I know absolutely nothing about what is going on in this market, but let me give you an example I personally witnessed.

Back when the Savu (Sawu) python first showed up on the market a VERY reputable dealer advertised them for $1200 a pair with very limited quanities. I thought this might be a good project to get in to on the ground floor. Upon contact I was told this was the last pair for any foreseeable future. After purchasing the first pair I decided to go ahead and get a second pair. Believing the VERY reputable dealer, I decided to tracked down the original importer to see when more would be coming in to the country. When I told him the VERY reputable dealer had sold me the last pair he laughed. He said he had just sold that VERY repudable dealer at least another dozen pair. I had a friend call the VERY repudable dealer about a pair and he stated he had "one pair available and no more in the forseeable future". What a crock. I tested him on another species that I knew he had purchased a slew of from this importer and he used the same scam, "last pair and no more in the foreseeable future". Of course within a couple of years it was obvious how many were on the market and the prices "crashed".

Just something to keep in mind when buying animals that are supposedly limited in availability, you really don't know. This crook is still out there, I've even seen him on TV hawking "rare" morphs.

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