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<I hope some newby doesn't take Luke's post seriously.>
Ray- (Mr. Jordan)
Because I haven't been reading/studying for 20 or more years I can see the sense of Luke's "buy the ugly, expensive one" crack pot theory.
And I would say that especially with showa and shiro's, like you have mentioned in your article, it can be an ugly duckling recognizable to an expert dealer of fine koi, or to an expert selector of fine koi, like yourself, but not to a novice or "not yet expert" buyer. This would explain the convergence of ugly with expensive to which Luke is saying "hey...maybe..." and you are now saying " whatta ya stoopid?." It seems that Lukie Mon, like me, believes in honorable, knowledgable dealers selling koi for their true worth.
Myself, I'd rather pay $200 for a three year old than a tosai, understanding that I will not be a contender in any show worth contending in. Nope. I will be having a blast with high grade, not show, fish.
And maybe sometime in the future, right after the lottery ticket, I will walk into an honorable, knowledgable koi dealer's fish room and have something bowled,, skipping the $200 limit.
Mickey the windowman
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