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Of course nobody disputes your right to sell fish of what ever quality you wish or are able to produce. The certificate is a moot point as in the end you get what you pay for. A $10 koi is still a $10 koi no matter who breeds it or how many papers hang on the wall.
People will often pay big money for large fish even if they are butt ugly. Two years ago we had people catching and selling koi taken from moat of the castle in Arcen where the Dutch show is held. These are fish that were thrown into the water because they were so ugly nobody would buy them. These small ugly fish are now large ugly fish. As I said many people just want large fish and they can fetch several hunderd euros from people just starting out and with little taste or understanding of nishikigoi.
It's one of the standards in the hobby that people starting out buy cheap fish and dream of them turning into some semblence of those great hulks of fish they have seen displayed here and there. Those of with experiance know it ain't gonna happen. Better to take the money and buy a lottery ticket. If you win you can buy a proper fish.
B.Scott
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