I have really noticed People are so hard nosed and tight lipped about how much they bought a certain fish for. Not necessarily the common everyday LFS fish, but the more rare, pricey everybody want types of fish, Asian Aros, Rare Peacock Bass, Fresh Water Stingrays, Siamese Wide Bar Dats?
Is it because most people don't want to say honestly what they paid for a fish to kind of devalue their fish just in case they might want to sell it to someone else in the future and they don't want to hear the buyer say" Hey, you only paid so and so originally for the fish, how come you selling it to me for that price"? Is it because the seller wants to get every last cent he can from the buyer so if he posted a said going price for the fish, he would have to honor the posted price? In example, the Asian Aro breeders in Asia will show you what they are breeding with pics, but they sure as hell wont reply to a "how much are you selling that Aro for?" question. Or say someone bought a nice pick up from a hooked up deal but will not tell any one who wants to know how much they got it for. I see tons of threads like this all the time when people reply asking how much the OP got a rare fish for and the questions is always ignored. Is it because rare fish prices can change at anytime of the week depending on demand and from people posting how awesome it is or praising a certain species? Kind of like a flavor of the week in Rare Fishkeeping? One week it's Armatus, one week it's Kelberi's, one week it's Goliath African Tiger fishes, another its Leopoldi rays.
Bottom line is I just wish more people would just be more open and share what they paid for a certain new fish in their collection. The subject is always tip toed around with.
Is it because most people don't want to say honestly what they paid for a fish to kind of devalue their fish just in case they might want to sell it to someone else in the future and they don't want to hear the buyer say" Hey, you only paid so and so originally for the fish, how come you selling it to me for that price"? Is it because the seller wants to get every last cent he can from the buyer so if he posted a said going price for the fish, he would have to honor the posted price? In example, the Asian Aro breeders in Asia will show you what they are breeding with pics, but they sure as hell wont reply to a "how much are you selling that Aro for?" question. Or say someone bought a nice pick up from a hooked up deal but will not tell any one who wants to know how much they got it for. I see tons of threads like this all the time when people reply asking how much the OP got a rare fish for and the questions is always ignored. Is it because rare fish prices can change at anytime of the week depending on demand and from people posting how awesome it is or praising a certain species? Kind of like a flavor of the week in Rare Fishkeeping? One week it's Armatus, one week it's Kelberi's, one week it's Goliath African Tiger fishes, another its Leopoldi rays.
Bottom line is I just wish more people would just be more open and share what they paid for a certain new fish in their collection. The subject is always tip toed around with.
