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Old 11-14-2006   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jnorth View Post
Whoa fellas!!! I think you guys are reading too much into koisrus posts. Koisrus said "most honest"...thats an opinion and they didn't say anyone was dishonest.

So back to the original question. I think honesty, track record, service and availability are the most important to me. Another thing I like is a good koi selection in varying price ranges . I only buy from two dealers now and I make no secret about who they are (just check my website).With that said, in the last year I have been to Mystic, Easterns, Genki, Champion, nameless, Vienna Aquarium, Quality Koi, Nishikigoi of Niigata and spoken with MANY others at shows. With the exception of the nameless one they all were very honest and quite frankly I would buy koi from a couple of them except I'm happy with the two I use so I'll stick with them.
I have dealt with alot of dealers, even one local breeder. I will shop where I am most comfortable. I pretty much have a good relationship with all except one, but that is water under the bridge. There are people at every level in this hobby, it is up to everyone to shop around and look for a fish in there range(color, size and quality)...IMHO
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