Flask of Mexipedium?

[Heather]

The vendor doesn't seem to know much. He calls it a Phrag, a Mexipedium and a Paph. He also doesn't know the correct species name. 'Doesn't inspire confidence.

Now that you mention that - I remember it being one of my vendor red flags years ago!

 

[orcoholic]

The vendor doesn't seem to know much. He calls it a Phrag, a Mexipedium and a Paph. He also doesn't know the correct species name. 'Doesn't inspire confidence.

When people list on ebay, they usually try to list so it shows up under a lot of keyword searches that are generally in the same ballpark. His listing covers a lot of searches for slipper orchids.

 

[John M]

When people list on ebay, they usually try to list so it shows up under a lot of keyword searches that are generally in the same ballpark. His listing covers a lot of searches for slipper orchids.

I did not know that. 'Makes sense. Thanks. That explains the multiple Genera. However, he still needs to learn the correct species name.

 

[gonewild]

I did not know that. 'Makes sense. Thanks. That explains the multiple Genera. However, he still needs to learn the correct species name.

It makes sense but it keyword spamming and against ebay policy for listing.
Makes it very difficult to have accurate and fast searches to find what you are looking for. And it can easily mislead an inexperienced buyer.