The way I understand it, it is the supply and demand model tied in with the novelty effect. 10 years ago, a few people had Albinoes and Pieds. The best of my memory, they were running $7000 and $12,000. Well, they are both very nice morphs, but today there are a lot of plain albinoes on the market and there a few more Pieds around. But now we have the Lavander and Caramel Albinoes. And Pied is cool, but an ALL White snake is simply amazing. But, even the novelty of the white snake is wearing off since there are so many combos to create one.

It's like I was told, It all depends on when you want to get into the game. I bought a male Pastel last year for $425. They will probably go for $150 this year. I got a Het. Albino this weekend for $75. Expecting an Albino this summer. Couldn't afford either a couple of years ago, now I'm losing the investment before they breed once. But, I'm not in it for the money, I love the potential.

Either all that, or some really cool idiot that doesn't know what he has, floods the market for dirt cheap and forces the big guys to drop the price just to break even.
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