OK, I know that everyone gets tired of these kinds of threads but I have a specific question(s).

There are a lot of people that believe prices do not have to go down every year, and on the other hand there are others that feel price drops are inevitable. However, this is not what I care about (well I do, but I don't want to beat a dead horse with this thread). What I'm trying to figure out is how long will it be before all the "get rich quick" people finally get out of this industry, and what will this mean for the rest of us that are in this for the long run when they do finally leave?

IMO, these "get rich quick" people are largely responsible for the instability that exists in the ball python industry because they are so willing to drop their prices in order to make their money back. Eventually these people will drop out of the business because they are not making the kind of money they had hoped to...

So my questions are, when will the majority of these "get rich quick" people get out of the ball python industry, and how will this affect the market in the short and long run?

I realize I'm not asking easy questions with obvious answers but I know there are a lot of you out there who have been doing this for a long time and I'd be very interested to hear what your opinions are... that being said, all opinion are welcomed!