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Re: E-aka

I agree; exposure to any product is the first step
in selling that product. Once established, interest
can be fostered.
erny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allen N Sandra" <allensandra at boatmans_com>
To: <KillieTalk at aka_org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 1:33 PM
Subject: E-aka


> JAY WROTE - "But I honestly believe the AKA must begin
> to provide such services, or we will recruit fewer and fewer members,
> because they will go to other places to get fish.  "
>
> I disagree with this as I am a new member.  I am a buyer and seller of
good
> quality killies on aquabid, and, it is my contention that aquabid helps
and
> does not hinder the AKA, as it exposes more people.
>
> Let me give an example to prove the point.  I (illegally of course)
posted
> an AKA official photograph on an item of mine in aquabid.  ( I have
already
> had my hand slapped and no more AKA pictures will be used. )  However, it
> brought an intense interest from one of the bidders who lost.  I had
placed
> a note about the AKA web page and such on there so people could be
> encouraged to visit and maybe sign up for the AKA.  This person contacted
me
> via aquabid to find out more about killifish.  In a week he will be coming
> over to observe my fish room, go home with a hand full (arm full?) of
stuff
> and hopefully be bitten by the bug.  He is coming to the SKS meeting (or
at
> least is supposed to be), will soon be a member of tha tclub and hence of
> AKA, and that my friend is what aquabid can do for our hobby and the AKA
as
> an organization.
>
> So tell me, did it drag someone away or draw them to this organization,
the
> AKA.  Let us all hope history will repeat itself, eh?
>
> Allen "Boat" Boatman
> Tampa, FL
> AKA,TBAS, SKS
>
>
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