That part, I didn't bother to ask. It's tough trying to understand the decisions a business makes when you're not part of the business. So I just didn't ask, since it probably wouldn't have made sense to me. I have always, and will always, but direct from Mephisto as long as that's an option.
I look at it this way.. The strains he is selling are all untested and were either freebies at some point or planned to be. That tells me that Mephisto as a company had no intention on furthering those three lines, or releasing them themselves. In my mind, they must not have liked those crosses enough to f2-f3-f4 them as they normally do. So if it wasn't worth it to them, it's not worth it to meeee! Lol.