Re: just my thoughts

[Barry Cooper <bjc3 at cornell_edu>]

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>Mach,
>
>I hope the BOT folks are reading this!


I am sure they are. So is the person who would have to do the work. If the 
BOT decides to develop on online listing method I will work with them to do 
it. However, I doubt that we would be willing to develop an AKA auction 
format. That would be a lot of work for the people running the web site, 
mostly me at the moment. An auction format would require much more effort 
than a simple listing.

My personal opinion is that I favor an online listing mechanism, which 
perhaps could have a trial period to see how it works, but I would be very 
reluctant to get into an online AKA sponsored auction. There are several 
objections to the latter. The taste they leave in my mouth is that the 
seller is trying to get the most bucks for the fish that he/she can. I'd 
rather think most of us are trying to distribute the fish at reasonable 
prices. Reasonable doesn't necessarily mean cheap, by the way. Furthermore, 
as I said, auctions would require much more administration and oversight, 
particularly if these ideas of an AKA cut were attempted. Listing online 
would be a member privilege. The "cut" for the AKA would come in the form 
of memberships. It would act as another attraction to join the AKA.

Barry


Barry J. Cooper, Prof. Emeritus, Dept. Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University
Adjunct faculty, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University
Home address: 27505 Riggs Hill Rd., Sweet Home, OR 97386 (bjc3 at cornell_edu)


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