Would you buy this showa as tosai for $2,000?

[RayJordan]

I know it is a bad photo!

[TienPhamVan]

The picture is bad ... how can anyone answer ...

tp

[RayJordan]

Let's pretend a dealer is selling this koi and gives the usual the photo is bad and the koi looks much better in person story.

[dick benbow]

Ray, I wouldn't buy that koi for $200.00....in fact if you gave it to me free, I wouldn't want to waste the space on it. Now if your willing to pay me $2,000.00 to take it off your hands, then i could use it to keep my QT filter alive.......

[RayJordan]

Hi Dick,
I like how you sugar coated your answer

OK, here is another tosai showa for your consideration. Maybe you will like it better? Yes, I know another bad photo. This showa and the earlier showa I posted on this thread were sold for $2,000 each as tosai.

[dick benbow]

If I had 2,000 and i don't I'd buy this koi in a heartbeat. Everything is in place and all it will take is time to see what pattern you end up with......

[RayJordan]

Very good answer Dick. It took about 12 years for this showa to finish. Did you recognize it? Hint - breeder is Maruyama!

You might want to go back at look at the 1st showa again. Hint - Breeder is Dianichi!

[kingkong]

Oh Oh Ray, show us the River Card...I am all in! I thought the first koi was a kohaku? My bad.

[RayJordan]

2007 All Japan Show GC Bought for $2,000 as tosai and sold before this year's show for a reported $40,000 by orginal owner because he was afraid he might win GC and be obligated to pay for winners party which might have cost more than he sold the Showa for. I don't think I would have bought it for $200 either DIck!!

[mrbradleybradley]

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