Re: Ebay prices for Florida Variegated way too expensive!
You know to begin with I think I mostly just wanted to complain. I had bought a Florida Variegated from a seller on Ebay just last year. Unfortunately b/c of the peat moss I used it died back to the soil line twice. Each time it grew back. However the 3rd it just gave up and died. So I went online to look to see if I could replace it. I was super shocked when I saw the prices of some being offered by different sellers. I do understand that the FV variety is an expensive one to start with. However, I would have thought that an AEAE would be more expensive than a Florida Variegated.
I went to the same seller I bought from last year. They had at least one for sale a couple of months ago. The starting bid was something like $865. So I just passed it by. I noticed that the next 2 ones offered had a starting bid $1000. Mind you this is for a plant that’s barely even 1 foot tall. This is the same seller who was offering about a 2’-4’ tall plant with a wining bid of $250 or $300. To go from that kind of price just a year ago to hiking it all the way up to $1000 as a starting bid is just a bit asinine if you ask me. I’ve even seen a 6’ tall AEAE sell for $500 including shipping. Believe it or not it was sold by a company right here in the good old USA! This same Ebay seller usually has good prices for all sorts of different varieties so why they are price gouging I don’t know!
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Last edited by *Dearly Depotted* : 08-17-2021 at 04:29 PM.
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