Re: [GSAS-board] FW: What About Bob, the giant clown loach?

["Paul M. Wallace" <pwallace@u.washington.edu>]

Phil:
In light of the circumstances I favor giving back the club split now ($28).  
The other part ($42) was returned to you.  I have some ideas on how to make 
this whole again but I would rather discuss at the board meeting.

(the 'rena X3' I bought was a 'Fluval 404')

-Paul

On Mon, 20 Apr 2009, Phil Lacefield Jr. wrote:

> Just so you know, I'm happy to give the guy his money back, if that's what
> we need to do (or at least my portion of it anyway.)  I did my best to keep
> Bob going, but in the end you're right, too many factors weighed against
> him.
>
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> Phil
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> From: gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com [mailto:gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com]
> On Behalf Of Margaret Cashman
> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 10:10 AM
> To: GSAS board members and alumni
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-board] FW: What About Bob, the giant clown loach?
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>
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> Dear GSAS'ers,
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> I am inclined to think we should find a way to refund to the buyer, Mike,
> the purchase cost of $70 and then have the sale annulled (the seller doesn't
> make $ and the club doesn't make $). This was an unusual situation, and Bob
> looked pretty moribund while still at SPU. The cold, the stress, etc. were
> too much.
>
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>
> I had won the bid, but then Mike (one of the other bidders) came up to me
> and talked about his 600-gallon tank replete with clown loaches which
> allegedly had bred, sans artificial hormones, once already. I felt my
> 180-gallon clown loach spa was not as good a spot for Bob, whom I assumed
> was healthy and ready to rumble, so with considerable regret I agreed to
> shift off so that Mike could acquire him from the auction for the winning
> price. We settled this before checking out, so Mike was the owner. Then Mike
> and Phil went over to Bob's bucket. Oooh. Bob did not look in the mood for
> petting or, well, anything. His tail fin was twitching a bit but he did not
> look, um, healthy. So I left the premises with hopes for Bob's recovery but
> also one of the better fish auction stories. I truly am sorry that Bob did
> not make it -- he was a spectacular fish. But Mike and I made the shift of
> winning bidder before anyone knew about Bob's death spiral and also before
> checkout.
>
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>
> Margie C.
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> On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 9:56 PM, Seattle_Aquarist
> <Seattle_Aquarist@comcast.net> wrote:
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> Hi Phil,
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> OK, since Margie isn't involved, as the seller how would you suggest it be
> fairly handled?  Technically Mike bought loach from "The Club", the other
> choice would be have a board member contact Mike and make the decision.  If
> there are any precedents that older member may have knowledge of maybe they
> can provide some suggestions
>
>
>
> Roy
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>
>
>  _____
>
> From: gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com [mailto:gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com]
> On Behalf Of Phil Lacefield Jr.
> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 3:17 PM
>
>
> To: 'GSAS board members and alumni'
>
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-board] FW: BOB the giant loach
>
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>>> 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.
>
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>
> Not exactly.  Margie and Mike switched the purchase at the time they checked
> out, so that it didn't ever show up on her ticket, only his.  Margie doesn't
> have a stake in this one.
>
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>
> Phil
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> 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?
>
>
>
> Roy
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