Believe me, small breeders will also cut prices, it's just a question of the impact they can have. When you can produce in volumne and you are selling in a limited market, you can have a large impact. It's understandable for large breeders to do what they do. It's just that as a purchaser, perhaps everyone should now realize from experience that when you buy from a large breeder, you are A. sustaining their ability to produce in volumne and B. you can not count on them (based on what I have seen) to provide much, if any price support for their customers.

This might not be a fair time to have this discussion because the whole economy is hurting right now and people have to do what they can to pay bills all over this country. But, it is an interesting discussion and I would like to hear everyones thoughts. Again, I want to say I don't know that there is a right or wrong to this, but if your thinking of your best interest as a purchaser, which way do you go?

John Manser

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