Some comments have been critical...they have not been merely negative. OZ is having a new beginning, and our comments are providing critical feedback for them. If you read everything carefully, you will see that even behind what appears to be "negative" comments is some real enthusiasm over a new approach, and new access to, one of the most productive and highly regarded slipper oriented orchid businesses in the world. No one is bashing them, and everyone wants them to succeed, as that will benefit all of us, both the business and its patrons. Our comments have already had a positive effect. Compare the ebay offerings as they have progressed from the beginning. The first round started high, with minimal info...not even the plants name...just a tag photo. Next round, more info...and a low start. The same plants pretty much, along with some others...low start, lots of bidding, and most sold, I think for higher than they were offered the first time. Our "negative" comments had a very positive effect for the company. Their new listings have all the info we want. Name, shipping info about timing and heat packs, just what we want. These offers are divisions, which will always be high priced. Yes, there are divisions of all these plants available from other sources at lower prices. But also at higher prices. We'll see what happens. Haven't checked ebay yet, but if the plants get sold they were right and we were wrong. Why not sell at a higher price, if they can get it? If they don't sell, then we were right, and their pricing was the wrong approach. This is not negative! It's informative! My bet is that the current BIN plants will not sell...and will reappear as an auction, probably with a relatively low starting bid. I guarantee that those plants will then really sell...and most likely for a price higher than asked for now, as people sometimes get really anal about "winning", no matter what the cost. Who will benefit from all this negativity? The OZ, and big time.
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