Krawallier @krawallier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Not quite; in the end, huge sums were wagered on tulip bulbs that didn't even exist. People speculated that these bulbs might exist in the future, allowing them to be traded. 61320
TRS-80 @trs-80.bsky.social · 26/09/2026> People speculated that these bulbs might exist in the future. Don't you mean that speculated on delivery and not on varieties that didn't exist? 1300
Krawallier @krawallier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It has been quite some time since I studied this topic at university, but as far as I recall, things eventually went so far that there was speculation involving tulip bulbs that were still in the cross-breeding or cultivation phase—and thus did not actually exist yet. 1400
