hey Jerry the web guy, you sound like a real stand-up guy and even though we sort of beat you around like a pinata, you took it like a man;> I know I respect people who can laugh at themselves. I do it almost every day!

 

[Heather]

LOL! Kudos, Jerry, for owning up to that one! We aren't always so critical but please, feel free to ask questions if you have any - it's likely that we'll answer them in a timely enough fashion as to allow you to wait and post a more accurate ebay sale.

and WELCOME! Glad you are here. I'm looking forward to getting to know you better!

 

[paphioland]

If I remember correctly, there was also a pic of the tag that had the wrong parental clones on it as advertised. That pic has been removed .

 

[paphioland]

I guess I should read the whole thread before posting