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Originally Posted by ddsack
I am sure that the Exchange has never been open for seed requests from non-members. The contact information has always been invisible without a password and log-in, so they would have no way to see the name of the person offering.
I'm thinking your info source may have been confusing open access with the current ability of non-members to view and search for varieties, which was not possible for them in the old previous online database now re-done and renamed as the Exchange.
I know you've said in the past you don't intend to look at SSE Exchange online, but you might have some fun if you did, and you would see exactly what non-members can see just by going to the site and fooling around with some searches.
https://exchange.seedsavers.org/page/catalog/browse
If you wanted to see what members see, you could try putting in your email in the Sign In/Welcome Back form, and clicking on the forgot password and see if they send you an email that allows you to make a new password. Not sure how your lifetime membership works, as my membership is tied to an annual account. The years I don't renew, I lose access, but my user account number has stayed the same since the beginning and my info stays on file with them. You may have to contact them to get you set up the first time. |
I did check out your link and got up to page 15 and said that's enough for now.
Actually it was kind of fun since I knew ASAP who some of the folks were just by looking at the state where they lived. I also saw that quite a few varieties were not describ ed correctly, I also saw that the listings by several who already sell seeds commercially,that was an easy one.
I also saw that a few had just cut and pasted their Yearbook descriptions.
When there are maybe 6 listing the same variety,does one just click on the blue link to the left for maybe the description they like best,my mouse actually changed so I could do that but I didn't do it, and where does one find,as an exchange, as it were,what the person listing a variety also has, if that makes sense. Or is it a one way street just offerings, and the word exchange is really non operative.
My Heritage Magazine came today and they made a big deal out of saying it's the first time that non members could participate in the exchange.
No, I won't list there at all as I said before I have many seed sources in many countries always looking for new ones that are currently unknown to others and I've been quite successful in doing that, but I i sure hope, as I also said before that they are able to attract more members since the SSE members list has plummeted.
When the snow flies I probably will go back to that link since it's fun trying to ID who they are just by the state they are from, which I'm pretty good at,humble though I am.
Carolyn