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Snowdrop sells on Ebay for £1850

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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited February 2022
    Just because the bids went that high doesn't mean the seller will ever see the money. But it would be interesting to see if 8***8 pays up. I hope so. Bids started at 99p.

    Monksilver is a specialist UK snowdrop nursery. Lots of nurseries (and various shops) have a shop front on Ebay too - to reach a wider audience.


    Galanthophlia does seem to grip people, a bit like tulip fever in the 17th C.. Someone paid $2500 for one snowdrop bub in 2015.

    I guess some people with money spend their dosh on dogs or motorbikes or trips to Thailand and others long for a bulb.





  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    Phew, that's eye watering. I know someone who will pay a lot of money per bulb but wouldn't go as far as that. I get the impression that collecting becomes an obsession. 
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    I know Joe Sharman from Monksilver.  He is a snowdrop specialist and expert and told me he does well on ebay.  He will be pleased with this!  I bought some snowdrops from him recently - but mine were £10 for a pot of 3.  He also grows other perennials so people in my area will know him from plant fairs.
    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    My main concern would be will it reappear next year. Guess it could also cross with other forms.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited February 2022
    I should think the snowdrop obsessive who bought the bulb will be cossetting it in unicorn hair and watering it with angels' tears. They've probably written a book on snowdrop propagation.
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    Fire said:
    But it would be interesting to see if 8***8 pays up.
    No idea what that means.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited February 2022
    @Papi Jo  Ebay hide the full user name of those that bid, and use ****  to blackout certain digits, for privacy. The bid history on this bulb sale shows that user 8***8 won the auction yesterday. When auctioning on Ebay you are obliged to pay for what you have won and honour the agreement, but sometimes people pull out or bottle it. A buyer with a long history on Ebay (over 500-1000 purchases) are less likely to bail. Similarly, sellers with over 1000 sales and a 100% satisfaction rating are less likely to mess buyers about.



  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    That's quite cheap compared to some of the houseplants that have sold on there over the last few years. 
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    Extraordinary. I have to admit, I like snowdrops well enough, but really don't understand Galanthophilia at all. None of the expensive fancy snowdrops look better than the common version, to me.
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I'd also go for lots of common ones rather than single plants of special ones, but it's a hobby for some, so good luck to them if they have that sort of money to spend.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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