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Bob, I can see you have never been a koi show chairman! LOL
What I described to you is the koi hobby as it has evolved today. It is far from perfect but it is THE system that produced the first koi show in Japan and it is the system today that allows for an atmosphere for pricing $10,000 pound/ dollar koi. Even the anti-social who say " I don't show but I have show fish better than any I see at any show" don't realize the foolishness of that statement? Meaning they own what was priced as a show fish but choose not to show yet they compare their koi TO THE SHOW FISH for validation!!! LOL
The trade portion of any show does a few very valuable services. One) it allows shows to be put on at a certain scale without having to charge $250- 750 for entry like they do at say -The All Japan. Two) it also allows for competition among dealers which helps keep the cost of fish down for you and me. Third) If any ONE dealer attempts to sponsor and dominate a show, additional trade vendors act as a natural limiting factor so that that one dealer will not corrupt the amateur nature of the system.
Bob, you are dealer, correct? Did you ever sponsor a koi show?
JR
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