[schildkoi]

Quote: Greater understanding by asking difficult questions is the point here. Indeed, Frank and Nancy nor anyone else would likely enter a fish for a chance at a winning a $1000 or $10,000 possibly, but the point was rather how does accepting money at a show impact your ability to show elsewhere. I've seen written on this board instances where individuals selling greeting cards with koi on them (who knows if they made a profit?) for a small sum could not show according to some show rules. If their is no uniform standard across the hobby particularly a written one that is adherred to by all then for me to ask such questions protects the Franks and Nancy's of the hobby. Promoting greater understanding has positive results.

the problem is you always seem to fail to understand the answers. once again, above, how on earth is accepting an award, even monetary even remotely similar to selling koi or a koi related product? Apples and ornages, not the same thing....you understand that concept yet? Standard for what John? Awards or dealer status, again, not the same thing. There is a uniform guide for each club to use in determining dealer status, but each club is their own club and has the rights to modify as they see fit. The ZNA is one club with many chapters all operating under one set of rules, but still different and oftentimes even then interpreted differently by some clubs, get over it.

Do all states in the US have the same state laws? Nope.

How many times doe your questions need to be answered? The answers are the same each time but you just keep on going thinking that there must be another answer that you may agree with?

Steve