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I think Roy's suggestion is a good one.
From: Seattle_Aquarist To: 'GSAS board members and alumni' Sent: Sun Apr 19 12:00:55 2009 Subject: Re: [GSAS-board] FW: BOB the giant loach Hi Phil, I agree it is a tough break, I do feel
badly for the guy. Just so I have this clear, you auctioned the Clown
Loach and Margie purchased it. The club got 40% and you received 60%.
Margie then sold the loach to Mike as a separate private transaction. The
loach died on the trip home. I think the club is a smaller player in
this than Margie and yourself. I would like to hear Margie and your views
and suggestions for resolving it. I would hope that we would all want to
see this resolved fairly; how would we like to be dealt with if we were Mike? From:
gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com [mailto:gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Phil Lacefield Jr. Hey guys, below is a
conversation I had with Mike, the guy who got Bob from Margie after the
auction. Poor fish didn’t survive the trip home, and the
kid’s out his $70, I can’t blame him for looking for some way to
help defray that cost. As the proceeds of
the sale went into the general club coffers (minus my split, of course), and he
appears not to want my “replacement fish”, he’s asking if he
can get some Auction Bucks or credit towards his membership or some such.
Is there any precedent for something like this? I know that last year we
bought a bucket o’ random fish that carried some kind of fin rot and
decimated my main tank, but we just kinda figured we were out of luck as that
sometimes happens when you buy fish at an auction. Thoughts? Phil From: mike xgothguyx
[mailto:xgothguyx@hotmail.com] Sigh, i bought bob being the biggest in hopes that his
size age and matuity might help me with a fluke spawn.. they take years to
mature and get his size hence why i really wanted him... not to mention who
wouldnt want a fish with a name as cool as bob? im not sure how the return
or exchange of such things goes with the club or with you? possible ways
id be interested in fixing this is maybe credit for anouther auction, using
part of what bob went for as a membership to the club, or the
return/swap of bob back for what i paid for? im all ears on what to do at the
moment.. From: phil@lacefield.com >>sigh i
miss him already.. and hope to see you soon... thanks again mike Well, shit.
That sucks, dude. We’re sad as well. How about this: I do
have Bob’s Younger Brother Bob (because ALL my fish are named Bob), an
identical loach who, while not quite as big, would probably survive transport a
whole lot better (and not have to spend eight hours in a cool bucket,
either.) I wanted Bob The Elder to have a bigger tank in which to play,
and I was perfectly happy to keep Bob Junior in the 90gal with the other
critters; but seeing as how you’ve had success breeding them, I think Bob
Junior might indeed be happier with the rest of your herd. He’s not
as big – 4.5” or so – but having spent his life next to that
behemoth I’m willing to bet he’s picked up a few hints on how to
bulk up J Let’s figure
out how and when and we’ll meet you somewhere, and I’ll hand over
Bob The Younger to your care. Would that work? We’re probably
heading into Fremont tomorrow evening to play some board games (unless I have
to work), and I’m free all morning, so we could meet you south somewhere,
like by Auburn or some such. Let me know. Phil Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. Check it out. |
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