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Old November 12, 2007   #1
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Default Local Harvest Listing for RARE marmande

http://www.localharvest.org/store/item.jsp?id=4739
Gee, I had no idea this was such a rare variety. I better stock up. $14.99 for 10 seeds. What a deal.
(Seeds from Italy charges $2.75 for 300 seeds)
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Old November 12, 2007   #2
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Marmande 30 seeds for $2.10 from TGS
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Old November 12, 2007   #3
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I am sending a note to the Local Harvest admin. It's wrong to take advantage of people who may not have the advantage of truthful information. I understand the need to make a profit but this is over the top and reflects poorly on the trade and the other honest farmers who want to do business on Local Harvest.
Look at the prices for the Black Cherry Toms
http://www.localharvest.org/store/item.jsp?id=6142
The company is Catalpa Tree Seed Company.
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Old November 12, 2007   #4
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That's outright price gouging for the uninformed or those new to OP/heirloom tomato growing.

Disgusting.
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Yeah, but didn't you notice the 'free shipping'! Darn altruistic of them, eh?
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Apparently Anna Russian is "rare" too
http://www.localharvest.org/store/item.jsp?id=4731
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Old November 12, 2007   #7
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I Googled "Green Velvet" okra seeds last week and found the Catalpa Tree Seed Company, too--$8.99 for 20 okra seeds.
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I just got 1/4 pound of LA green velvet seeds for 20 some odd dollars.
Thats a lot of seeds.

I have purchased from local harvest but only if I thought at the time I had too.

The seeds I got were of reasonable prices. They are too expensive on other seeds and I don't like the misinformation.

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Old November 12, 2007   #9
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I can get my Marmande for free
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Old November 12, 2007   #10
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Yeah, but didn't you notice the 'free shipping'! Darn altruistic of them, eh?

HeHe, yeah I did notice that.......

I haven't heard back from the Local Harvest folks yet, but I'll post again when or if I do.

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Those prices are OBSCENE!

I guess you only need to save the seeds from one black cherry tomato to make money.

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Old November 14, 2007   #12
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Strawberry rhubarb 5 seeds for $12.99. Eva purple $5.99 for 5 seeds. Black turtle beans and Georgia collards $7.99 for 20 seeds.

This company's prices are outrageous! I don't know if the price for giant sequoia seeds are reasonable.

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Garden Watchdog rating:

http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/c/3894/
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Ouch! 43/100 is a pretty bad score, Suze! Can't say I'm surprised though.
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