johnavilla, very well said.

The only other comment I can think to make about this, is that if anybody pays attention to any other reptile market out there (the prices asked for any other species), they go through the exact same dramatic drop. In fact, most will drop off more dramatically and faster than what we have seen in the BP market.

All of this is driven by the same thing; breeders who are convinced that their animals won't sell if they don't drop the price. Most of the time, the most dramatic changes come from the crowd who think they will make a buck fast in the turn-around from the first or second breeding and then sell out their breeding stock. By undercutting 'the other guy,' they think they will sell everything first and make their profit.

Now we seem to have plenty of people who are just scared the price will drop on its own anyway, and so drop their asking price so they don't get left behind. Let me ask you this: how hard is it to adjust your prices once you see you are having trouble selling something? Not hard. Additionally, if you care about your animals, is it the end of the world to hold onto them for another year just because they didn't sell? They are worth more when they are older and more thoroughly established. It's this kind of market panic that frustrates the heck out of me. Calm down folks!!

~Rebecca
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0.1 Dumeril's Boa '04 (Courtney)
1.2 Ball Pythons



0.2 American Pit Bull Terriers (40lb darling lap dogs:Brandy&Mara)

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