I've been seriously keeping fish since I was 16. I'm now 46. While the prices on the stuff might be good/right, still someone who is willing to fork over $300-$500 per fish and asking for a pic doesn't lack seriousness, it's just plain smart. Saves a lot of trouble for an unnecessary trip. Really....How rude of you to to claim what a "true fishkeeper" does. I never comment on stuff, but the fact that you had to rip him yet again after initially saying he was wasting your time got me riled up.
Good fish people don't treat other good fish people the way you have. Arrogance has it's price and for the moment it perhaps has cost you a sale.
To me it has nothing to do with pride----There's nothing I need or want that bad that will prompt me to do business with someone of such conceit