Kodoma Koi Farm on eBay/merged threads

[keokoi]

Quote: Originally Posted by Richard Rombold Quality is quality. This only shows that good Breeders produce bad fish too. It takes good genetics and a good breeder to create, grow, recognize and then develop a quality koi. Marketing does not make the list. The best Breeders are in Japan, and so is the skill. They produce a small number of good quality fish each year that few of us could afford anyway. Let the best fish win regardless of Breeder. Homage to those Breeders in Japan who lift the bar higher.

SO true. Not all koi bred from best oyagoi produce 100% .. Before most of us see the final product many are sold as chuppa.

For the Record Kodama used to be a breeder in Japan. I think now he is more into making the fortune 500 cover

[aquitori]

Quote: Originally Posted by kdmatrix You're darn LUCKY!

Damn right were lucky!!! Will never take that for granted. The only bad thing is San Jose is in the top 5 most expensive places to live in the world...

[kdmatrix]

Quote: Originally Posted by aquitori ...The only bad thing is San Jose is in the top 5 most expensive places to live in the world...

You have to be proud of yourself... because you can afford to live in the top 5 most expensive places in the world. I know I can't...

[aquitori]

Quote: Originally Posted by kdmatrix You have to be proud of yourself... because you can afford to live in the top 5 most expensive places in the world. I know I can't...

Lucky? NO...Shot I remember before 96 (Dot Bomb) you could by a house here for around $250-300K....Now that $250-300K house is selling for $950K-$1.5M....Now where's the logic in that? The average household income here in the valley has to be atleast $150K...Does it have it's pro's and con's? YES...

[P0nDSkUm]

Quote: Originally Posted by koiczar What makes anybody here think they will offer anything better on EBay than they do on their own auction site? Far cry quality-wise from when they first started their site a few years ago. Now, nothin' but crapagoi.

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Crapagoi"??? You should know better than to call any koi a "crapagoi" That's fighting word if used in person, so why use it on the net? "crapagoi" to you may be tategoi to someone else. A true koi keeper will never call anyone's kois ugly or crap. I've got a koi from Walmart, but because it was given to me by a friend that passed away, it's the most special koi to me, because it has a deeper meaning, than any koi purchased. BTW, is that you buying up OR bumping up the prices on Kodama auctions? If it is, when are your pond(s) going to be filled with all these "crapagoi" LOL! Not a single show quality, but excellent pond quality and good for amatures. Definitely not impressive for the true nishikigoi enthusiasts. SO, is that you KOICZAR? Please let me know when you're done bump'n up the prices.

Thanks,
Shiro

[P0nDSkUm]

Is it cool to auction off kois with deformities, fin rot, open sores, damaged fins and missing scales? If so, why? Also, why are these kois selling like hot cakes? I see koiczar winning quit a few of them

Thanks,
Shiro

[dizzyfish]

Shiro,
That's not our koiczar. And this is America. Let the buyer beware I think they call it.
Mitch

PS
Consider it a rumor, but I have heard that the koiczar you're referring to is actually a dealer.

[HEADACHE6]

Quote: Originally Posted by dizzyfish Shiro, That's not our koiczar. And this is America. Let the buyer beware I think they call it. Mitch PS Consider it a rumor, but I have heard that the koiczar you're referring to is actually a dealer.

Mitch , I PM'ed koiczar and asked the same question last week , it's not him . The "Other" koiczar bids on half the koi on the site .

I have seen them sell koi with bad fins , scares , etc. but not koi that are sick at the time of the auction . I see them post that a kohaku may have a small black dot . I would be interested in hearing about problems that some may have had ? I do look over there from time to time .

[dizzyfish]

Troy,
Yeah, I asked Mike P the same thing way back when and he said it was someone else. In fairness to Kodama I think they do point out flaws and I also think their fish are generally healthy when they ship. As far as the fish having a retail value that is equal to what is claimed on the website, well I'm not completely sold on that.
Mitch

[HEADACHE6]

Retail value : Maybe half of what they say .