Tony I still haven't completely wrapped my head around this whole subject either, so I can understand where your coming from. However to answer your question, it's about who you trust. I have hybrids in my collection, though I am selling them all to make room for some really cool stuff coming up. Now just the fact that i have them in my collection will probably put me on a sort of black list with some people for anything I produce. That's each persons right. We all pick and choose who we want to do buisness with, by who we feel is trustworthy. I am completely honest about what I have and sell. I take pride in being honest in every aspect of my life, not just my snakes. I also believe all Alterna are 100% pure. I once made light of the fact that people categorize them by mile marker, or hill side, or whatever. That's their right if they want to do that too. I have Dark East Sanderson animals that are Rick Blair's stock, but becuae I can't prove where they came from, they will probably be called generic by some. Who cares? They are smoking, and I'm sure when the time comes the babies will sell just the same. I know for a fact Doug has spent time tracing the origins of his Brooks, and has a good handle on what they are. That's who he is, and I have seen his collection, and the animals speak for themselves. The term Brooks has become so watered down over time that it really doesn't mean locality anymore. At least not in my book. Now if I say from the Brooks canal area, then that's different. Like I said it can be a bit confusing. I mean why doesn't anyone get upset when you breed Cornsnakes of different locales? There are obvious differences, yet they are still Corns. Even though I am a bit on the fence on some things, I still see the beauty of locality animals, and see why some people, including myself would want to keep certain animals pure, yet I don't have a huge problem breeding generic snakes either. What really get's me upset is if I buy something that is misrepresented as something it's not. Sorry if I'm rambling, I just pulled an all nighter, but to answer your question, peoples reputations make a huge difference.






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