Lazylightningny
Masterpiece
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bonsai-Tre...296451?hash=item1cd1d22cc3:g:MPwAAOSwyotc5-v~
Look at the price. And the sad thing is, someone will buy it.
Look at the price. And the sad thing is, someone will buy it.
This is why I hate ebay
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Pitoon
Imperial Masterpiece
Daniel son STL
Shohin
Nobody’s going to buy that! I’ve gotten some great trees from eBay at very very good prices!
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Same seller for both of those. Good luck getting them shipped all in one piece.
they are worth what the market will bear, but I doubt anyone is going to pay that kind of cash for either. then again...
Ebay is a crap shoot. Excellent material to pirate-priced crappola like this. If you're a beginner, Ebay is no place for bargains...
they are worth what the market will bear, but I doubt anyone is going to pay that kind of cash for either. then again...
Ebay is a crap shoot. Excellent material to pirate-priced crappola like this. If you're a beginner, Ebay is no place for bargains...
Lazylightningny
Masterpiece
wow, even worse.
Daniel son STL
Shohin
I love eBay. Not every person that sales high priced items though!
Picked this bougy up last year from eBay for $125 plus $15 for shipping. Not the greatest tree but it’s one of my favorites
Picked this bougy up last year from eBay for $125 plus $15 for shipping. Not the greatest tree but it’s one of my favorites
Traken
Shohin
But, guys... They have rocks! And free shipping! lol
Daniel son STL
Shohin
I wouldn’t say eBay is a crap shoot at all. It’s pretty easy to check a sellers feedback percentage or even read the actual feedback. I go for sellers that thrive to keep 100% feedback! Plain and simple. And if it dosent seem like a good deal ,^^crap posted above^^ then don’t buy it. Look around a little.
I picked up a really fat sumo shohin parrots beak for $75 bucks that was very nice. Unfortunately I killed it that following winter due to under watering.
Shipping on the other hand can be a crap shoot though!
GGB
Masterpiece
I have seen great stuff on ebay, after sifting through a lot of "other" stuff. But the price always seems to get bid up a lot higher than I'd pay at All shapes or Nature's way. I mean by like double. I think some hobbyists just live in the middle of nowhere and that's the only option they have?
Nybonsai12
Masterpiece
eBay tree sure looks like a people’s choice award winner!
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Yes. It is a crap shoot, particularly for beginners. they have no idea what they're paying for or what "crap" is. Define crap. Is $200 a "good deal" for those two trees, when the seller probably spent $15-$30 on the materials? A search over there today turned up ALOT of junk priced over $1,000...some people list $100 trees for $4,000 and godawful "imported" black pines for $5,000...the stuff between $30 and $100 wasn't all that special either....
Look, I have picked up some great stuff from Ebay myself, but I don't consider it a really great source of material if you haven't got a firm grasp of what's worth paying for and what is not.
namnhi
Masterpiece
Am buying both. Looks like a steal with that price.
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my favorite thing about ebay, though, is access to seeds of rare japanese maples cultivars!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Blue-...205948?hash=item3b0bc00c7c:g:hWIAAOSwxT9a6xwJ
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Blue-...205948?hash=item3b0bc00c7c:g:hWIAAOSwxT9a6xwJ
Fonz
Chumono
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
The description of the "not rare but unique" blue maple is priceless, as are the confusing pic of the package with the Belarus destination and the Hong Kong origin. and the seller telling you he is your friend...nothing fishy there....
Anyway the description:
"Good day. We are seller, and we are also your friend. We will try our best to provide better service for you. But if there is any problem after you buy, pls don’t forget to contact us first. We will solve the problem for you.
Thank u so much!
Rare Blue Maple Seeds Bonsai Tree Japanese Maple Seeds Small Maple For Home
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Landscape designers and gardeners greatly appreciate Bonsai blue maples for their unpretentiousness and hardiness – just provide the plant with a bit acid soil and moist air and make sure the plant is not placed under direct sunlight – that is more than enough to feast your eyes on an exotic beauty of an original Japanese maple. If you live in a water-short area and feel you cannot afford an astonishing miniature Japanese rare blue maple, there is good news for you – the plant will thrive and blossom if thoroughly sprinkled with water twice a day, morning and evening.
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
There is a lot of reasons to hate eBay, but conversely, some of my best bonsai deals have been on eBay. I have been buying and selling on eBay for 19 years. It is certainly a buyer beware market but the discriminating buyer can do well.
I would be really surprised if either of this sold. Put it in your watch list and wait and see. Listing price does not mean selling price.
I would be really surprised if either of this sold. Put it in your watch list and wait and see. Listing price does not mean selling price.
Lazylightningny
Masterpiece
Neon blue maples. Wouldn't have them any other way.
Daniel son STL
Shohin
I’d have to disagree. Definition of crap..... SHIT, plain and simple. Lol One can find over priced crap all over the internet, dosent mean the internet is a crap shoot when buying from a reputable dealer.... just like ebay. Maybe you had some bad experiences, but I do my homework first.
Wigert’s is a great example. No crap shooting here at all, along with many, many other reputable dealers!
BonsaiMatt
Shohin
Crapshoot: a risky or uncertain matter
