Mario,I looked up your purchase,and I think the sellers lenghty description of what you might expect to get was accurate. Ex: 'dead plant w/pup',(or)'plant from pot pictured',(or)'intermediate sized plant' and so on. So I don't believe it was a bait and switch,its just seems that you expected to get one of the plants in the photos,but got 'medium' sized pups instead. The sellers record appears good,97.7% satisfied customers,and only 5 negatives (questionable at that)out of 3674 sales.
However,E-bay is always a risk,and I've found that ordering from reliable nurseries like Michael's Bromeliads is a no-risk deal,and the prices are usually close or less than you'd pay on ebay. If you want more assurance on what you will receive,the seller will say something like 'You will receive the plant pictured' Or you can verify by email to the seller,asking if you will receive the same plant pictured in their ad..Other than that,you might be disappointed sometimes. And those plants you got will likely look like their mother plant in a year or so.
Hope this helps somewhat.
Bob

Those pups look rough!..And only time will tell if what they are

I think i've seen that first mother plant before but under a different name. Also the FCBS pic of Green apple doesnt look anything like the mother plant pic you have. Not sure different light conditions would change coloration that much. Or i might just be getting crazy in my old age...

green apple has been used on Ebay for 2 years and but only recently the name was registered..highly unlikely its the same plant as the registered one. just poor quality pups

I think I'm going to stick with Michaels from now on. I purchased 3 from Michael last week and they were of excellent quality. I'll post some pictures in the near future.

I did look at the FCBS picture and you're right, they didn't match. At least it wasn't a lot of money. Lesson learned.

Well if the plant in the pic is what you wanted and the plant you got turns out to be that its not all that bad. Its just under the wrong name. Not really cheated, just misinformed

The parent plant in the first picture does look like Green Apple. That hybrid has been around a long time. Whether or not the pup will grow to look like that remains to be seen, but if it's a reliable seller then you probably got the right plant, so you just need to give it the right conditions. Almost any Neo. can look green and strappy like that if it's been overfertilized or hasn't gotten enough light, and pups won't show their true form until they mature. Be sure to give it plenty of bright light and don't feed it too heavily if you want it to look like the one in the picture.

Plant #2 I'm not so sure about. Even the mother plant in the picture doesn't look quite like Avalon to me. Are there tiny green spots on the red leaf? If so, then it could be right. Did your plant have burned leaves when you got it? I'd be unhappy about that if it did.

Mario, since you buy on Ebay, I just thought I'd warn you about a certain seller that claims to have the latest hybrids and they're not registered on FCBS. The pictures are very colorful and believe me it's tempting to buy, but don't you'll be sorry- I got junk! HINT: " Strawberry Circles"