No phyto certificate provided. Tom > On Feb 15, 2017, at 9:34 AM, The Silent Seed <tylus.seklos@gmail.com> wrote: > > Does this vendor provide a phyto certificate? Sounds like a great selection. > Thanks, > Jude > > > On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 10:30 AM, Thomas Masinter <thomasmasinter@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I have received beautiful healthy bulbs twice from Special African Bulbs >> on eBay. I never had to make a complaint to them so I can not vouch for >> their service in this area. >> >> Tom Masinter >> San Antonio, Texas >> >>> On Feb 15, 2017, at 8:39 AM, Chad Cox <clcox@ucdavis.edu> wrote: >>> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> I just wanted to pass on a negative experience I had with a seller >> called "special African bulbs" who was recently selling bulbs on eBay in >> the hopes that others will not have the same experience that I did. >>> >>> By the way, I would not be posting this if I had not tried everything >> imaginable to contact this seller and get them to make it right with no >> results. >>> >>> I ordered 4 bulbs; brunsvigia grandiflora, cyrtanthus obliquus, >> cyrtanthus flanaganii, and Haemanthus Crispus in late November. I paid a >> significant amount of money for them ($160 total). After not receiving them >> for two weeks I contacted the seller to voice my concerns. They assured me >> that the bulbs would be fine but could take up to 4 weeks to arrive. After >> five weeks the bulbs finally arrived, but they were in questionable shape. >> The Haemanthus bulb was rotten and soft on arrival. The others seemed OK >> but I was skeptical. I informed the seller about the rotten bulb and they >> did offer to send me a replacement( which arrived much more quickly and in >> good condition) but when a week later I found both of the cyrtanthus bulbs >> rotten and informed them of this I never received a reply. I have sent four >> messages none of which have been returned. All I did with the bulbs was put >> them in a medium of mostly pumice and sand and I did not water them as I >> was waiting for spring befor >> e >>> doing this. I am currently growing 4 other species of cyrtanthus without >> any such issues so I find it difficult to see how I could've done something >> to cause this. >>> >>> Of course I already left positive feedback on eBay so I basically have >> no way to voice my dissatisfaction other than to warn others and hope they >> don't fare the same. >>> >>> Also I am a new member and I'm not sure if this is an appropriate kind >> of thing to post but I couldn't think of what else to do. So if for some >> reason it's not please accept my apologies and I will refrain from posting >> such things in the future. >>> >>> Chad Cox in Elverta CA >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> Chad L. Cox, Ph.D. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pbs mailing list >>> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> > > > > -- > The Silent Seed > Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. > thesilentseed.com > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/