Lilies: Vossner's time to cry?, 0 by vossner

vossner wrote:
I bought some Nepal Lily bulbs on ebay from rarebulbs. I have bought from this vendor before, and all except lily Miss Lucy have come up.

Are species supposed to be this small? They are not exactly shrivelled, but they are a little moldy and beginning to sprout. The bulbs were cheap at about $3.10. I had looked for some in the past but they were at least $10 ea. Is this a case of "you get what you pay for" or was I ripped off?

Since I'm relatively new to lilies, I don't know how to judge. The seller was communicative and prompt. The other two items I bought, amaryllis, were small but fine and cheap. But I'm not too thrilled with the Nepal lilies.

I cringe everytime I hear somebody say "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all". I think I HAVE to say something about this. 1) to vent 2) to warn others 3) to put pressure on seller to do better. If I acomplish those things, then speaking up seems like the right thing to do. I'm not saying it is a license to be ugly, malicious, rude, etc. but you have to talk, even if it isn't all nice, with sugar and spice. It may be discreet, but I don't see it as a crime to discuss in an open forum. How else are others going to know?

I fully intend to discuss this with the vendor, but I want to think about it overnight and get some input from you guys. Great wisdom abounds here and I want to sound intelligent and reasonable (not pissy) when I talk to him.

Your comments on the lilies will be greatly appreciated. I am holding off my ebay feedback waiting to hear from some of you.