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Originally Posted by Tim C
Anyhow, we have all seen that. My question is - do most of you have a specific dealer that you purchase through, or many?
I purchase koi from few local dealers here in NorCal.
If so, what makes the dealer better than the other? Is it:
Trust and confidence in their abilities?
All of that. I think most of the koi dealers were/are in the koi hobby.
But koi dealers are also in the business context too. And of course,
each dealer has different way to run his/her business.
Knowing that they will quarantine the fish properly and hold back any that are not ready?
There is a dealer that sell and bag fish upon arrival - one time I question
about quarantine, he said that all his koi were quarantined 30 days
in Japan before shipment? Sometime, I just wonder what "quarantine"
really means in the Koi context?
Because of the specific breeder they buy from?
When dealer has shipment with brand names, more temptations to
go to check them out. But I normally buy quality koi that I love, not brand
name.
Because they will give you an honest assessment on a perspective purchase, regardless of whether it will cost them a sell or not?
Well, this is a top question;-)) Koi is also an art to me - dealing with art,
it very very hard to say about the cost.
There is a dealer posts a koi for big $$$$ on his website, but can sell
to you only 1/3 or 1/2 of the posted price. So, you go and figure
it out;-))
What would it be for you?