jackb
Garden Master
Several days ago I found an item on eBay that I really wanted. A dealer in plants for bonsai had come across a planting of about 15 four year old rooted olive trees and was offering them with no minimum. The sale ended at three in the morning, so I bid $20.10 before I went to sleep. In the morning I had an email from eBay saying I had won the plants for $15.50; I was really thrilled and paid immediately. Five days went by and the plants did not ship, and the seller did not return any of four email inquiries; now the plants were past the due date. I wrote the seller one last time stating that he had certainly earned the negative feedback that I intended to post. Finally, I heard from the seller saying that he was at the American Bonsai Society show in Saratoga Springs, New York trying to establish a relationship with the society. I wrote back and said, say hi to Pauline for me, she has been a dear friend for decades. Pauline is the lord high guru of the society. Within 45 minutes I had a tracking number for the plants, and, my full purchase price, plus shipping was back in my PayPal account. So, today I received 19 plants free of charge, and one of them has the potential to be a very nice bonsai with hardly any shaping. Yep, it pays to have friends in high places. 
JackB
JackB
