Re: [Killietalk] Aquabid vs BNL - I prefer BNL

[rwpierce at att_net]

Hi Ed,

No offense taken.  I should have mentioned that when I sell australes direct to people I ask $10 per pair.  It is only when I put them in fish auctions that they get in the $20 range, and believe it or not I saw a pair go as high as $45 once.  The $45 fish weren't my fish and in this case they were a donation to the hosting club.  While these prices may seem outrageous, they are what people are willing to offer at auctions, so who am I to complain.  Besides, the hosting club gets a cut, so it is to their benefit also.  I put my e-mail address on all my bags and if possible I speak to the bidder and let them know to contact me with any questions.  On the flip side, I have had bags of other, less common killies go for only a couple of dollars, so things tend to even out in the long run.  If I could raise killies for a profit I would quit my day job, but I don't think it is possible even at $20 per pair.

Rich


-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: BrandtEdL at aol_com
>
> Hi All, In regard to Rich Pierce's post, I'll have to say that in the last  
> 32 years that I've raised and bred killifish,  I've never done it for a  
> profit.  To sell a pair of Australes for $17 - $23 is an outrage to  me.  As I 
> said 
> it's not for the profit but a hobby and interest I have in  maintaining a 
> species.  And what I sell them for is the standard prices  usually listed in the 
> BNL.  This barely feeds them, but that's my  choice.  I don't see how anyone 
> could ask for this kind of price for  Australes (which are quite common and easy 
> to breed).  This is only my  opinion and mean no offense to anyone.  Thanks, 
> Ed  Brandt 
> 
> 
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