Was Fraud , now sharing experiences.
James Waddick (Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:25:57 PDT)

Dear Friends,
This is the best site to share experiences, both good and bad.

Considering the inherent possible difficulties of eBay*,
foreign export, language skills and true dishonesty, Tomas found a
good spot to vent unhappiness.

This should be presented in a straight forward manner without
too much excess. I suspect that fraud is the incorrect term here,
but his experience and comments later can all make us more alert to
bad business practices whether from a valid nursery or an avid
amateur gardener. There are a number of very plausible scenarios that
are possible here.

By the way, I found the person Tomas referred to at my first
attempt to search the University web site. No problem.

It is also hard to tell who has the responsibility here, but
I do hope the original note helps to clarify who was involved. At
this point it is easy to point fingers at both the seller AND the
buyer for faults in the transaction.

Personally I'd be very cautious before spending $200 plus on
a single bulb through eBay without extensive communication and
specific understanding established.

My suggestion is to keep calm, share experiences without
accusations and follow simple logic in purchases.

Best Jim W.

* It is not clear if this purchase even involved eBay as it went on
after the auction officially finished. It may not even have involved
the eBay seller.
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