Figcuttings.com

[Chills]

So no idea on what Jolly Tiger fig's fruit is like?

Scott. <---- thinks he was lost in there.

[alanmercieca]

There are at least two varieties called Jolly tiger, the real one the figs are not that great. it's the rarity and the look of the plant that people like.

[Roundface]

Scott, I have received anything? I am tired of being treated like this. I hate doing it but I have emailed them to say if they do not ship or refund my money by COB Friday, I will be filing a complaint with PayPal. So far, I have had no response from them. They have taken money from everyone well in advance so if they need to hire people they have the money to do it. How difficult is it to put cuttings into packages and ship? If they cant do it then stop taking orders. I ordered back in Aug 2016 and was told order will ship in feb 2017!

[Chills]

I ordered last spring (2016) rooted plants for delivery this spring (2017).

Haven't seen or heard anything either, but I'm still optimistic (or foolish)..

I concerned that you aren't hearing anything from them..

If he is having trouble fulfilling one of my varieties, I wish he would email and offer a chance to substitute and ship or wait. Just so that we are hearing something...

Scott

[Roundface]

Scott, thanks for your response.I agree I have emailed them twice already this wk! Still no response and we have all paid them upfront. Not a way to conduct business

[Roundface]

Scott,

I never got a response from Figcuttings.com. I called Paypal just now and was told PP protection only covers 6mths so I am out of luck! They offered to refund me last year but has not made any offer this time when I asked. I wonder if they know about this PPP and using it to scam buyers.

Basically if any of you paid using PP and transaction is out of the 6mths protection, you cannot open a dispute/claim with PP but you can still call them to complain and insist they investigate this vendor. If anyone buys from this vendor, please be aware that PP only offers you 6mths protection.

[tonyOmahaz5]

RF,
Sorry to hear about your orders and many buyers around the country. I hoped this gentleman steps​ up and do the right things by returning all the money to the buyers.

Tony

[Roundface]

Tony, I hope so too. I am pretty sure some people have spent quite a bit for their trees. I think I have been very fair to give him time to respond but have thus far been ignored.

I am not being nasty but how difficult can it be to ship cuttings out esp when he has taken money in advance. I now wished I had accepted the refund when it was offered last year! My PPP has expired and I am wondering if he knows this and is the reason why he has ignored my email asking for refund this time around.

Until he respond to me I will assume that they have no integrity and suggest anyone who paid using PP to call PP to call PP. It is the only way so that PP can investigate him. Basically if you have paid him and your order is past 6mths old, you cannot start a dispute/claim through PP, so if he does not send out your order, you are stuffed.

If he response to my email I will let everyone.

Some of the comments other have made, I agree 100% if he can fulfill then stop taking orders and certainly stop taking payment and issue refund when it is asked!

[Drew51]

I was hoping he could do this, although I feel now it's all going to collapse. PayPal will soon freeze his account. One gentlemen has been working hard to shut him down, and I suspect even the FBI may become involved. Their cyber unit. I know they have been going after EBay scammers, so it's just a matter of time. If he doesn't start mailing soon, it's all over. He will need the money for legal defense.

[Roundface]

Drew, I was not aware that someone has been working to shut them down!

The PP agent I spoke with said they have not received any complaints about them but said they would investigate.

PPP allows unscrupulous sellers to use it to their advantage. It was not until a few months ago that many purchases made using PP has no PPP and only found out today that purchases that quality are only covered for 6mths! I have not used PP since I found out that many purchases are not covered under their PPP.

Has anyone who bought from them ever received anything? Thx

[mamuang]

Roundface,
I do not think you are being nasty at all. You are more than fair to this seller.

In fact, you help others by posting and sharing your experience.

[Roundface]

Thank you mamuang. I just want to warn others so that they are aware and not fall into the same trap as I and many others have.

PP it good until you have a problem... like I said many purchases are not covered by their PPP and when they do it is only for 6mths so for anyone who have paid using PP and your purchase is still within these 6mths my suggestion is to contact PP asap if you want any chance of getting your money back.

[Drew51]

The PP agent I spoke with said they have not received any complaints

Well they guy went the route of filing criminal complaints against James. Strange the guy is going after EBay scammers too, and Emailed me while I was composing this message. Asking about how I got scammed. Which I did with one plant. My bad, so I have no interest in filing a formal complaint. I actually like the figs from the plant, but it's not what I ordered.

[fruitnut]

I don't think it's a scam but will admit I'm concerned with how it's going. I went on his site and you can place an order right now for 1,000,000 Ponte Tresa, Black Madeira, Galicia Negra, etc, etc, etc, fig plants. Shoot go big make it a billion...LOL

He did refund my money, ~$1300, as soon as I ask. But we have done some business. He bought about three high dollar Black Madeira from me and several hundred cuttings of various cultivars. I helped him a little when he was just getting started and needed cuttings of everything. I suspect that helped with a refund. And I know he's spent big dollars getting geared up.

What mystifies and concerns me is why he doesn't start shipping plants. He's rapidly running out of the best shipping weather. It's too cold in KS to ship in winter and it will soon get too hot given what I've seen of his shipping methods.

[Drew51]

I don't think it was a scam, but he has lost control. He stopped giving refunds, so it looks really bad. And people are pursuing criminal charges against him.

[Roundface]

Fruitnut, glad you got your money back. Thus far my emails have been ignored. I asked for either refund or shipment of cuttings which I was told would be shipped out in February.

That is ridiculous, 1M fig plants, so if anyone is foolish enough to order that he would get boat load of money with no fig plants to show for.

All I am saying is buyer beware. If I have known there is an investigation I would certainly have not ordered from them. thx

[Roundface]

If is it not a scam then he should either refund or ship their order out. It is not rocket science or at least acknowledge their emails. Cant blame people from pursing criminal charges against him as they probably spent over $1000. Peoples have work hard for their money and do not deserve to be treated like this. Thx

[VSOP]

I know a lot of people who basically treat their finances as a gigantic Ponzi scheme.

Not that this is on the same level, but I know I joined a fantasy baseball league run by a well-known blogger of the team I root for.

I won, and various excuses were made as to why the money wasn't being sent. Finally, something like six months after the fact, I got paid because he finally got a check for writing some things for ESPN.

But instead of putting the prize money to the side like a normal person would, he used it to fund other things. I wonder if he hadn't gotten that check if I would have ever gotten paid.

I wonder if the same thing didn't happen here, except there was no equivalent to the check from ESPN. You can start something with the best of intentions but then get in way over your head if you play fast and loose with money.

[figerama]

Same here ordered some rooted plants last September and it would be nice to hear from them and given an other option of plant which would free them up some from the slower growing trees and help fill their orders faster and all this negative response is going to cost their company in the long run. They send me a e-mail response when I asked a question about new purchase of a tree but never returned any e-mails when I questioned my previous order shipping. I don't really mind the wait just the disrespect not returning people e-mails, I guess I'll be optimistic with you (not foolish though).

[Roundface]

Well put VSOP. I read on his update that he was getting help. So I do not understand why he is struggling to ship his order out or answer concerns from buyers. I placed my order Aug 16 2016. When I didn't receive my order in fall I emailed them and was told they want to stretch growing season so I wont be getting my cuttings till February 2017 but offered me a refund and I told him I would wait then. February came and when I did not receive my order, I emailed him a few times but did not receive a response. My latest contact was last wk, again it fell into deaf ears

I don't mean to be mean or nasty, but one of his excuse was he had a bad toe, but you do not use your toe to answer emails nor do you hobble about to answer emails from your customers.

I m glad though that you got your winning eventually