405 woohoo!!!! done!

Yay, I won! but at a cost of 405.00! Hope my wife doesn't get too mad at me.

Howie, did you win?

Wow - Congratulations Howie !!!

Congrats to Bass !! Sure hope you will sell some cuttings ( one can hope!). A tree's out of my range.

Congrats Howie... can I be your best friend..? :p. I quit watching when it went over $200. That's a beautiful looking fig.

Tell her it was a early Christmas gift for you and you will match it for her!
Good luck with it.

Good job Howie. Glad I decided to stay out.

Bass, I have an old Chevy I want you sell.

Howie, are you interested in an old - uh - vintage Chevy?

405.00 I'm sorry, you guys are nuts. I'm happy for Bass, but that's just crazy. Looks like I'm done with e-bay, I can't compete with the rich guys. Have at it.


luke

Supply and demand. How many times has this beautiful looking fig appeared?

:-)

That's not just supply and demand, that's having money, and more money then the next person. Rich and the richer. I not saying it's a bad thing, I'm saying, I'm not rich or richer. Seeing the prices lately on ebay, tells me people with alot more money then I, are bidding on fig trees. I'm thrilled for the sellers, just know I can't bid these prices. As a matter of fact, I'm not sure if I personally know someone that could bid 405.00 on a small fig tree. If you can spend this kind of money on this, I'm happy for you, really. I think if you can afford it, buy three or four. I have bought many trees of ebay, but at these prices, I'm out.

luke

Wooh, that is steep. So just wait till the premium figs "col de dame(s)" come out on eBay. That will be fun to watch.

Let me be the first to update my wish list... You never know. ;)

Darn purple pulp :-)
You sound happy. Congratulations

Col de dame is the new premier fig?  I'll have to throw some more fertilizer on the cutting I started this year.

These bidding wars on ebay for figs has the makings of a new reality tv show,  "Fig Wars"

$405.Hmmm.......No comment.Same story every time,every year a NEW fig with a new name, is coming out from...nowhere.A year or two later,everybody has it.

My congrats to Bass for breaking this crazy, crazy fig-world $$$ record.
A really nice find.

Is Galiica the NW tip of Spain?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galicia_%28Spain%29

Congrats also to the winner too.
I do sense some sentimental (place/memory) involved in that aggressive biding.

If such a case, one should point it very clearly (before hand), and we
good FF members do take care of any such genuine requests.

Right now, I am taking care for one such a special request for BC#95.

Also, thank you Edarena, for (quite a while back) sending me my special request for a BC#35...

You are moving?  Oh no!  I was thinking if you put it in the ground it will grow enough cuttings for all of us! 

I missed the whole bidding drama.  I thought you already won it on my first post when you were high bidder.  Too busy with grandkids here in Cincinnati.  So very happy for you and Bass, and good luck finding that new house! 

Congratulations on the baby!

Suzi

Bass has posted a second one on e-bay. My guess is you better start with a min. 300.00 starting bid. You guys will waste your time with small bids. Will we see 450.00 on this one?

luke

Here we go again. I agree, this is like a game show or reality show. What fun.
Just had to put in a bid, and now I'm done. Kind of like buying a lotto ticket except my chances are 0.

What happened to ebay any 2nd chance offer (poor guy/gal!) ... greed?