| Thank you guys. James, does price bargaining apply to when you are at a breeder's facility buying koias well? I remember reading somewhere that negotiating prices with a breeder is considered an insult to him/her. Also, I cannot agree with you more about the price mark-up in koi that are imported from Japan. This is especially true for koi that are sold the first few days after they are imported and everyone wants to have that "special" koi that have just arrived.
Tony, thanks for the comments about telling others about koi prices while at another dealer's place. As for having others look at koi that are bowled, I usually don't look at koi that have been bowled for another customer unless that customer is my friend or asks for my opinion. I myself don't like it when others look at koi that are bowled for me because I don't want to feel like rushed or having to compete with that other customer for the bowled koi.
Mike, I agree with you that the best time to buy koi is during the winter months. However, the koi that are left during these months are koi that have not found a home. There's usually not that many show-quality koi left. |