I am trying to sell my 2 1/2 month old blood red dragon and I've concluded that the sheer amount of bearded dragons and their ability has forced an ignorance for quality. I purchased my dragon for $120, and he is beautiful, but no vendor or customer at a reptile show seems to think that it is any better than the pathetic $30 babies from who knows where. It is bad enough that I am forced to get ride of one of my pets, but the frustration of almost being forced to "give it away". I just wanted to say this in hope that someone would agree.
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a nightmare of supply and demand
dragon55
May 26, 2004 07:33 AM
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dragon55
May 26, 2004 07:33 AM
not ability, availability, sorry
beginnersbasics
May 26, 2004 07:43 AM
>>not ability, availability, sorry
I agree!
Seems like the market is slow right now and this isn't a good thing for breeders and those individuals like yourself that are trying to sell good, healthy, quality animals. People are more interested in the low prices and think "better deal" even if it's not a better deal and they end up paying for numerous vet bills, etc.
I wish you luck selling your male.
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sgoodson1
May 26, 2004 07:43 AM
Show us a pic then we can see what your frustration is about
dwedeking
May 26, 2004 08:04 AM
There are many factors in timing in the bearded dragon market. Inside the bearded dragon arena there are certain time frames when there is a large influx of dragons and therefore the supply outweighs the demand. Seems to me we are in that time right now (just like we are every year at this time).
Outside the market. Today there was released a report about large ticket item spending in the US during April. It showed that consumers were not spending as much on new larger purchases. Since dragons are a luxury item they would be the first to go. I've noticed that consumers are purchasing consumables (lights, crickets, etc) and small cage accessories but that they are not purchasing new animals. Not only is there the cost of the dragon but usually around $200 for the proper set ups as well. With this consideration I've noticed our lower end colored dragons selling faster, and high end stuff that 6 months ago would have been sold in minutes are taking days.
Education. I've found that there is a large need for customer education in the dragon market. This can be frustrating and time consuming but I feel it pays in the long run. Course that doesn't matter much if your just trying to sell one dragon.
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