Thierry‘S USA branch

The running joke with that whole show is that the figs were"imported" in a "totally legal" fashion over the course of many years. Once importing things got tough here is the US, they asked the people that bought them in years past to send cuttings so they could be propagated here. This process provided legal immunity ("these are totally legal US cuttings").

I respect Thierry and what he has done for figs, but I have my doubts about what the people he has entrusted his reputation to have done here in the states. They slander highly reputable sellers (is there anyone with a better reputation that fruitnut?) and swear that fake varieties are being sold everywhere without any evidence and then insist they want fair prices for the 'common man' while charging exorbitant prices. Is $60 a cutting affordable for most of us? Hundreds for a treepot?

The real kicker is that Thierry himself has been unable to sell cuttings via his EU website for a couple of years because the new owner of the "other" forum filed a trademark dispute in both the US and EU against Thierry for his own trade name. The EU courts shut his website down while that case percolates through the courts. I mentioned it on the other forum my post was deleted by the moderators. That's all I needed to know before finding this wonderful place.
 
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I haven't ordered, but I am on the list; I got on it some years ago out of curiosity. You can easily get on the list, but there is a vetting process to make sure you are in good standing:) I got like five emails asking me for my name and address, which I ignored, but I am still on the list and get offers.

The cuttings are not all $60 each. The most recent offering of 69 varieties has them divided into 3 categories - A, B, and C. As are $60 each, Bs are $40 each and Cs are $35 each. You get a small discount if you buy multiples of Bs and Cs, but not As.

As comprise about 26% of the list, while Bs and Cs comprise 63% nd 11% respectively.

The American distributor of REDACTED varieties also sells them on FigBid under the name of The1FigMan. You can see the sales history below. Most varieties sold for a lot less than the prices listed above.

https://figbid.com/Browse?Seller=Th...mpleted_only&ListingType=&SortFilterOptions=0
 
Figgin' A said:
The American distributor of REDACTED varieties also sells them on FigBid under the name of The1FigMan. You can see the sales history below. Most varieties sold for a lot less than the prices listed above.

https://figbid.com/Browse?Seller=Th...mpleted_only&ListingType=&SortFilterOptions=0
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Technically the one fig man is not the US distributor Thierry mentions. The one fig man is the former partner who got a trademark on Thierry’s business name. He is also the new owner of the other forum.

The US distributor Thierry mentions is Bill Driscoll, someone who once was in a business relationship with Mike Kessler aka the one fig man, which that user name is also trademarked.
 
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