it's quite simple.....

if a breeder has an animal that is still quite rare or is in high demand....then that breeder can list any price he/she wants.....it doesn't mean it will sell for that price though. as more of these same animals are available, the price drops as there's more selection to be bought from as everyone is trying to sell their animals.

one thing people fail to understand is that EVERYTHING is negotiable....there is no set price in anything....anything! when you buy a car do you pay the price that's on the piece of paper in the window? when you buy a house do you pay the asking price? no.....of course not! there's a margin where the seller has a minimum that they can sell for a set profit and cover their costs, anything else above that minimum amount is just profit....and it comes down to how much profit a person wants to make. there are those that are willing to accept a $5 profit while there are those "WANTING" $100 profit.

just because you see a price doesn't mean if you want that item you "HAVE" to pay that price listed.....remember that.

and also to create some of these triple and quad morphs....it takes time and not meaning months but years to produce some of these animals. people only seem to think about what the snake costs. but there's always the backdoor that few seem to realize.....hidden costs.....like electric, water, supplies, feeder animals (food for feeder animals, bedding, equipment), as well as your time to manage all of that.....and my time is not free.

if i were to really add up all the money spent in my "HOBBY" i would be in the negative......way in the negative. to make profit you need to sell...and sell a lot. selling one snake here and there is nothing....it's just money rolling back into the "HOBBY" to cover expenses because that's what "most" people do with it.

think about it.....

Pitoon




>>I totally see how the pricing can get lower. I can also see why someone would price there snakes on the Higher Side. I am just trying to figure out something more linear for myself.
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>>Example:
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>>I have a honeybee male that I paid for 1500.00 this summer. I also have a female pastel het hypo that I bought last year for 650.00. I have 2150.00 invested into this pairing. The honey bee will breed for many years and many different pairings....Lets say I get a six egg clutch. Not a 100% sure of the odds, but what if I got 1 normal het for OG, 2 orange ghost, a honey bee, a spider het OG, and a humblebee. I would obviously hold back 1 of the BPs but I would love to be able to price the animals according to the investment.
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>>That seemed to be the way it worked 10 years ago....Why is that differing today. It seems like the clutches are being sold at way higher prices than what was invested. I hope all this makes sense. If you look at the Albinos right now they seem very linear per investment. But other combos seem to have no rhymes or reasons for their at least for me an outlandish pricing structure.
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>>Regards,
>>Bill Rubin
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>>1.0 Honeybee
>>1.1 Het Lavenders
>>1.1 Het Caramel Albino
>>0.1 Het Albino
>>0.1 Spider Het Albino
>>0.1 Het Pied
>>1,1 Pastel Het for Orange Ghost
>>1.0 Albino
>>0.1 Spinner
>>1.1 Super Pastel
>>0.1 Jungle Pastel
>>1.0 Pied 50 percent White
>>0.1 Clown
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>>0.1 Spouse (22 Years Married)
>>1.0 Chocolate Lab
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