This may be a minor issue for some traders, but better IDs (scientific names for more exact specification) might help. "Quince" for instance could be one of the species in the Chaenomeles genus, Pseudocydonia sinensis, or maybe even Aegle marmelos. Also, some plants don't come true from seed. So seed from Lagerstroemia indica 'Whit VII' (Siren Red Crape Myrtle) do not produce Siren Red Crape Myrtles! They are simply plain Lagerstroemia indica. If the seeds are from a real Siren Red Crape, as opposed to a seedling you grew, then you could mention that the seeds came from Siren Red (but they wouldn't be Siren Red). Whether or not these types of issues really make a lot of difference when it comes to your average GardenWeb seed trader, I don't know. I've offered things that were semi-rare before, that I expected people to want, and got zero interest. I've also posted stuff that was so common you could probably just go out in the yard and grab some anywhere, and people wanted it. Sometimes these things just aren't meant for us to understand. And, BTW, I don't know the specifics regarding the lady that wanted to specify how you'd send the seeds, but, if it was in regards to packaging, seeds that are not protected during shipment are frequently a complete loss. IF that was the request, I don't really blame her (depending on how she asked of course). I would have no interest in getting seeds mailed to me in a plain envelope, even if they were seeds I had been looking for for a long time.

I agree with ravencajun about labeling them as junk before deleting from your Inbox: that is helpful. I only need to do this infrequently though, as the Hotmail filters seem to correctly place this stuff in the Junk folder about 99% of the time.

I wrote my response earlier today, and then my computer crashed before I got to the Preview Message. I agree with the ideas you have. When the backsplash contest happened it was a call for entries--and you submitted your photo of the space that you wanted to use the product. Then a "committee" decided what space would be the best choice to showcase the product. You could have other bloggers help with the decision. The rules of the contest involved a guarantee of photos of the tile installed. I guaranteed this by providing a credit card, which I used to purchase additional backsplash tile anyway. If I ended up not using the tile and not providing the photos, then my card would have been charged the cost of the items. It makes sense...you want something out of it. I got some great tiles and they ended up with great photos that have been used in all sorts of blogs and online sources. The photos were professionally taken and paid for by the tile company. If you do random drawing, you can give an extra "chance" if they post it with a link on their facebook page, and also if they "tweet" it. You could also make there be a minimum number of entries needed, so people will have to get the word out. Good luck!

As you can tell, this is not a real active board. Wish it was. KT is more so and there are some great crafters there.