I thought this might be interesting. Please note neither of these plants were from any of the members selling plants.
I bought an economical ice Cream banana TC plant on line in April that with the low cost shipping and the initial lower cost of the plant it worked out to a total price of around $10
Here is the 10 buck banana plant today about 2 months after planting.
I month later I bought a Goldfinger from a reputable on line dealer and paid 20 bucks for the plant plus shipping so total it was $30
Here is the the 30 buck plant that was planted one month after the cheaper plant or about one month ago.
The more expensive plant is I would say two leafs behind the cheaper plant planted a month earlier.