joey weed - until his was the ONLY C99 you could find for a while, no one was talking about his gear, but i loved the delicious, but mild grape phenos of his cindys and the buzz reminded me a lot of kali mist. he's going to become even more obscure though as hemp depot hasn't heard from him in a while and doesn't expect to. i never got the chance to try his apollo 11, but did grab a pack of C99 x A11 before they vanish that i can't wait to sample and still have a couple C99 x blueberries i hope are still viable i'm saving for a fruit flavored strains grow & cross
high quality seeds - i tried their haze x skunk & loved it! it's my current favorite strain... real sativa high, extra potent, long lasting, nicely euphoric, awesome motivation and probably pain relief too as it got me on a diet when i just started ignoring hunger pangs and sticking to whatever it was i was doing that was more interesting and it has some decent psychoactivity going on too. i haven't seen many people reporting on their gear
short stuff - i don't see too many people commenting on his gear yet, but his super cali haze kicks butt! it has an authentic grape pheno haze taste and buzz, but is doable indoors. diesels just aren't my tree hugging thing, but the buzz i got from a freebie of his onyx was AWESOME too... very touchy/feely with nice euphoria and little couchlock if any.
mandala - a lot of people still respect his gear, but he doesn't get the same word of mouth he used to a few years ago. 8 miles high is probably my second favorite strain. it just pushes all the right buttons and does no wrongs. i'm keen to try his kalichakra & satori some day too. i'd say he's a little more "off the radar" than underrated though. his prices are righteous too.
i can't speak of their gear personally, but a few people are really adamant that ace seeds' sativas are no joke & the real deal. before i heard those glowing reviews, i'd heard almost NOTHING about that breeder
cool thread idea. there's a lot more great breeders out there besides the ones you keep hearing about over and over again. only recently have i heard anything really about sensi seeds and would have avoided them for being dutch until i started seeing so many raves that their jack herer is about as good as it gets. i'll be keeping an eye on them in the future instead of deliberately ignoring them after seeing some thumbs go up
sannies' gear gets plenty word of mouth here and among those "in the know", but i'd only heard anyone speaking of them a couple times elsewhere.
afropips - sadly, he's no longer with us, but if you were ever looking for durban poison or malawi gold and checking reviews, you would have seen his african gear was legit. i never saw anything but good reviews the few times i've seen any.