| I find the idea of amateurs telling professionals how to run their shops about as reasonable as professionals telling amateurs how to run their clubs and shows.
I get the idea that some want to 'fix' weasel practices within the dealer community. But this is not the job of hobbyist. Hobbyists who can just manage to get shows off the ground or who have folded 20 year old clubs due to age, energy and lack of activity are in no position to tell an entire industry what to do. Honestly this smacks of 'control' impulses coming from politicians.
If there is going to be a 'better business bureau’ for the koi industry, it needs to come from the industry. It was no different than the KHV problem. It was always an industry problem. And the industry will solve that one with a vaccine and different behavior at the production and wholesale level.
And like people, sometimes businesses need to ‘hit bottom’ before they can rebuild fundamental attitudes and approaches. The koi business is in trouble worldwide. Everyone in the know , knows that. But lessons are being learned and smarter business types will adapt, while mo-mo business types will keep waiting for things to go back to the way they were.
Personally I’d like to see the ZNA chapters start a referral/recommended list of 2-5 dealers in their area . I’d also like to see ZNA chapters adapt a breeder/adviser as well as a sister ZNA chapter in Japan or elsewhere in the world. This kind of network will take care of dealer issues.
JR |