Bernard just chill we don't need to start questiong eachother especially the folks in this particular thread. It was simply a misunderstanding and everyone is chill now. Lets just move on his trees are legit. Now, who has cuttings of this rimada and can ship to CA?

Hoosiebanana, please let me know if these photos work for you.

This has been more stressful than my career and I'm in the healthcare field...lol. I'm sport about the whole thing if it is going to help ease people's minds. 

I am actually planning to take a video of some of my in-ground trees tomorrow since a lot of people have been asking about some of my trees and their surprise of how quickly the trees are growing.

lol.................

Lol...that's a good one. I needed that...thanks, Dave!

Good photos Ryan, looking good.

PM me, Harvey, and we can arrange it. I'd be happy to send you a tree or cuttings for the same price I had originally paid for the mother tree. Oh yeah, and shipping too, please.

I do not want to get on anybody's bad side but, who do you think you are?

As many of you know, my family and I have been blessed with some good auctions on ebay. Yes, we do have some special people in our society, but for the most part, most people would understand that when they have a good thing going it would not be wise to jeopardize long-term success for a quick buck. In other words, why would I want to ruin the potential of making more money in the long-term by making a few bucks now, cheating people and trashing my reputation. It just doesn't hold up to whatever it is I am, really and ultimately, being accused of.

I've invested too much money, time, effort, and sacrificed too much family time to ruin a good thing now. And, I honestly have so much more to offer in the future that it would only make sense to maintain my excellent reputation. I have planted way too many fig trees to solely enjoy them for personal consumption.

I have sold 2 other MRs on ebay. Both of those listings had 2 photos each (1 of the whole tree and 1 close-up). Noone questioned the authenticity of those 2 trees. Why would I, all of a sudden, have a change of mind and start selling fake ones?

Harvey, just a few pointers for you so that you can be more credible in the future.

- I know how closely you watch ebay fig auctions just based on my past experiences with you. There is just no way that you could not have known it was me who was selling the MR. Isn't checking who the seller is one of the first things we all look at on ebay?

And, according to you, you went to "investigate" it for an overseas client.

- Taiwan and Thailand are 2 completely countries. Keep your story consistent. Consistency = Honesty

- There is more than enough to go around for everybody. One person's gain never means another person's loss as there are numerous ways to be blessed by life.

I started becoming a happier camper when I started to be sincerely happy for other people's successes.

I apologize if the last one rubs anyone the wrong way...no offense intended.

Oh, and Harvey, please give me your zip code so I can give you an exact shipping price.

Ryan, you are acting very oddly.

I have accused you of nothing.  I did not "investigate" your tree.  Someone mentioned from Thailand asked me about it late at night, just like now when it's 3am in the morning.  (I've been hunting a big fig-eating rat that seems to love my most treasured fig cuttings!)  Sorry, but I don't really memorize your ID either here or on eBay.  My ID is pretty easy for me to figure out who I am if you really want to know "who I am".

You only seem to be sensing some sort of attack against you and are apparently missing the background I mentioned (i.e., oddities noticed in this variety grown by others).  Maybe when you've been growing figs for a bit longer you will have some sense that weird stuff happens.

I did not offer to buy your tree!  I thought it was pretty clear that when someone was asking me if I was safe to buy your tree that I was joking that you should send it to me for review.  That comment was not being made to you but in response to someone who was asking me a question that I could hardly answer with any sort of authority from here in my chair 3,000 miles away.

Go back and read my comments again and you will find I didn't accuse you of anything.  Your reaction seems to be based on some perception rather than what I've said.

I already wished you good luck, quit accusing me of some sort of attack that has not taken place.

Harvey, having extensive knowledge in Psychology has afforded me to understand people's intentions with their words and actions.

A couple of months or so ago, Bass emailed me asking about my Galicia Negra. He mentioned that there were several customers/fellow fig growers who had approached him to verify the authenticity of my tree, and also that he and those others were surprised that I had had as many air layers as I did for having a young tree. And with being a Psychology geek and all, I have a strong confirmation that you are one of those people. 

Correct me and I apologize if I'm wrong but your whole intention is to discredit me. This is based on past knowledge gathered from me directly speaking with you and identifying your behavior patterns, and and others' impression of you. I have observed that you have a tendency to quickly judge others without any solid evidence and it is something that I have, unfortunately, associated with you. Sorry, it's probably not something you like to hear but it's my observation. 

So, putting Bass' email, my observations of you, others' impression of you, with your intention for this thread, I am 99.98% sure of my conclusion. 

As a quick and obvious example, notice how you added an unnecessary and cheap comment on the 7th line of your last post. Again, as a Psychology geek, a comment like that registers as someone who feels insecure and feels the need to be right in order to feel better about himself/herself even if they do not have concrete evidence to support their position.

Today, I intend to shoot a video of it just to prove to you, Bass, and whoever else cares to know that you don't need a gigantic tree to produce lots of air layers. *Bass, I am not calling you out, just so you know. I am excited, actually, to show you how the trees you sent me are doing.

Also, do you not remember that I also bought 2 young Galicia Negras from you? One of them died, remember? And your reply after I mentioned it to you was something like, "I knew I should not have sent out a young tree with an unestablished root system." I am not mentioning that to call you out because had I really wanted you to replace it, I would've asked you there and then. 

I let it go at post #16. I am again ready to let it go now, Harvey. My wife needs help with the kids and I've been spending too much time defending myself to a non-authority (no offense intended, but it's simply the truth).

Can we move on? 

I don't want to dance this dance anymore, sir.

Life, perspectively, is too short.

I have a few of these and just haven't observed that in mine or in photos of others.  That is all.  Your stripes are there, they just aren't as obvious as your others or the ones I have.  At this point I'm growing for planting, not selling, so no competition from me.

I do apologize if I misunderstood your comment about having the tree sent to you for review.

Ryan, please practice your psychology on someone else because you're missing the mark and are being offensive.  I already moved on, or tried to....

Then it's settled. Peace, love, and health to you, my fig friend. I am being sincere.

I truly wish you the best, Ryan.

I am curious about many things and ask questions in hopes to learn more.  Hope we've both learned something.  Happy Valentine's Day! :)

Two good people and great figsters coming together for what's best for them, best for us, and most important... what's best for the forum. That's what this forum is all about...having healthy discussions and taking in knowledge in all aspects of growing figs.

'I started becoming a happier camper when I started to be sincerely happy for other people's successes.'

I had a friend once who told me about his great good fortune. I told him that I was really pleased and  happy about his find. He hung his head and replied that he was just trying to make me mad in retaliation for something I said. We both grew a little that day.

Hope you guys have sorted it out. Life is too short.

For what it's worth, I have traded with Ryan and had an excellent experience.  The plant I received, by all appearances, is true to type.  I already have a Martinenca Rimada but if I wanted one, and didn't mind spending the cash, I would have no second thoughts about bidding on the one Ryan is selling.  On the other hand, I don't think Harvey's question was unreasonable or that he had any bad intent by asking it.  I am actually very interested in this issue as the striping on my MR is also rather subtle so it is interesting to compare to what others are observing.  I don't have a problem with forum members selling figs (and have dabbled a bit with ebay sales myself) but it does seem that things become more complicated, and the stakes higher, when there is money involved.  Anyway, glad the two of you worked things out.

Thank you for the kind words, Rewton!