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BobBull
at Thu Oct 13 09:48:04 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by BobBull ]
Tom, I understand your dilema, I face the same thing with albino eastern kings, paid thousands and now they are $100 a pop. The problem with fixing a price is in some states it is illegal. Because you would not be letting the market dictate the price, the end result of artificial price fixing would be numerous unsold and virtualy worthless snakes sitting in breeders "for sale" cages. The real issue is over-production relative to demand. The Honduran market is reaching saturation. What is the true demand for a $650, $800, $1200 snake that because of over-production will be selling for $200 in a couple of years? If the demand is not there for a morph how on earth could you justify an inflated price? Market forces are not all slanted to the seller, the buyer has an equal say and in this case the buyers are not willing to pay what you want for your product. I hope I'm not being too forceful here because I don't have anything against anyone in particular I just think its a hard lesson to learn, and it sucks.
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Bob Bull
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RE: What you are talking about is a conspiracy to price fix. - BobBull, Thu Oct 13 09:48:04 2005