NERD reptiles fairly priced?

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Originally Posted by JTrott

Sounds/Reads, like you like to read things into what people type....I never put that it bothers me....I simply stated, as you pointed out, they they cut prices the next year......I don't really think that I need to argue/debate with you about this, as such, I am done.....you are right, I am wrong......your opinion about my statement is EXACTLY right.......we have hijacked this thread enough......I will back away quietly.....

Jason

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Don't away mad....

To answer the questions:

Are there snakes that are as equally pretty as NERD snakes? Yes, but NERD sure does produce more screamers than even the above average breeder.

Are those snakes typically more expensive at NERD, even though there are other same morphs of the same high quality?

It sure looks like it to me, but of course quality is in the eye of the beholder.

Supply and demand, that's what sets prices. Morph prices dropping has nothing to do with people selling them for what is considered too low. Take the pastel for example, some big breeders produce around 30 pastels per year simply as a byproduct of more complex pairings. To get rid of all of them they drop their price. Because they just sold 30 pastels at a more accessible price more people have pastels to breed. A few years down the road and everyone has a pastel that they are breeding thus the market is flooded with pastels.

But supply and demand only accounts for the overall market. Some breeders will undercharge and some will overcharge. I agree that a better quality animal should cost more, and that a combo morph should hold its value better than a base morph but the prices that NERD charges are rediculus. But that is their choice and it doesn't effect me at all. I looked for 1.1 pastels from NERD and found that I wasn't willing to pay for their name. So I decided to look elsewhere. I checked out constrictors unlimited, they didn't have what I was looking for so I contacted Ralph Davis... He had a few nice pastels but nothing that wowed me so to speak. Finally I checked JKobylka reptiles and Found what I was looking for.

I guess what I'm trying to say us yes I personally feel that NERD charges too much but as I said that is their choice and the only way that it affects me is I simply choose to do business elsewhere. I'm not saying that I would never do business with them, I feel that it is best to check all possibilities when purchasing a new addition

While I do agree that NERD and The Urban Reptile both charge a lot more, they have their reasons and as long as there are places like BHB and other smaller operations you will have the choice to go else where. The animal only holds the value you put in it, not what you can get out of it or what someone else thinks.

You can shoot your own price to them, and reference BHB and the others price for the animal. The response you'll get is "I'm sure BHB and [name] would be happy to get your business", and if you don't feel that NERD's prices are right then you too will be happy to go else where. :)

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Originally Posted by Kodieh

While I do agree that NERD and The Urban Reptile both charge a lot more, they have their reasons and as long as there are places like BHB and other smaller operations you will have the choice to go else where. The animal only holds the value you put in it, not what you can get out of it or what someone else thinks.

You can shoot your own price to them, and reference BHB and the others price for the animal. The response you'll get is "I'm sure BHB and [name] would be happy to get your business", and if you don't feel that NERD's prices are right then you too will be happy to go else where. :)

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Are you saying that BHB is a small breeder? They have like 70,000 snakes lol

On a more serious note I understand what you are saying lol

WOW, lots of words that can be boiled down to a few. They charge what they do because they can. It is very simple.

Fair is selling something for whatever price someone is willing to pay for it.

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

Are you saying that BHB is a small breeder? They have like 70,000 snakes lol

On a more serious note I understand what you are saying lol

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No no! Brian's a huge scale breeder, he just isn't charging NERD's prices for quality animals. OP just mentioned BHB, so I continued the trend haha.

I appreciate all of your helpful comments. Even some of the subtle negativity. It has helped me figure out what's best. I would consider myself a ex brand whore. Which thank god I snapped out of. Because my bank account definitely represents that. I realize that you don't have to have the best of the best. And let's be honest everything you buy will depreciate. And buying nerd snakes does not guarantee a rookie breeder more money. I love perspective and how people think. It's what makes us individuals. I have adhd. Thinking for me is similar to playing scrabble board with your brain. So I apologize for maybe not presenting my question properly. I thank the people that do understand what mean by my question.

In case anybody cares I'm going with jakobi for my Superfly. And I forgot to mention Im into the personable experience. The person who has to grind to make a living. Not saying that nerd hasn't before they got big. I called nerd and it felt very corporate and I didn't feel engaged in the process.