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These kinds of posts make me uncomfortable. First, you cannot accurately determine much more than body shape and pattern from a photo. Second, you can't know the motives of the person posting the photo and question.
I once had someone send me a email and photo of a kohaku they said they were thinking about buying and asked for my advice. I deferred and asked if they had seen it in person? They had not seen in person. They pestered me for asistance as they were thinking of buyig and wanted a 2nd opinion. I give them my honest but limited to a single photo opionion of it's quality(medium) and estimated value. They responded back that I was a idiot . It was a winner of many awards in Japan and they had already bought the koi and paid many times more than I (incorrectly) thought it was worth. Of course they thought it was fine to have lied to me about already owning the koi.
I guess no good deed goes unpunished. THis is why I rarely if ever offer a opinion about the value of a koi in person or especially over the internet.
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