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I have been buying and selling material on ebay since 2003.
Weekly I can be found sifting through the 1100 or so listings.. just to see what's there. You can find tons of rare seedlings and advanced rare stuff as well. I purchased a Cork Bark Japanese Maple this Spring for 50.00. It has a 1.5 inch trunk and was exceptionally healthy. I'm going to strike cuttings off of that one for years and develop a ton of nice material. The ones that I want to keep, I'll keep, the rest I'll give away o other Bonsai addicts or sell on ebay with a starting bid of 1.00!

I Just sold one of my Shimpaku Junipers that I had for about 10 years. After 10 years, I really had lost interest in the tree. I had done what I wanted to do with it and it was moving me no further. I popped it up on ebay, and now there's a really happy fella somewhere thinking he got a great, well trained and cared for tree. He's going to do his thing with it and carry on some kind of legacy... I hope.

Spring 2004 will see me entering about 200 azalea pre-bonsai and about 100 Maple pre-bonsai I have trained in bulk so I can pick the ones I really want for myself. The rest I'll pass on to people who will appreciate them and they will be well trained starters for cheap!

I guess what I'm saying is.. I wouldn't have gone about this propagating frenzy to inprove my chances of creating a good tree if it weren't for ebay providing an easy forum for me to sell the excess.

Oh yeah and buy a cool looking tree every now and then!

7-Oct-2003	#16
JohnB bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: Oct-2003 Location: College Point Country: United States USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 53	I have been buying and selling material on ebay since 2003. Weekly I can be found sifting through the 1100 or so listings.. just to see what's there. You can find tons of rare seedlings and advanced rare stuff as well. I purchased a Cork Bark Japanese Maple this Spring for 50.00. It has a 1.5 inch trunk and was exceptionally healthy. I'm going to strike cuttings off of that one for years and develop a ton of nice material. The ones that I want to keep, I'll keep, the rest I'll give away o other Bonsai addicts or sell on ebay with a starting bid of 1.00! I Just sold one of my Shimpaku Junipers that I had for about 10 years. After 10 years, I really had lost interest in the tree. I had done what I wanted to do with it and it was moving me no further. I popped it up on ebay, and now there's a really happy fella somewhere thinking he got a great, well trained and cared for tree. He's going to do his thing with it and carry on some kind of legacy... I hope. Spring 2004 will see me entering about 200 azalea pre-bonsai and about 100 Maple pre-bonsai I have trained in bulk so I can pick the ones I really want for myself. The rest I'll pass on to people who will appreciate them and they will be well trained starters for cheap! I guess what I'm saying is.. I wouldn't have gone about this propagating frenzy to inprove my chances of creating a good tree if it weren't for ebay providing an easy forum for me to sell the excess. Oh yeah and buy a cool looking tree every now and then!