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Question about trading hybrids

I've been wondering about trading hybrid seeds. Somebody's wish includes a seed I have that includes an "x" in its Latin name, meaning it is a hybrid which does not come true from seed. How untrue its offspring is I don't know. Will they be really different, or just slightly different?

What do you all think about trading seeds which will not deliver the true parent? I'm not asking about somebody trading a hybrid and not realizing it, as I think it's quite burdensome to ask all traders to research their seeds. But, if you know somebody has requested a hybrid and that you have garden-harvested seed that is not guaranteed, do you send it anyway? Commercially purchased hybrid seed should be guaranteed, but who knows what comes out of the garden?!

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