I guess a tip-off that something just doesn't smell right about this is that 77peony is currently selling about 20 varieties and uses the same two photos for all of them.

Sue, you're terrible, lol. I really, really want some especially after your "peach" description. I think my husband has had enough with me converting house space for my new fig growing happiness. And the little bits of money going here and there (lots of Home Depot trips and paypal transactions). And me talking about branching out into other fruits.. which is because of this forum, too. It's been exciting, for sure, watching these "sticks" slowly turn into trees. I want more x_X

I think that name - 77peony - was one that Harvey recently pointed out as a suspicious seller.

Yeah, I think that person is wrong for what they are trying to do.  I hope folks here don't get taken.  If you don't know who the person is, just don't buy from them.  Plain and simple.

Having more leads to merriment!!  I grow everything I can and then some, the expansion seems to be expediential!!! 

Here's Harvey's original thread. That handle is in there...

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/suspected-ebay-scammers-with-f4f-ties-7247685?highlight=seller+list&trail=50

For those who have it, what zone are you in and when does it fruit for you - early, mid or late?  A month would be great if you have that info.

Just received my cuttings today. They are very strong and healthy! Thank you very much!  :)

Bob, I'm in 8a. It ripen in August for me.

Thanks, Dennis!!

Forgot to mention, I shipped these cuttings in damp coir. You can leave them alone and let them root in that or rinse and root in your favorite medium.

Thanks again for all who ordered cuttings, my refer thanks you too. :-)
Sue

Thanks Sue, PM sent.

Sue,

   This is a generous, tempting offer I wish I could accept, but have made a conciliatory agreement with my spouse; I don't acquire any more and she doesn't throw any out. (Ouch.) However, I just wanted to recognize again the largess of members and hope that the unscrupulous do not deter us from our charitable natures.

  Perhaps there needs to be a thread where we can all report the unscrupulous and use it for reference before providing them with stock.

Hi Sue, I thing what you are doing for the foundation is wonderful , maybe next year when I have some cuttings I will be doing the same thing, but I don't see it offensive if someone wants to buy my cuttings and donate $ 10.00 to the foundation and turn around and do whatever they want whit the cuttings, I would say sent him more as long as he is willing to pay the price. ( sorry if I missed something) please excuse my English I am originally from Italy and I never went to school here.

Yes, this is a great thing to do. I wish I could take advantage of it. Unfortunately, there's a multitude of reasons why I have to pass. I do hope you'll do it again next year.

That it flushes out the scammers is a big benefit. The flipping cuttings is one issue. If they donate $10 for cuttings and then only get a $5 bid on ebay, well, they got what they deserved. If, as it seems to have happened here, they see a variety spoken well of here, and then try to pass off a cutting of some other variety as that one... that's taking it to a much higher level. From aggressive greed to fraud.

Having a thread, like Harvey's, to identify suspected scammers is a good thing, and, we need to keep it up to date when things like this happen. Having everyone from the forum who does sell on ebay put a caution in their cutting description telling potential buyers to check the forum before they buy is something we need to encourage. Ebay isn't policing properly, and all of figdom suffers if entry level buyers get burned.

Thanks for what you're doing here. If it wasn't valuable that lowlife wouldn't be trying to copy it for profit. Each of you is showing off your own personal quality by the offer you're making. Those of who try to be informed do appreciate you.

Trying to make a donation and keep getting 403 & 404 Error messages.  Anyone have a valid link?

Hi Sue and all fellow fig lovers.  This is my first post.  So, I hope I'm not out of line when I ask how I might route a donation.  I promise you, I'm not one of those evil flippers lol. Those pics look so beautiful and yummy.  I'd love try to graft it to my 30 y/o black mission which I recently stumped back (I left some very long 2 and 3 y/o "suckers" for espalier).  Of course I'd like to root a cutting also.  

2 weeks ago, I grafted Rdb and Vdb to it.  I can't say they show any signs of life yet. I am almost ready to transplant: Rdb, Vdb, Panache, Flanders.  I plan to personally stimulate the over-sized terracotta pot industry with my visions for a fig garden of eden.

 I've been reading this forum and studying fig growing nearly everyday now for the last couple months.  So clearly, I too have been infected with the fig mania.  

So, may I please???                             

BTW, I think a perfectly ripe black mission is fantastic fruit.   Am I about to learn how deprived I've been?

Welcome to the forum Tim with your first post. It looks like you are off and running with the grafting. The two varieties that you grafted are great and mission, in my opinion, is a keeper also.

Welcome.  If you start a thread introducing yourself, Crunbar, you'll get a lot more welcomes  :)

You're right about the Mission but there are many varieties that are superior.  Chico is different but only you can decide which you like better.

Thanks for the kind welcome Wayne and rcantor. Nice to learn I'm not the only one here to appreciate the BM... err I mean Black Mission.  Also, it's good advice to start another thread to introduce myself so Sue's thread can remain on topic.

In the spirit of bringing this thread back to topic: Where do I go to make a donation towards the very generous offer of cuttings before us?

Hi Crunbar,

You can make a donation to the Foundation's account at paypal: donate@figs4fun.org. After the transaction is complete, please PM me your address.

Sue

richar4170, I PM'ed you.
Sue

Thank you everyone! So far this offer has raised $210 for the Foundation...I still have more cuttings. :-)

Hi Sue,

Thanks for the most generous  offer.  You sold me, PM and Paypal is on the way.
Jack