Re: [aroid-l] Ebay titanum

You did the right thing since the buyer may find out too late and give
the seller a bad rating. So if you like the seller you did the right
thing. I don't think there is a way of stopping the seller from doing
anything. The worse thing they get is a bad ebay rating. If they don't
change the name, it is buyer beware isn't it. Ebay is not your most
reliable source of plant experts. I actually did what you did with
someone else selling variegated African violets as "chimeras" which they
are not and got the most abusive email back I have ever read, so be
prepared.

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Smith College
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>>> SLBryant@scj.com 02/04/04 01:16PM >>>
There is an Amorphophallus titanum for sale on ebay-
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2377058533&category=42207

&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWA%3AIT&rd=1

It sure looks like a konjac to me.  I contacted the seller but no
reply....
am I off-base??

Susan
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