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Joe Schmoe wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 12:43 pm im good u strung me up for almost a week saying u were gonna buy a plant that i had that was on your iso

i have all the ss

fake seller

Easy there, cowboy. Things happen, I have no idea what has gone on between you two but a week isn't a really long time. Being new to a forum (as is Lily...and relative to others...myself, for that matter) you might want to tread lightly before publicly calling out someone as a fake seller. Besides, you apparently haven't even bought anything from her...*you* were the possible seller in this transaction. I see another place in the forum where you've dissed a retail seller that is known to be a pretty good one...you were recommended to email the owner but you never posted back to the thread on whether you did. It is easy to alienate people...folks might begin to interpret you as a "problem child" by calling out other members with only 30-something posts from your account...that's around 16-percent of your posts at this point. As I said, I don't know what the deal is between you and Lily, but she may be trying to turn some of her plants into cash to fund buying your plant. She (I think Lily might be a she..?) may be a good seller or a bad one, but only someone who has had a purchase transaction with her can really say. Take a xanax, sip your favorite beverage, take a walk, do some yoga (I've never see where tying your body up in knots can be relaxing...I'd end up in the ER), go fishing, watch a presidential debate, or floss your teeth. Chill out, these are real people...would you say that to her face while standing in a crowd of your peers? (I hope not, but...). Seriously, though, take it easy, life really isn't a hassle unless we make it one. We all need to relax more.
Best wishes to you.

If I hear from him (Lilyofthevalley9 is a him) and he makes it right I will remove this post and the one I am posting in the Experiences Forum. Until then I believe Joe Schmoe was correct. I have been more than patient with him.

I got stiffed for $65.00 from him. First shipment was late as he informed Post Office of a shipment but it did not get to Post Office for several more days. Next, either the Post Office totally destroyed the package or he does not know how to package. Everything was a mess and only 1 of 5 plants was in the box. He said he would replace and I was dumb enough to send him another $20.00 for a Heli I wanted. Said he had surgery yet put up another ad for more Heli's for sale. DO NOT TRUST HIM.

Well, I still say Joe Schmoe didn’t have purchase experience with the seller. BUT, I will say that Joe Schmoe might of had his scam antenna recently tuned up…as he somehow felt inclined to call the Lily guy a “fake seller”.

Andy, your mention of a lack of communication kinda struck a nerve with me. Almost immediately after I posted my message a few posts up in this thread I got a PM from Lily offering me some hells at a deep discount. I turned the offer down and he said he understood. This exchange of PMs was on Sept 25th…I don’t know how that fits in with your time frame of no communication with him but he was active that day.

He may have honest problems going on but the worst possible thing to do, if that’s what it is, is to stop communicating with the people that you’ve got to get square with.

Exactly. Communication is key. And yes, Sept. 25th I was still waiting to hear from him. I told him I understood about the surgery and that me of all people after the year I have had, I get it, but please keep me updated.

read the bad reviews before buying

Looks like he was here on Sept 30th, but last posted publicly on Sept 23rd. FWIW.

wcrosman wrote: ↑Mon Oct 02, 2023 5:37 pm read the bad reviews before buying

Right:

I would have, but the one I read was from Chefdean and it was positive.