On Ebay! Is it?

Discuss Hosta Virus X and share pictures and information on this ever increasing threat to hosta growing.

Moderators: redcrx, Chris_W

User avatar
Minnow
Posts: 1186
Joined: Oct 21, 2001 8:00 pm
USDA Zone: 6
Location: Henderson County 35 19' 12.15" N 82 35' 40.40" W Elevation2143
Contact:

On Ebay! Is it?

Post by Minnow »

Elizabeth

No man needs a vacation as bad as the man who has just had one.
User avatar
newtohosta-no more
Posts: 15270
Joined: Oct 25, 2001 8:00 pm
Location: Ohio, Zone 5

Post by newtohosta-no more »

Yikes!!!! I wouldn't touch that with a ten foot pole! I see there are already 3 bids on it. Wonder if that plant has been tested? Somehow I doubt it. :eek:


P.S. I don't trust a "one day listing". That doesn't allow much time for buyers to send questions to the seller, does it?
~JOAN~
My Hosta List

Tomorrow is promised to no one, so love and laugh today.
Seedseller1
Posts: 283
Joined: May 31, 2004 11:05 pm
Location: Waterloo, Iowa

Post by Seedseller1 »

We'll find out! I just emailed the seller and asked.
User avatar
greenguy
Posts: 276
Joined: Dec 20, 2004 8:08 pm
Location: Ohio, Zone 5

Post by greenguy »

it is a shame that it takes a virus to make it look that cool
User avatar
hostanquilts
Posts: 623
Joined: Oct 09, 2001 8:00 pm
USDA Zone: 5
Location: Central Illinois
Contact:

Post by hostanquilts »

Perhaps someone should send a message to the bidders & alert them to the HVX. They may not be aware that there is a hosta virus.
Jan

"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble
remembering how to fly."



My Hosta List
Linda P
Posts: 6212
Joined: Oct 15, 2001 8:00 pm
Location: N W Illinois, zone 5

Post by Linda P »

:eek: :eek: :eek:
That scared me just looking at it. I burned a few Gold Standards a while back..some I bought bare root the year we really started seeing the HVX show up in the box stores. One of the 6 came up looking something like this, so out they went, all of them.
Linda P
And time remembered is grief forgotten,
And frosts are slain and flowers begotten.....
Algernon Charles Swinburne

Latitude: 41° 51' 12.1572"


My Hosta List
Jamie
Posts: 2070
Joined: Dec 11, 2002 10:14 am

Post by Jamie »

I've thought about bidding on it, just so it didn't make it to anothers garden and may still. If the seller wants to NEG me for a non-paying bidder so be it. I've sent emails to both of the bidders and am not expecting to get a reply from them though..
User avatar
Tundra_Queen
Posts: 5743
Joined: Oct 07, 2001 8:00 pm
Location: Northern Ontario Zone 2
Contact:

Post by Tundra_Queen »

:eek:
I don't know much about ebay but is there someway to get a hold of the owner and let her know that people are selling sick looking hostas?

Debbie


Image
User avatar
jgh
Posts: 5135
Joined: Oct 14, 2001 8:00 pm
Location: Plymouth, Minnesota zone 4

Post by jgh »

I also wrote to the winning bidder and the seller. We will see if the seller is just unaware of HVX... or is selling a diseased plant knowingly, just to make a buck...
Seedseller1
Posts: 283
Joined: May 31, 2004 11:05 pm
Location: Waterloo, Iowa

Post by Seedseller1 »

Here's what I got back from the seller (lchichis1337):

You asked:
"Have you had this plant tested for Hosta Virus X (HVX)? It appears this plant is showing the symptoms."

i garden for fun, i just picked these up at a local nursery, and they are beautiful when mature,1st time selling, i thought it was unusual and i thought i would share.

Now we have to find out the local nursery..........
User avatar
newtohosta-no more
Posts: 15270
Joined: Oct 25, 2001 8:00 pm
Location: Ohio, Zone 5

Post by newtohosta-no more »

I also emailed the seller and got back that exact same response. I then emailed them again and told them that they should warn any bidders that this hosta "might" be virused, otherwise it would be unethical or even possibly illegal to ship a virused plant in the mail. I did get another response, that I suspect is what they sent to all the bidders and maybe even people who sent them questions, that says they have been told by several people that this hosta could be virused. Apparently it is their first time selling on ebay. Anyone else get a follow up email?
~JOAN~
My Hosta List

Tomorrow is promised to no one, so love and laugh today.
New Topic Post Reply