Re: Getting the most from Iris-L/? about sales
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Getting the most from Iris-L/? about sales
- From: t*@Lanl.GOV (Tom Tadfor Little)
- Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 12:36:36 -0600
Debbie asks
:1. Are most of the unnamed or inexpensive things at these sales iris
:that the members are "dumping" (a word that was used more than once) on
:the innocent beginner? If so this seems more likely to alienate than
:attract new members!
:
:2. For varieties that are sold properly labelled, how do the prices at such
:sales tend to compare with buying the same varieties elsewhere? Are they
:usually cheaper, about the same, or more expensive?
The answer probably varies from club to club. I think the Mesilla Valley
Iris Society (where I got my start) is probably fairly typical. Members
seldom grew old, ugly irises they wanted to dump--most were desparate to
find garden space for the newest and best. Hence the stuff that ended up
at the sale tended to be *far* superior to the run-of-the-mill irises found
in gardens of nonmembers. ["Dumping" is kind of a relative thing: If I add
a '96 introduction to my garden, I may "dump" a similar variety from the
'80s at the club sale, but it would still be a nice addition to the garden
of a nonmember who only grows "the big purple kind".]
Our prices were also much lower than catalog prices, typically 1/2 or 1/4
the going price.
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