KNH - oops - you're right. I agree - and yes, I was quite appalled at the prices. These are fish people get rid of.....
F/S 16" Clown Knife in Ohio
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santoury;897670; said:
No problem. A fish rescue is a great idea to help those that are in over their heads but I would love to see "appropriate size homes" as the criteria for placement and not "$". If he presented himself as a retailer than I would have never even mentioned price.
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Agreed, if they were given for free, they should be given for free, or have a 50$ or under policy IMOKNH;897696; said:
yeah, some of those prices are.... interesting. i mean, 50 bucks for a 10in oscar, thats the most i've ever seen charged for an oscar.
I think most of you are missing the point here....I am probably going to make enemies on my comments, but here goes. I know John (Monsterfishkeepersl.com). He is not trying to make any money by re-locating any of his fish. As a matter of fact, I am fairly certain that he loses money on most of the fish he takes in. All he is doing is trying to recover some of his expenses...And boy does he have expenses!! I would guess that he is up to about 2,000 gallons of tanks by now. Anyways, I am just defending him because he does all of this for the right reasons. He is not looking to make a profit. He will only sell these fish to qualified hobbyists....And if more pet stores did this, he wouldn't be in this position.
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leave his prices alone. if u dont like them, dont buy them. you have to remember he's doing this out of his own will. saving fish, giving them a place to live, then feeding them. then finding them homes. a small fee of "i know your legit and you'll care for it" wont hurt 1 bit. its more of knowing ur not a cheap ass and wont jus take the fish cuz u think its cool and free since he "saved" it.
goodluck on the sale, if u were closer i'd snag it up
goodluck on the sale, if u were closer i'd snag it up
You should not make enemies for reading his site and/or understanding what he is trying to do. It clearly states why he is asking so much. "Get for free give for free" are you serious? Do you really think the gas, electricity, medications, and time, is free? He also stated that he makes sure they are going to a proper home when adopting out. Lets keep to the rules about posting in this forum. Lets also try a little reading comprehension before posting. This guy should be supported and commended for what He is trying to do. Instead He gets criticized about pricing by some cheap, non-reading, lowballers, that do not have a clue. Think about it!oshp132;898896; said:
I wanted to also check into his solicitation of MFK for personal benefit. There are vendors on here who go through appropriate channels to become vendors... what is the logistics of somebody promoting a personal business on MFK as a member? Just curious about that.
"This guy should be supported and commended for what He is trying to do. "
and what exactly is that? what EXACTLY is he trying to do. why not just be honest about it.
for instance, if a 10in oscar goes for more than 50 dollars in his area at a LFS, than he is definitely doing the local fish community a service. but if he is selling his oscar for 50 dollars and a "used" 10in oscar is selling for 25-40dollars (like they are in most west coast lfs' that i've seen) then he's doing HIMSELF a service. heck, i just picked up a "used" 12in male jag for 30 bucks from one of my lfs'.....
now, again, there is nothing wrong with that but he should at least be honest about it if that is even a possibility.
and as far as talking about his harships in taking in the fish (medications, food, electricity, etc) those are all things that are complete tax writeoffs if he has taken the time to set up his own business/non-profit and money he would get back at the end of the year if he has done his homework. if he hasn't and jumped into this without the proper research then i don't know what else to say.
as far as the MFK thing i'm not going to comment as i don't know the rules regarding that.
and what exactly is that? what EXACTLY is he trying to do. why not just be honest about it.
for instance, if a 10in oscar goes for more than 50 dollars in his area at a LFS, than he is definitely doing the local fish community a service. but if he is selling his oscar for 50 dollars and a "used" 10in oscar is selling for 25-40dollars (like they are in most west coast lfs' that i've seen) then he's doing HIMSELF a service. heck, i just picked up a "used" 12in male jag for 30 bucks from one of my lfs'.....
now, again, there is nothing wrong with that but he should at least be honest about it if that is even a possibility.
and as far as talking about his harships in taking in the fish (medications, food, electricity, etc) those are all things that are complete tax writeoffs if he has taken the time to set up his own business/non-profit and money he would get back at the end of the year if he has done his homework. if he hasn't and jumped into this without the proper research then i don't know what else to say.
as far as the MFK thing i'm not going to comment as i don't know the rules regarding that.
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