Saturday, August 11, 2018

How to decide who gets this rare plant?

String Of Hearts - Pink



The collectors are coming out of the woodwork.  This rare pink form of String of Hearts (Ceropegia woodii) is very desirable.  If you really want one, what price will you pay?

The eBay market has some reasonable low prices ($14 - $ 36).  The catch is that nobody has any quantity.  If I ration every customer to 6 pots, I will need 300.

Pink variegated plants grow slowly.  It may take a year to get 300 Pots.

Now who should get them …. And at what price?

When there is short supply, most small businesses take care of their best customers.  Good Will counts.

Less friendly but fair is ‘First come, First served’ at the ‘Fair Market Price’.

How to determine the market price when there are so few available?

The demand for these pretty pink hearts will never be satisfied!


String of Hearts - Ceropegia woodii variegata





2 comments:

  1. Well, I can see how it might be a difficult decision. So if you want to send them to me, to make it easier on yourself, I would grow them :)

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  2. Sounds like a great solution

    I'm trying to grow as many as possible. We'll see what happens

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