Since you admit to being here to sniff around the backyards and collections of forum members then you have no place here. You aren't growing figs that I have ever heard of, you aren't interested in figs, you have been identified as a scammer of figcuttings in another post (peony77), and you are a member in the interest of messing with collectors. Since you do not share common interests with the community you aren't a part of the community. You are just an unwelcome mole. It's easy to be passionate about rooting out illegal fig imports when you are being paid off.

I guess it must hurt a lot that James can send plants cheap, everywhere legally.

At least I hope it does.

Man, who pissed in your coffee cup. What makes you think you're better than anyone else, getting off with your fake authority. I think that you are a psycho. Without purchase records directly from overseas the feds have no authority. No way to tell if the foreign fig came from a collector in the US or someone abroad. A foreign name on a fig isn't illegal lol. How much are they paying you anyways?

I think you misunderstood.

I was referring to the person who called because they were "concerned", not you.

I will say it is not too bright to assume what someone else has, period.

You can put me on any list you want. I can account for every single plant, cutting and garden seed I have.

I spent almost a thousand dollars on Pro Mix last year alone. So unless you are privy to everyone's efforts, resources, skill, knowledge, determination and finances you should really not make accusations.

Just because someone has a lot of successful plants may be a reason to be jealous but not a reason to be a dick

I find it highly invasive to investigate the purchase patterns of fig collectors and report them.to the government just for owning or selling a foreign fig without any proof of illegal importation. In any case it's none of your business, it's the business of the USDA to track that stuff. Additionally they have algorithms and computer programs for checking transactions. But reporting people for spite of out of self righteous ideals is a bunch of nonsense. You do t know what they have or how/where they got it and it's frankly none of your business. As a buy I feel you are entitled to know the variety is true to the name it's sold under, but that's it.

I'll save you the trouble. The USDA has its own list of every overseas purchase and does not need anyone's assistance. You can take this to the bank.

 Sure, but they have to check all information they are getting as they visited me after such event.

 And I can give you a simple record from open source-eBay.

 do not want to mention a buyer - it was just one of the records that was easy to spot

  Based in France, o.coutard has been an eBay member since Nov 17, 2007

   sixxxx_mxxxx ( 675)- buyer in USA

and  o.coutard selling figs only.
With little effort anyone can find out that it was a fig tree bought from France .
And I have an answer from o.coutard that he is not providing any official documents for importing plants.

To get back to person who sold me to USDA. And it was funny , because they were given address in a building- guess what- it is no garden in this building.

They already know if you bought even domestically.
With the list in their hand, they just need a verbal confirmation from you that you already bought from overseas. It's just a formality, so try not to lie.
I recall you saying that you do not want a visit from the USDA, so why did you get one? Here's my honest opinion.
They scrutinize sellers more than buyers, but both could get a visit depending on what is being traded. You really don't need anyone to report you, by purchasing from overseas you reported yourself. Now it's up to the agents to decide what to do with you. If you are rude, they could confiscate all your collection along with the soil. If you are nice, they might allow you to keep some. If they don't like you they might even make you pay a fine. One thing for sure no one appreciate rats, especially if they broke the law themselves. So I'm not really sure what you're trying to accomplish here.

Vinny, why Russia and not England?

If you could send the USDA over to my place to check my records that would be great. My computer crashed with all of my records in it. Maybe they have experts on this stuff and can recover my database.

Reporting each other is nonsense. If you mess with me or my family you'll find me at your front door and we'll "work it out". It's that simple.

Do you know were is my front door? Nop... So stop acting cute.

I know for sure they watch Ebay for out of country buying. EBAY will rat you out.

They came to my house and took all figs that's was in the same room as the contaminated trees from Turkey.

They arrived at my door with the print out of the eBay purchase. Info on seller and buyer. Literally the exact time I purchased it.

Just be careful people on who you buy from.

Pofigist, no offense mate, but this is so childish, you think that someone screwed you up with the USDA, so you decide to screw all American fig hobbyists?!! Do you actually know how much time, effort and money it takes to look after one's collection?! I don't know about the US, but here, down under, I didn't see this kind of attitude since primary school.

Mate, honestly, don't use a sledgehammer to crack a nut!

Everyone please take a hint from the 6,000+ other members who are not commenting. Imagine if we all spoke our minds all the time, no one would bother reading.

You seem like drunk fools challenging someone to a pissing contest in your own kitchen!