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jlambert
at Wed Oct 12 21:47:37 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jlambert ]
I also sold out of higher dollar animals quickly. I sold every tangerine albino I produced for a minimum 800 and up in 1 hour. The price issue every one keeps going back to on snows and ghosts is not anything new to those of us that have been in the honduran market for some time. As Shannon stated he only had 1 order this year and Terry Dunham told me his orders were half of what there were last year. I had 3 orders which backed out and my buddy Jeff had none. I did not want to see the price drop believe me it sucks. Could I hold back all the snows I produced and demand 1200 and eventually sell them all? I do not think so. It was time for a price adjustment on these and some other hondurans. THINK ABOUT HOW MANY SNOWS WILL BE PRODUCED NEXT YEAR. I dropped my prices after I talked with several people breeding large colonies of Hondurans that were all going to make major price adjustments. It seems every discusion on the forum regarding prices dropping hints towards my ads, why, I guess because I only attended 1 show for sales this year and I had to us KS to advertise. I also am not a Terry Dunham so most do not know of me and I have to use KS, most big breeder attend several shows and many contacts from their years in the hobby. I diD not wake up one day and say hey let me offer snows for 650 and piss every off or try to hurt their investment. I just followed suit. Does everyone here really know what the sticker prices on snows have been at the shows? I do, 1350 a pair from 1 breeder just as an example.
Do I see the price for these beautiful animals going any lower, no I do not. Will I sell them any cheaper. No I will not. I do like however as most of you should if you would just think about it the fact that the prices will incourage and bring in more middle-end to newcomer buyers which will mean more sales resulting in a better bottom line. Bottom line is we need some new hobbiest to get into Hondurans and most have been waiting for the prices to come down some. There will be more Hondurans produced next year then ever, better prices should help all of us sell all our animals.
What I do not get: If I could have bought snows and ghost for at the prices being offered today last year I would have bought every single one I could have got my hands on.
I do not feel snows and ghosts are not selling out fear the price will go lower, if that were the case why would anyone pay a grand for tangerine albino?
Folks just seem to what color and patterns or something altogether different.
I have said this yearlier it's time to put this price thing behind us and move on. It would be nice to start a new post with some good news and lighten things up a bit around here.
PS: I, like most of you will be producing snows next year, maybe we could discuss our 06 price plan now or work with each other to help fill orders. If some of you do not have snows or nice tangerine albino etc. I would work something out with you and help you fill your oders. I move stuff out and you can make some money. Ideas.....
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RE:mgl... - jlambert, Wed Oct 12 21:47:37 2005