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jimmychao

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http://southjersey.craigslist.org/grd/3959450211.html

I feel that I am a millionaire now since I have about 1000 trees.
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Hmmm... 2 brown sweet ones (brown turkey?) and a green sour (?) one...all that for $7000!  Who could pass that up?
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The people on this forum could easily control the world economy if that was the case...LOL
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Rewton , that's where my mind went - 2 Bt's . But what's a  green sour ? Doesn't sound remotely appealing! 

Tami - true !!  LOL!!

As they say, a little knowledge can be dangerous .
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For a mere $7,000 you too can be the owner of a green sour fig!
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That has to be a joke! 

One can buy a lot of 2 - 5 year old fig trees for that cost. Easily a few thousand. 
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***I assume all my figs carry FMV***

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People can dream of finding a sucker, they say one is born everyday. Clearly an educated consumer is not what he is looking for...
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Something tells me someone is sitting and reading this thread and getting a kick out of it.

This cannot be real. I'm not buying it ( so to speak ).
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giggle.

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wish list:  nothing. i can't grow cuttings  . right now, i have  6 trees showing no signs of fmv. i'd like to keep it that way' 

i was told that if i couldn't deal with fmv, i should grow peaches, so i got a peach tree to live with my clean figs.
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For that money you can buy the entire orchard of this guy, probably
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/grd/3967215325.html
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Wow is all I can say
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Greenfig,

Are those your cuttings? 
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You are talking about the craigslist post above? No, 100%
I was just browsing the site and noticed the post. 
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Flagged for being ridiculous...
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do they ship international?
:)
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Connecticut Ivy for sale here.
Very prolific.
Makes a beautiful ground cover.
Pick your own.
$200 a bag.

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Connecticut Ivy -- ooh, shiny! ;-)
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Clarksburg, NJ - Zone 6b Wishlist - A wise man recommended: Nero600M .  Malta Black . Tacoma (Takoma) Violet . Gino's . Adriatic JH  . Vista Mission . Florea . Atreano .  ...also...RdB, Bethlehem Black, Negronne, Grise de St. Jean, Livano, Col de Dame Blanc/Gris/Noir, Vasilika Sika, Longue D'Aout, Italian 258, Pennsylvania 6-5000
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=111129608905&index=0&nav=SEARCH&nid=76135493244


For almost half that price you can get this whole orchard.
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seven thousand dollars? 

Thats a plane ticket for me to visit Spain, meet MP, a hotel, car rental, phyto certificates, and wine/dine

Glad we are not total schmucks to fall for that


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Originally Posted by jenniferarino83
seven thousand dollars? <br><br>Thats a plane ticket for me to visit Spain, meet MP, a hotel, car rental, phyto certificates, and wine/dine<br><br>Glad we are not total schmucks to fall for that<br><br><br>Jenny


Maybe for your birthday.
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OMG, here is another tree for sale http://newjersey.craigslist.org/grd/3999888700.html
a few trees for $2560, much cheaper than 3 for $7000.
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Originally Posted by Lebmark
People can dream of finding a sucker, they say one is born everyday...


P. T. Barnam gets the credit but..... ""There's a sucker born every minute" is a phrase often credited to P. T. Barnum (1810–1891), an American showman. Though this phrase is often credited to Barnum, it was more likely spoken by a man by the name of David Hannum, who was criticizing both Barnum and his customers." ...according to Wikipedia and we all know their word is gospel! lol :D
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Originally Posted by jimmychao
OMG, here is another tree for sale http://newjersey.craigslist.org/grd/3999888700.html
a few trees for $2560, much cheaper than 3 for $7000.


Oooohhh, and it will bloom for you all season long!!!
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$2560.....is that Nutley NJ or NuttJob NJ ?
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Posted Reply with quote  #25 
Sometimes some people do forget about or placement of the (in)famous decimal point?
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Gorgi, yeah I figured there are missing decimal points in both ads....just poking a little fun. :)
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If that's true. Then $70.00 for 3 big trees and $25.60 for several big trees are steal.
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Its fun to search craigslist.  Look at this ad for some nice varieties.

http://newyork.craigslist.org/fct/grd/3991611156.html

Maybe if the person with the ad is on this forum they can tell us if they ship?
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Ha so I am just curious and made a few phone calls.
It turns out that the $2560 is indeed a typo. The lady meant to enter $25-60. I am going to visit her tomorrow.
The 3 tree for $7000 is probably for $70.00. She is sending the video to me and want my best offer.
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Originally Posted by jimmychao

Ha so I am just curious and made a few phone calls.
It turns out that the $2560 is indeed a typo. The lady meant to enter $25-60. I am going to visit her tomorrow.
The 3 tree for $7000 is probably for $70.00. She is sending the video to me and want my best offer.


Awesome!!  
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Posted Reply with quote  #31 
Go Jimmy Go !! ....and good luck with your purchase.
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Now this one doesn't list any prices...  But he does list Madeira, black triana, and a gold turkey (that's a new one for me)

http://newyork.craigslist.org/lgi/grd/3986543712.html
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