Okay, here is some reason for caution. I heard several years ago that Going Bananas in Florida had a variegated Ice Cream. I contacted Don in 2008 and got on a waiting list. After a few follow-up messages over the next 6-12 months I spoke to him on the phone again and he said that he had tried to propagate it via tissue culture and it just wasn't working out.
I called Going Bananas again a little bit ago and spoke to Katie. She said that they had produced many variegated Ice Cream tissue culture plants and they looked variegated when small but the variegation was reduced as it grew older and pups were always regular green. They did not want to mislead people and sell these small plants as they knew customers would end up being disappointed.
Unless a seller can provide a photo of a mature plant with variegation (ideally with variegated pups), I think this is a waste of money.
I was not planning on bidding beyond my $43 bid anyways so, no, this is not a trick.
