From Jim North at Koi-Bito
Hello everyone,
I'm pleased to announce we will be having a grow-out challenge for this new year coming. Here are the rough details: Mystic Koi has around 200 shiro utsuri tosai coming in on the 4th. They will post photos of all of them somewhere around a week after that. Each will be numbered. The price for each will be $75 and that’s a very big discount price (plus shipping if needed) and you can buy a max of 3. For each one that you buy your name will be put into a box. All the names will be pulled randomly and you will pick from the selection in the order your name is pulled. Obviously, the more you buy the better chance you'll get of having a higher pick. After a years’ time, a winner will be announced based on photos and the information that you will provide.
So who does the judging?
Well, we thought the best judge for this would be the Omosako Koi Farm. So Omosako will judge the winner based on photos and the information provided. The Grand Champion will be based on a combination of things and not just whichever is the largest.
Whats the prize for GC?
Well since the winner will have picked the best koi from this batch the winner will then get to pick from 5 koi Omosako has decided to grow on to nisai. Thats right you'll get to pick from 5 koi and the one you pick will then be grown on to nisai in the Omosako mud ponds in Japan. The cost for all of that will be of course be picked up by Mystic Koi.
Are there other prizes?
Yes there are. There will be a prize for the largest and the smallest and some others that will be announced at a later date.
Who is can enter?
Any Koi-bito forum member in good standing that resides in the USA.
Are there more details coming?
Yes there are but this covers the basics.
Payment Details;
Payments for the koi are due prior to the lottery. Payment for shipping charges will be requested later once the selection process is complete, and both parties are ready for the shipment.
There are three ways to pay; either on-line (preferred), by phone (all major Credit Cards are accepted sorry no paypal), or by simply visiting Mystic Koi (cash, check, or credit cards accepted). To pay online, simply complete the order process below by selecting the number of koi you have signed up for. IMPORTANT – When ordering on-line, please provide your Koi-Bito screen name in the comment field. We need this to verify that you have signed up to participate via the message boards. Further, when ordering on-line, if you are sharing (consolidating) your shipment with other participants, please also document this in the comment field as follows;
Shared shipment via “Screen Name”
Should you prefer to pay by phone, please call us toll free at 800-775-2095 during business hours (PST).
We at Mystic Koi, as well as Koi-Bito and the Omosako family hope that you find this grow out contest both fun and educational! |
