First off I would like to begin by saying this is my opinion and I'm willing to discuss it with any one. I'm not looking for an argument just saying things the way I see it and offering a possible resolution for the long term thinkers. I read a lot of journals I'm sure you can figure that one out. If you really sit down and think about the current situation it really does make sense.



Its unfortunate the $20,000 balls are becoming an oddity but the market is salvageable. At current trends yes we can still turn a profit. The thing that's killing it is people willingly lowering they're prices for the sake of a quick sale. If we hold tight to our prices I think over-all values will hold constant and possibly rebound. What's the worst that can happen you have another potential breeder for next year? Or you can ask more for it when it gains weight? We have to keep in mind snakes don't pay the bills (in most of our lives) yes they can fund other things but we should not rely on that. We think short term that's the problem. Look at the big breeders who only release a limited quantity of a morph or even hets each year? In some cases common enthusiast don't even hear about them until its been proven out 5 years prior (give or take). Does it not hold its value? It sure does! Why's that .. Because they're not lowering the prices. The problem is people are over exposing things and the consumer gets tired of seeing the price drop and they think the sky is falling, eventually prices get so ridiculous people wont but them. They think they are the next normal and the consumer will hold tight until they are priced as that. I do not own a single co-dom (that I know of) because I was thinking the same thing a lot of us are thinking now. Not that co doms are bad because they're not, but when you see a price fall down in-between when you wake up on Monday and go to sleep that night how would you handle that. Personally I would wait for the weekend for the prices to drop when people are getting desperate and cutting prices more. Wouldn't you? Put your self in the shoes of the common consumer...wait that's us (most of us). Desperation for a sale is the problem. The people that introduce these morphs hold no desperation for a sale nor will they entertain the thought of selling it lower than the intended price. There's no such thing as easy money because it turns into a wave that we eventually get tired of riding and it's hurting the hobby we enjoy. Money money money...it ruins a lot of things lol I will continue to maintain my collection as long as I am physically able because no matter how you think, reptiles in general will always have some value even if you send it to the pet store. No matter how I look at it I enjoy unwinding in my pet room the morphs are just a bonus. Why not save what we can while we can. Sure there are going to be the vendors that do what they do best (sell cheap) but why contribute to cheapening our breeding projects.
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