How much is your collection worth?

[Angurek]

Just curious...how much do you estimate your collection to be worth? In other words, how much money have you spent on orchids?

I have a small collection, but I've calculated its worth to be $484.90, not counting the plants that died in the past or the shipping charges for plants I got through online vendors.

I'm pretty sure larger collections are worth thousands of dollars, and growing in value with the addition of each new plant.

[ronaldhanko]

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[Roy]

I did an estimate on my collection a few years ago, wish I hadn't, it worked out that I could have had a 6 mths trip around the world.

[Erce]

i cant put a price on my chids - i think i used like 300 dollars - but they are worth so much more to me

[camille1585]

Calculating how much I've spent on my orchids is something that I'm afraid to do. I don't want to know how much I've spent, LOL! I don't get expensive orchids, but a few € here another few € there probably adds up to a substantial amount. I don't care how much I spent overall, what counts is the pleasure it brings me to pick out my next orchid and then take care of it until it gives me blooms!

[Roy]

I just had a horrible thought, Think of the money spent on the plants you have lost !!!!

[cb977]

My mind won't let me go there!

[Erce]

i have yet to lose one - all of my are doing fine

[cb977]

Originally Posted by Erce

i have yet to lose one - all of my are doing fine

...but it happens to the best of us sometimes

[Erce]

yes i know - its like with fish (Yes i am the bad bad man who changed water in the akvarium and ended up missing a goldfish)