Well I overpriced them all other than the Malus, I was between £15-60 over on the top four and I underpriced the Malus by £20-30. Big thanks to Mike for planning and getting the results together, it does clearly show that the more experienced growers/artsists/bonsai'ers have a better idea of what trees should sell for, notice I didn't say " worth " there. The other aspect of buying is the buyer, I hopefully have another 40-50 years in Bonsai, when I'm buying material at the minute it's looking at the tree and planning 5-10 years worth on it. As I've mentioned before I don't want to maintain somebody else's design, I want as much artistic input into the tree as possible, to hopefully visualise and learn about the tree from the get go. In the short time I've been in Bonsai I can clearly see my opinions and views changing. I imagine they will change a lot more in the future and I'll probably look back on think " what were you doing Mikey ". To me a bonsai tree and bonsai'ing is a journey, not a destination. The pleasure for me is kicking back with a beer and toying with my trees, with a bit of luck and time they may look half decent. I must say though it's down to the forum and it's members that I have progressed in Bonsai, in my brief sabbatical from the site I found my interest waining, and since coming back I've become a lot more excited.
Again big thanks Mike
