Punching a gift horse in the mouth...

[jacovors]

How can anyone bare to part with his DVD. I do not even lend mine to friends, too scared it might get damaged.
I hope this does not influence any further free DVD's to subscribers :cry:
Jaco

[dick benbow]

Brian,
Have to add my voice as well. Your work is highly valued. please take that as a compliment. You can tell by the list of Decent contributors to this thread that you and your work are held in high esteem. you feel bad about something so we do too.
Bottom line is you have always acted above board under everything you
had control of. That speaks well of who you are. It's ashame others don't
but you have no control of what is done after you've relinquished it.
Please don't change anything you do as it's all above board and appreciated by your supporters.
I start my seminars again in a month. I will carry a copy of your magazine with me and promote it. Be of good cheer, you and your efforts
will not be denied!

[Bancherd]

It's difficult to take it sitting down when someone else is making $$ off your work. As others have said, please take this as a compliment.

[kmackoi]

Hi Brian,

Ditto to all the comments above. Definitely not fair play to take advantage of another's generosity in this manner.

Keep up the good work.

Regards,
Kevin McGuire

[Bob Winkler]

Brian,

You have every right to be pi$%#ed... Not sure what can be done, but if it could, you should. Int he meantime, please continue with your great service. They are much appreciated out here in the western US.

Best regards,

Bob Winkler

[matt]

That really does suck Brian. I just want to add my voice of support to your incredible efforts. One year of your Magazine has made an enormous impact on my appreciation of the hobby. Your DVD was fanatastic, and with incredible number of breeders and shows that you may have the opportunity to film and share with your subscribersm it would be a shame if the shady behavior of one dealer sabotages your insentive to make more DVDs.

I think you should be very proud of the value of your work, and as there is clearly a market for your DVDs I second the idea that you consider selling them directly to non-subscribers yourself. You are the only person who should prophet from your work.

Thanks again for all the good work, I look forward to finally meeting you at a show this year and thanking you in person.

[MikeM]

Ditto.

Brian, I truly want you energized creatively, not demoralized ... because I want to see what you do with another breeder, & another .... and 15 years from now we will have a treasury far more valuable to the hobby than any profit to be made on an internet auction. Imagine if we could view such a video of the great breeders of the past ... what we would learn and appreciate about what koi have become. Your Momotaro DVD was wonderful. But, it will be the long term project that creates an archive for future hobbyists.

Reality is that there will always be a market for worthwhile things. I buy old japanese koi mags. I thank the folks who sell them to me. If I was not a K-B subscriber, I'd probably bid more than the subscription price to get a full set and the DVD, and I'd be happy somebody parted with them. This instance is different, because you provided the DVDs to get them to readers not on your mailing list. The recipient did not do as agreed, whether that agreement was explicit or implicit. It's water over the dam. You can decline future business with that person. Moving on, look at what you have learned. There is a market for such DVDs. Maybe not a huge one, but I'd bet the incremental cost of making copies is comparatively small once a run is being done anyway. The extra copies could be made available (while supplies last) to new subscribers at a reasonable price as a premium, helping you recoup your costs and making subscriptions an even better deal. ... or sell on a stand alone basis thru ads in koi mags. Or, you can just chalk it up to another day on planet Earth.

Whatever you do, the important thing is to not let your accomplishment become limited because somebody had low standards. The b*****ds will bring you down, but only if you let them.

[James P]

Brian, truly low class on some ones part but that should not sour you on your personal philosophy regarding how you will run YOUR business. You have a strong sense of fair play and we all recognize that in you and in your magazine. Maybe more than you know. That should show up in the loyality of your subscriber base over time. Creeps and low rent types abound but real class is rare- never loose it. Best Regards, JR

[luke frisbee]

brian,
if the auctions aren't over put an ad on ebay stating you'll sell anyone that wants one for the cost of postage...that'd knock his xxxx in the dirt.

[Brian]

Thanks Folks,

All of your words are indeed very encouraging to me. I continue to receive mails from people that say that they've yet to receive their DVD from the person in question, which still disappoints me. If there are any others out there that have subscribed from a third party (not Koi-Bito directly) please contact me directly via either private mail or via private message. I'll make sure that you do indeed get one. All I ask for is a receipt for the subscription in question.

Best regards,

Brian