Balbisiana Gigantea - Page 2

shopgirl2 · 12-24-2007, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tropicalkid

Hi shopgirl:
hablas espanol?
I'm from Puerto Rico, and lived in the Dominican Repulbic for a few years.
Still wanting to hear if someone has tried this new alternative of buying M. ingens seeds directly from PNG in that site posted above.

Thanks,
Carlos(tropicalkid in NC)

Si, hablo el Espanol, y tu?

Where in N.C. do you reside? If Raliegh and/or Charlotte, it gets quite chilly over there. How are you doing raising bananas in those areas?

shopgirl2 · 12-24-2007, 08:10 AM

There is this seller on E-Bay and he does have a variety of banana seeds for sale. I find that $3+ for 6 seeds is too much.
What do you guys think of the price?

southlatropical · 12-24-2007, 03:37 PM

Way too much. A few people here including myself are growing these from seed. There will be seedlings available for trade in March.

tnerual · 12-28-2007, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tropicalkid

Hi shopgirl:
hablas espanol?
I'm from Puerto Rico, and lived in the Dominican Repulbic for a few years.
Still wanting to hear if someone has tried this new alternative of buying M. ingens seeds directly from PNG in that site posted above.

Thanks,
Carlos(tropicalkid in NC)

I tried in june 2006 emailing Mr Yuimb from PNG Eco-Adventure Tours. The price was 300 seeds/$100 by bank transfer (no paypal in png). Unfortunatelly I never got the seeds . PNG mail problem in Mt hagen ? custom problem ? I never knew. I'm still very disappointed but ready to try again if someone tells he succeeded !!!
happy new year.

Laurent
Carqueiranne/France

Tropicallvr · 12-28-2007, 07:15 PM

Christian Port may have some M. ingens seeds to sell or swap, he usally does(but mostly sells now I think).
http://uk.geocities.com/bananaswap/

shopgirl2 · 12-30-2007, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tnerual

I tried in june 2006 emailing Mr Yuimb from PNG Eco-Adventure Tours. The price was 300 seeds/$100 by bank transfer (no paypal in png). Unfortunatelly I never got the seeds . PNG mail problem in Mt hagen ? custom problem ? I never knew. I'm still very disappointed but ready to try again if someone tells he succeeded !!!
happy new year.

Laurent
Carqueiranne/France

I had a nightmare dealing with Hong Kong. they said they could not honor the bank's check. They said check had expired (10 days?). the seller kept the check and the item. I complained to E-Bay to no avail. No more overseas for me, other than maybe UK.

Beware, all!

51st state · 12-30-2007, 12:05 PM

Hey, hang on just a minute, we're normally fairly trustworthy over here in the UK... Ebay worldwide can be a problem (try buying Arucaria seeds from Argentina and you'll find out) and definitely anything outside of paypal is really asking for trouble.
I also e mailed the guy in PNG and got no-where (probably saved myself some money there). I ended up getting some seeds from Christian Port who was excellent to deal with.

12-24-2007, 08:10 AM	#22 (permalink)
shopgirl2 shopgirl2's Photo Gallery Location: Camp Lejeune, N.C. area Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Name: Carmensol Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 212 BananaBucks : 184,107 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 61 Times Was Thanked 48 Times in 27 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Balbisiana Gigantea There is this seller on E-Bay and he does have a variety of banana seeds for sale. I find that $3+ for 6 seeds is too much. What do you guys think of the price? __________________ Orinoco by the sunlight.

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southlatropical Member southlatropical's Photo Gallery Location: Fordoche, Louisiana Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Isaac Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 420 BananaBucks : 186,248 Feedback: 15 / 100% Said "Thanks" 71 Times Was Thanked 196 Times in 83 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Re: Balbisiana Gigantea Way too much. A few people here including myself are growing these from seed. There will be seedlings available for trade in March. __________________

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Tropicallvr Member Tropicallvr's Photo Gallery Name: Kyle Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,032 BananaBucks : 510,949 Feedback: 6 / 100% Said "Thanks" 230 Times Was Thanked 414 Times in 163 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 14 Times	Re: Balbisiana Gigantea Christian Port may have some M. ingens seeds to sell or swap, he usally does(but mostly sells now I think). http://uk.geocities.com/bananaswap/

12-30-2007, 12:05 PM	#27 (permalink)
51st state many 'naners, little time 51st state's Photo Gallery Location: salisbury, UK Find me on the map! Zone: 8b ish Name: Kev Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 465 BananaBucks : 349,819 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 202 Times Was Thanked 259 Times in 126 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Balbisiana Gigantea Hey, hang on just a minute, we're normally fairly trustworthy over here in the UK... Ebay worldwide can be a problem (try buying Arucaria seeds from Argentina and you'll find out) and definitely anything outside of paypal is really asking for trouble. I also e mailed the guy in PNG and got no-where (probably saved myself some money there). I ended up getting some seeds from Christian Port who was excellent to deal with. __________________ a>

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