Originally Posted by wolfebc

Yup, unfortunately ebay doesn't seem to have the proper people in place
to monitor and weed out the obvious fakes. There are rip off sellers on ebay
that are not quite so obvious though. One Canadian seller that no one should
buy from is "The seed house" She sells Alocasia and Colocasia bulbs to
anywhere, and in her ad says she is in New Hamberg, Canada.
I purchased what was supposed to be a variety of 6 different types of Alocasia and Colocasia bulbs. When I got them in, the sizes of the bulbs were noticeably different , but once they all sprouted I realized they all had the same leaves. I recognize them from being the commom Taro Root that is commonly sold in any grocery store. When I contacted her and told her, I
did not receive what I purchased, she replied, " what makes you think that?".
I then sent her pics and told her these are common crocery store taro plants
and not the giant varieties, as well as others I purchased. She then tried to
convice me that all Alocasia and Colocasia's look the same when starting out, and they change as they grow.
I started a claim and did get my money back, but it is sad to see that 3 years later, ebay is still allowing her to list her bogus ads.