Posted by:
Fred Albury
at Thu Sep 8 16:01:34 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Fred Albury ]
Indigos are not the "Cash Cow" that many other snakes have become or are being used for. Their reproduction is at best unpredictable at worst disasterous. Neither bode well for someone that gets into this hobby to make money, i.e. some ball python morph breeders etc etc al. INCREASES in price reflect many things, such as what the market will bear, the costs of producing these snakes, the state of our economy, and the cost of essential goods, i.e. electricity. What I am trying to get as is just this:
Eastern Indigos are not easy to produce, they are expensive to feed and maintain properly and they are endangered in their native habitat. All of which add up to increased price. Generally speaking, people that have bred them repeatedly do not complain aboutthe pricing as they understand firsthand just how hard it is to produce them. They realize just how unpredictable the entire process is. Indigos that arent sold by the end of the season are not overpriced, they are just not advertised effectively, as their are more people that want them than can be satified in a given season. I know personally that at one point my reserve list was backed up by an entire YEAR. And my prices were NOT what I would call low.
Well, enough said. Anything of value is going to cost more. Some things GO DOWN in price as time goes on. Indigos ARENT one of them. Ball pythons seemingly ARE.
Sincerely,
Fred Albury
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- Indigo Prices...your thoughts? - stevebinnig, Sat Sep 3 12:49:16 2005
- Doug T...A.K.A. Alan Greenspan of Indigos speaks... - Doug T, Sat Sep 3 13:11:44 2005
- RE: Doug T...A.K.A. Alan Greenspan of Indigos speaks... - Carmichael, Sat Sep 3 20:24:16 2005
- RE: Doug T...A.K.A. Dalai Llama ... - stevebinnig, Sat Sep 3 21:18:11 2005
- RE: Indigo Prices...your thoughts? - herbivorous, Sun Sep 4 11:54:23 2005

- RE: Indigo Prices...your thoughts? - Eric East, Sun Sep 4 12:53:19 2005
- Also... - Eric East, Sun Sep 4 13:04:46 2005
- RE: Like Robert Bruce n/p - specopspook, Sun Sep 4 13:09:44 2005
- RE: Like Robert Bruce n/p - coils, Sun Sep 4 15:18:54 2005
- RE: Also... - snakelaw, Mon Sep 5 00:53:02 2005
- Do you really want to be compared to the regius people?!?!?! - A.C., Mon Sep 5 09:05:29 2005
- You know what.. - Steve_Craig, Mon Sep 5 10:27:38 2005
- I agree...... - bthacker, Mon Sep 5 12:28:07 2005
- Something that worries me... - Mike Meade, Mon Sep 5 15:39:08 2005
- RE: You know what.. - Drosera, Mon Sep 5 17:09:48 2005
- I don't know guys... - dryguy, Mon Sep 5 17:20:55 2005
- Another thing.. - dryguy, Mon Sep 5 17:27:26 2005
- And let's not forget the wife factor - herbivorous, Tue Sep 6 00:01:42 2005
- My two cents...Not Greenspan.....more like Independent News.. - Fred Albury, Tue Sep 6 16:00:10 2005
- RE: Do you really want to be compared to the regius people?!?!?! - Fred Albury, Tue Sep 6 16:03:46 2005
- I just tell her.... - bthacker, Tue Sep 6 22:23:14 2005
- RE: Indigo Prices...your thoughts? - daveb, Wed Sep 7 09:56:34 2005
- The best laid plans of mice and men .... - Fred Albury, Wed Sep 7 15:58:25 2005
- RE: The best laid plans of mice and men .... - daveb, Wed Sep 7 19:11:02 2005
- Way off topic.... - Mike Meade, Thu Sep 8 03:18:51 2005
- DaveB, you raised good points.... - Mike Meade, Thu Sep 8 04:18:05 2005
- Back to the center..... - Fred Albury, Thu Sep 8 10:44:43 2005
To summarize.... - Fred Albury, Thu Sep 8 16:01:34 2005
- RE: Better yet! - epidemic, Fri Sep 9 11:11:28 2005
- Pure Genuis Jeff!!!! - Fred Albury, Mon Sep 12 19:09:53 2005
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