David,
I don't think anyone is disrespecting Terry in this thread. Isaias simply said Terry could be nice one moment, and nasty the next. I have heard this very same opinion from at least two other people who have dealt with Terry face to face. I have never met the man, and at this point I have no desire to meet him.
As for Terry's plants and business practices, I think he has made some very interesting choices. I respect the fact that Terry is wholesale only. That is a purely practical business model. I can appreciate the fact that Terry is a very talented breeder. I love the fact that he doesn't have a website with photos of his plants. What would be the point if you aren't selling to the public, right? I know several breeders who do sell to the public and their websites are so crappy and outdated it makes me want to punch them in the face, but I digress.
Could I walk into Terry's greenhouse and drop $5000 on plants? You bet I could. But I won't, and here is my reason.
Terry is like a baseball card seller who opens all the packs, takes out the rookie cards, special chase cards and gum, and leaves you the common player cards. Then he charges you a premium for them. For the same amount of money, you could buy plants from equally talented breeders that have not been bloomed, culled and sold as leftovers. I am not saying that his pot plants aren't beautiful, or worth what you pay for them. But the whole practice smells funny. With that said, I own a couple of Orchid Zone plants, and I even have some of Terry's seedlings. But when I want to spend crazy money, I shop somewhere else.