Overpriced seeds?

Overpriced seeds?#308184

By Sakaaaaa -  Mon Dec 04, 2017 11:19 am
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- Mon Dec 04, 2017 11:19 am #308184

Someone on Indo-eBay (not the real name of course) is selling the FTS red mix seed for about $1...
PER SEED!
Is this overpriced? Lots of people here sell seeds per seed and I dont know why. I know that this guy is a real seller and does not do fakes (Not like that one that sold orchid seeds in packets of 5 or the lavender VFT guy).

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Re: Overpriced seeds?#308185

By Fly Trap Hunter -  Mon Dec 04, 2017 12:25 pm
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- Mon Dec 04, 2017 12:25 pm #308185

fly trap store has seeds for $12.95 for 15 seeds. that's almost $1 per seed. I would think premium - maybe all red -seeds are more expensive than typicals. that said, I got a few really cool babies from fts seeds that are about 3 to 4 months old that definitely have high quality traits, even so young.

I'm sure someone could get a better deal for seeds if they bought a bunch and afford to sell for $1 each. that's expensive though if I can get some free from the seed bank or my own plants.
I saw where you can get 500 vft seeds from BCP for roughly $45. i'd have to grow fly traps full-time for all that.

Re: Overpriced seeds?#308186

By Sakaaaaa -  Mon Dec 04, 2017 1:22 pm
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- Mon Dec 04, 2017 1:22 pm #308186

Oh, so I guess they're OK priced. I didn't know VFT seeds were expensive!

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Re: Overpriced seeds?#308198

By Benurmanii -  Mon Dec 04, 2017 5:58 pm
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- Mon Dec 04, 2017 5:58 pm #308198

Can’t get all red flytraps from seed though, so I would be wary.

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Re: Overpriced seeds?#308205

By riveraXVX -  Mon Dec 04, 2017 11:05 pm
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- Mon Dec 04, 2017 11:05 pm #308205

$1 per seed is what I'd consider appropriate-ish unless in bulk if I were buying them from a vendor. if I were buying from an individual that just happens to sell seeds from their plants - I'd expect the price to be less usually.

Re: Overpriced seeds?#308209

By Fly Trap Hunter -  Tue Dec 05, 2017 12:47 am
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- Tue Dec 05, 2017 12:47 am #308209

https://www.flytrapcare.com/store/venus ... y-flytraps this is a great and imho much better deal than starting with seeds.

Re: Overpriced seeds?#308227

By Sakaaaaa -  Tue Dec 05, 2017 12:55 pm
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- Tue Dec 05, 2017 12:55 pm #308227

Fly Trap Hunter wrote:https://www.flytrapcare.com/store/venus ... y-flytraps this is a great and imho much better deal than starting with seeds.

THe only reason I have not ordered from FTS is because I'm Indonesia and I'm afraid my orders are going to get confiscated!

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Re: Overpriced seeds?#308228

By Fly Trap Hunter -  Tue Dec 05, 2017 3:19 pm
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- Tue Dec 05, 2017 3:19 pm #308228

Sakaaaaa wrote:
Fly Trap Hunter wrote:https://www.flytrapcare.com/store/venus ... y-flytraps this is a great and imho much better deal than starting with seeds.
THe only reason I have not ordered from FTS is because I'm Indonesia and I'm afraid my orders are going to get confiscated!

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