the prices are dropping so fast because people are convinced that they will. For instance, someone above posted that Pastels will probably hit $150.00 this year, and they probably will. However this is not because of supply and demand. Customers will be happy to pay $200.00 for pastels until the economy crashes. The reason the price will drop again this year is because the majority of those selling them are convinced that if they don't drop the price no one will buy. To give a non snake example, look at computers. Ten years ago you had to spend thousands for a decent home computer. Now you can get one for $400.00 to $1000.00. You do not however see them steadily dropping in price every year because they have found an equilibrium with the market. In snakes the burmese has also found this. You can now get an albino burm for $200.00 and it will remain at that price because it has found an equilibrium. There is no reason why the pastel ball should not also level out at $200.00 except that the people selling are convinced otherwise.
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• Question about the ball python market. - BSleeper, Tue Feb 20 18:48:50 2007
• RE: Question about the ball python market. - jdillow, Tue Feb 20 20:21:18 2007
• RE: Question about the ball python marke - ChrisGilbert, Tue Feb 20 20:56:00 2007
• RE: Question about the ball python market. - RoyalVariations, Tue Feb 20 23:06:14 2007
• PS - RoyalVariations, Tue Feb 20 23:19:53 2007
• RE: PS - BSleeper, Tue Feb 20 23:43:02 2007
• RE: PS - RoyalVariations, Wed Feb 21 00:02:18 2007
• RE: PS - BSleeper, Wed Feb 21 00:06:07 2007
• one facet of this got neglected... - johnavilla, Wed Feb 21 11:16:16 2007
• Well Said!! - amarilrose, Wed Feb 21 13:44:51 2007
• RE: Well Said!! - johnavilla, Fri Feb 23 13:25:39 2007
• RE: one facet of this got neglected... - jdillow, Wed Feb 21 14:00:52 2007
• you guys are funny........... - jyohe, Wed Feb 21 17:30:11 2007
• What???? - johnavilla, Fri Feb 23 13:24:24 2007
• RE: What???? - jyohe, Fri Feb 23 15:10:40 2007
• RE: What???? - jdillow, Sat Feb 24 10:56:50 2007
• RE: Question about the ball python market. - WALL2WALLREPTILE, Sun Feb 25 13:24:43 2007
• RE: Question about the ball python market. - RoyalVariations, Sun Feb 25 15:45:12 2007
• RE: Question about the ball python market. - herpsltd, Thu May 17 11:25:57 2007