My collection is focused on Paphs, Phrags, and Brassias. The most important factors to me are healthy plants, quality breeding, and good selection. Low prices are nice, of course, but less important to me, I don't mind paying more for better plants.
I won't buy plants from growers with a poor reputation, or who demonstrate shady business practices. A good example is Paph tigrinum, I was going to buy it from one vendor, but after I placed my order, he tried to raise the price from $80 to $125. I cancelled that order and bought one from another vendor for $150. He didn't lose the sale because of the price, it was his greed and dishonesty that made me go elsewhere.
Most of my plants have been purchased online since the Paph selection down here tends to be poor.
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