Re: [Killietalk] Why is wrong to sell fish for a high enoughpriceto break even?

["Karl Doering" <kilikarl at bignet_net>]

Bill When some one ask what does this cost?? & you can say I honestly don't 
know ( your a true hobbyest.) When you can say it cost so much for this & so 
much for that (your in business)The co-op i started because must club 
members needed an out let for there fish.& the money i made on the listing i 
would give to my wife & tell her to buy herself a new outfit . This was 
payback for all the stuff she had to put up through the year----- Original 
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From: "Bill Shenefelt" <billshenefelt at hotmail_com>
To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Why is wrong to sell fish for a high enoughpriceto 
break even?


> Fred, congradulations!  I really don't think I know anyone else who has
> broken even much less made money!  The "biggest sales year" I ever had I
> figure I brought in about $1600 and only spent about $2500 (not counting 
> new
> fish acquisitions though).  I think the fish I sold averaged $10 a pr and 
> I
> was tracking what I sold with "Microsoft Money"  Was nice since then I 
> could
> look up what people bought so I could ask how they were working out when
> someone came back for other species even years later.  Not really cheating
> though since it at least showed I took some interest other than only a few
> weeks after an order and I did want to know.  Took a lot of time that year
> to devote to it though.  I figure the time only cost me $900 (not bad, a
> great hobby that only cost you about a buck an hour and gained you a lot 
> of
> new friends) and not mowing my back yard that summer and some other
> necessary chores I neglected which I am now paying back at the expense of
> raising much this year. Sort of spent this year trying to "not lose" some 
> of
> the fish I would have a tough time replacing and catching up on home owner
> neglect.  Spending time and money I should have from retirement money for
> fish on new windows, deck, gutters etc.
> Bill Shenefelt
> http://sheneskillies.com/
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Fred Behrmann" <athensaquatics at juno_com>
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