Looking for eBay Orchid Vendors

[utah]

Here are the ones I've added to my favorite sellers because they have been wonderful to work with and have great plants:

autumnimports
bandbandmandt
canbyorchid
kawamotoorchids
nia22d
nkomplin
orchidgrove
orchidsman570
orchidtn
smileysorchids
theorchidgallery

I also had horrible issues with Bill_Asia and an overseas (Vietnam) seller.

Just add the sellers you like into your search to avoid "those other" sellers. :-)

Now I'm going to have to check out chiaki_ayumi. Careful with eBay - it's addictive! Right now I'm watching 12 plants and have no where to put them. Stop me!!!!

[Jkelee]

I too, have had sooooo many problems with Bill_Asia!!! Never again!

But chiaki_ayumi, is one of my FAV local sellers here in Central FL!!

Originally Posted by utah

I also had horrible issues with Bill_Asia and an overseas (Vietnam) seller.

Just add the sellers you like into your search to avoid "those other" sellers. :-)

Now I'm going to have to check out chiaki_ayumi. Careful with eBay - it's addictive! Right now I'm watching 12 plants and have no where to put them. Stop me!!!!

[penguin66]

Originally Posted by utah

Here are the ones I've added to my favorite sellers because they have been wonderful to work with and have great plants:

autumnimports
bandbandmandt
canbyorchid
kawamotoorchids
nia22d
nkomplin
orchidgrove
orchidsman570
orchidtn
smileysorchids
theorchidgallery

I also had horrible issues with Bill_Asia and an overseas (Vietnam) seller.

Just add the sellers you like into your search to avoid "those other" sellers. :-)

Now I'm going to have to check out chiaki_ayumi. Careful with eBay - it's addictive! Right now I'm watching 12 plants and have no where to put them. Stop me!!!!

I have to second theorchidgallery. I have gotten several plants from her and they have always been wonderful plants and in great shape.

Another one I haven't seen mentioned is angelstreetorchids. I've shopped with them a couple of times and have been pleased. The last order I placed ended up getting delayed by the post office and sat around over a long holiday weekend. The orchids still looked fantastic!

[mollycart1]

I hear ya, Utah. It is addictive. However, I am telling myself that the shipping this time of the year can be "risky" due to the weather ( I am in Pacific NW.)

As for Bill_Asia's plants, I bought one of his Vandas (Mokara) a few month ago. It came with 2 sad looking roots. After having given it TLC, it now started growing a "big fat" root. I was about to give up on it, though.

[whygreenberg]

Just thought I'd add another to this thread...Marni Turkel sells some amazing and unusual species via her ebay store mostlyspecies. I just got a division of Bulbophyllum pardalotum from her and it is fantastic quality! Great packaging job and she was really easy to communicate with.

[cirillonb]

I'm not excited about Nia22d but I cannot pin down my dissatisfaction. I think I like Orchid 570. Remember, I stated before, I have sworn off Ebay vendors as a class and don't even look there but I did, and these are impression from then.
Nick

[Marissa]

Speaking of Bill_Asia or ROC, what happened to his store? I happened to check the other day and it was close and say due to winter season or something? I also purchased my first Ebay orchids from him a few months ago and not a very pleasant experience, dead roots and shipping took forever.

[MuscleGirl'sHobby]

Originally Posted by Marissa

Speaking of Bill_Asia or ROC, what happened to his store? I happened to check the other day and it was close and say due to winter season or something? I also purchased my first Ebay orchids from him a few months ago and not a very pleasant experience, dead roots and shipping took forever.

I think he may be operating under another user name now. I came across several listings the other day that were incredibly similar to his (policies, shipping, wording etc) and the seller had abysmal feedback. I can't remember the user name, and who knows, it could be another person all together. But, I did notice that Bill Asia all but disappeared shortly after Ebay changed it's feedback policy so that sellers can no longer leave negatives.

[ces797]

I just purchased a Cattleya from Kawamoto and have to say so far they are tops in my book. I asked a question from the listing AFTER I won and paid so I was definitely thinking I wouldn't get a quick response and lo and behold not even 3 hours later I got a response. Also got an email same day saying my order had already shipped.
I won the listing on a Tuesday, they shipped same day and I'm getting this Thursday. Which is JUST crazy considering I'm in Ohio and they are in Hawaii! I think they also have a retail website.

Also purchased a Stuartiana Phal from efgorchids which was in pristine condition. I've never seen a phal that looked this good.

Now we just have to get these darn Florida and Hawaii vendors to start potting in bark! I can't keep anything alive in moss

[Jerry Delaney]

I can't imagine that everyone out there doesn't already know this, but "Pea and Shell" is the name Carmela Orchids uses on eBay. One of my all time favorites!