Reminder - the HAS Fall auction is

[CichlidFan]

well, so much for feeling excited about all my great deals I got....

CF

[marauder_77868]

What I've found out over the years is that something is only worth what someone else is willing to pay...just my 2 cents...I really appreciated your help
Also...I'd like to know what shop you're getting that amount from....I have some fish to sell...lol

[lilmissruffcountry]

I know I was slightly dissapointed in the auction. I made sure...with the help of Tim too..THANK YOU AGAIN TIM AN FIONA...that all my fishes were properly bagged, an doubled, labeled correctly, an placed out in a timely manner. Some people did not obey the regulations...an from what I could tell, not punished either for dead fish or improper bagging/packaging, or leaking bags. The prices were disapointing too. Although as a buyer, it was nice to get some good deals, there is a big difference in a deal, an a steal! I brought some guppies, all were pure strain, an didn't even get close to what they were worth, even pulled a few out of the sale. Same with the plecos...I brought 2 longfin brown females, a mated pair of albino super longfins, a L180 wild caught female bn, an some L144 blue eyed yellows bns, and some albino short fins...an ended up pulling most all of them too. I am sorry, but $2 for a L144, $20 for a albino LF Pair, an $15 for a wild caught L180...is RIDICULOUS!!!!! I could make more money on them getting store credit/cash wholesale prices.

[Terrybo]

No pleco wars this time though. Did bn plecos just become passe?

Maybe everyone finally has some BN's and don't have room for more!

Terry

[marauder_77868]

Let me contact him and make sure that's ok....wouldn't see why not, but better safe than sorry...I'll PM you

[76dragon]

John Hansen from Arkansas

Can I get his contact info ??

[fishboyt]

Zulaab - I am not placing fault with the organizers, I think they did a good job under the circumstances. My statement was primarily about the lack of preparation from some of the sellers. Besides their lateness, I saw some fish placed on the tables in 2-liter mountain dew bottles!! These bottles contained fish that were dead!! The lable said "breeding pair of platys" and one was belly up!! It's shocking that this seller was allowed to participate. That said, the majority of sellers adhered to the guidelines and made the show successful.

Some of us were at a meeting before the auction and were late. The GHAC auction was started at 11:20, but it was an auction that was mainly for the Houston area. The HAS auction started at 11:45-12:00, but it was for the entire state of Texas and even people from other states participated. It is hard to get that many people to start at 11:00 on the dot.

[mdwalt]

mdwalt... in all of the HAS auctions I have made it to, I have seen the same as above.. its difficult to have everyone done in an hour. Check-in I promise you can start at 7am and you will still have people putting stuff on tables by 11:30.... and auctions like this one.. no matter how much you prepare to be ready to start at 11.. never can. At 11 usually EVERYONE wants to talk to the Auctioneer at that moment about this and that.. Since I have held two auctions myself with the assistance of others, we ran into the same issues as HAS has had.. I do not fault them at all for being late.

Zulaab - I am not placing fault with the organizers, I think they did a good job under the circumstances. My statement was primarily about the lack of preparation from some of the sellers. Besides their lateness, I saw some fish placed on the tables in 2-liter mountain dew bottles!! These bottles contained fish that were dead!! The lable said "breeding pair of platys" and one was belly up!! It's shocking that this seller was allowed to participate. That said, the majority of sellers adhered to the guidelines and made the show successful.

[Mzungu]

No pleco wars this time though. Did bn plecos just become passe?

What do you mean? Were there not many BNs offered? Or did you just win them all with hardly a fight? )

[Nickintex]

I enjoy the auctions - its fun to see what is for sale, and how much people will bid. (Who doesn't love a good bidding war)? And I always end up with the winning bid on a few things!

Terry

No pleco wars this time though. Did bn plecos just become passe?

[marauder_77868]

Charles. Who had the ngaras at the show. They were stunning.

John Hansen from Arkansas

[marauder_77868]

I would like to know who IGB was....I wouldn't mind having one or more Labeotropheus trewavasae ....

But not a big deal if you can't say....

CF

Steve...let me know how many you need and I can pick them up at the Dallas auction...from the same seller

[marauder_77868]

wished I could have made it. But I doubt they would have had the fish I want. I like to get Geos and South and Central Americans. Maybe I can find some at the fish stores around town.

Spencer Jack...one of the speakers this past weekend, spoke on collecting in Uruguay

[fishboyt]

I enjoy the auctions - its fun to see what is for sale, and how much people will bid. (Who doesn't love a good bidding war)? And I always end up with the winning bid on a few things!

Terry

I like to watch "Bidding wars"! I was part of a few, also. :)

[Terrybo]

I enjoy the auctions - its fun to see what is for sale, and how much people will bid. (Who doesn't love a good bidding war)? And I always end up with the winning bid on a few things!

Terry