The figbid rabbit hole....

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MJFIGS said:
Agree %100

Except that based on what I read so far, you guys are looking to proove that this variety is the same as Yellow Neches or 505H

Which proves nothing especially when that comparison is not done in a lab and just based on someone opinion.

Why not just buy to have it like the rest of the people who are interested in it, instead of this pathetic games that is going on.
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Its not pathetic to want to compare a rare variety with other known cultivars.

In my option it is a little reckless to accept large sums of money for a variety without doing the due diligence of the suspected synonyms, especially with the striking vasal similarities.

The recent reliance on DNA analysis being the only way to prove similarity or difference is being used as crotch. For Hundreds of years now there has been a scientific method used to determine the uniqueness of a subject and that method centers around careful observation from a trained observer.

It's interesting to Note that when interested buyers and observers ask about comparisons to other cultivars in relation the White Baca. They are met with absolute terms such as "awful", "Horrible", "terrible", "pathetic", "Threw it away". And no other details on what the actual differences were found to be. So we as the interested public are left to draw our conclusions from the pictures we see, and the manner and body of the response we get from the seller.
 
DCallahan said:
Its not pathetic to want to compare a rare variety with other known cultivars.

In my option it is a little reckless to accept large sums of money for a variety without doing the due diligence of the suspected synonyms, especially with the striking vasal similarities.

The recent reliance on DNA analysis being the only way to prove similarity or difference is being used as crotch. For Hundreds of years now there has been a scientific method used to determine the uniqueness of a subject and that method centers around careful observation from a trained observer.

It's interesting to Note that when interested buyers and observers ask about comparisons to other cultivars in relation the White Baca. They are met with absolute terms such as "awful", "Horrible", "terrible", "pathetic", "Threw it away". And no other details on what the actual differences were found to be. So we as the interested public are left to draw our conclusions from the pictures we see, and the manner and body of the response we get from the seller.
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Can you give me examples where people were so interested in doing so that they are starting a go fund me?

Marco said its not the same as Yellow Neches and tried with another local friend to 505H and confirmed they are different.

Im not the seller, but it seems like there is something more than proofing its similat to another unknown which will be useless and will not be acceptable or believable with all the shadiness around the whole thing, and will require multiple neutral parties in different climates growing these different varieties side by side.

If this is only for just comparison, then why not wait when its widely circulated and for cheap.
 
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MJFIGS said:
Can you give me examples where people were so interested in doing so that they are starting a go fund me?

Marco said its not the same as Yellow Neches and tried with another local friend to 505H and confirmed they are different.

Im not the seller, but it seems like there is something more than proofing its similat to another unknown which will be useless and will not be acceptable or believable with all the shadiness around the whole thing, and will require multiple neutral parties in different climates growing these different varieties side by side.

If this is only for just comparison, then why not wait when its widely circulated and for cheap.
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Can you provide me the GoFundme link so that I can better answer your question.

To say that it takes multiple growers across different growing areas to get an valid idea of the similarities is a little outlandish. It would be the perfect situation. But the synonymous question could be cleared up pretty quickly with 3 Fruits on a cutting board and a 30 second video describing the taste, heck take a shot of the 3 leaves and note any differences in ripening time.
 
DCallahan said:
Can you provide me the GoFundme link so that I can better answer your question.

To say that it takes multiple growers across different growing areas to get an valid idea of the similarities is a little outlandish. It would be the perfect situation. But the synonymous question could be cleared up pretty quickly with 3 Fruits on a cutting board and a 30 second video describing the taste, heck take a shot of the 3 leaves and note any differences in ripening time.
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Really? 3 fruits from 3 different trees all it takes to prove they are same or different?

Thats a first in over 20 years of growing figs!
 
MJFIGS said:
Really? 3 fruits from 3 different trees all it takes to prove they are same or different?

Thats a first in over 20 years of growing figs!
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So whats your angle here?
You already bought one cutting at over $400, and you are high bidder or backup bidder on every one of the 5 current auctions, at a couple hundred a piece. Looks like WB being proven to be a synonym would be bad for your recent investment.
Are you trying to buy them all up to keep the gatekeeping going?
 
Its also interesting to see the White Baca seller to tell someone that is questioning the rare cultivar not to bid on it. That tact is looking very similar to the way Cherry Bomb was promoted prior to its sale.
 
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DCallahan said:
Its also interesting to see the White Baca seller to tell someone that is questioning the rare cultivar not to bid on it. That tact looking very similar to the way Cherry Bomb was promoted prior to its sale.
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No, it does not look like the same tactic. It looks like someone getting fed up with a person for not leaving him alone. I think the way this has been handled by a few has been terrible and it should stop.
 
Greed and lust for $$$. Not good for this hobby. Same story plays out again and again. No twig is worth hundreds of dollars. I wish people learned to share and not $$$hare.
 
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