Opinions...

I'm not voicing my opinion on this one way or another but having seen "if you can't afford full price how do you afford to care for it" pop up a few times. Affording 1000 or 1500 for a morph is different then spending 100/mo on food for said morph.

Just my two cents.

He's also talking about setting people up with multiple snakes as breeders...and the snakes he specializes in are giant snakes, if I'm not mistaken. If people are in the low-income bracket, no matter what state they're in, likelihood is, they're not going to have the SPACE to house 2+ giant snakes, let alone the money to pay for any vet bills that may arise.

I think, since he deals in giant snakes space should really be a concern. And I know that he says he'll help out with finding reasonable prices for feeders--but what happens when you're having to buy rabbits to feed your giant snakes, when you can't afford to?

--Kim

The demons are speaking to me, but must resist. :)

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Originally Posted by ECLARK

The demons are speaking to me, but must resist. :)

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LMAO cmon Ed release that DEMON:P

IMO it's the guy's decision to make as far as creating this new policy for his company.


I will add this...If he had a really nice morph that I wanted to acquire and he told me I would be able to buy it from him for half price why wouldn't I take advantage of it...

I'm not poor by anymeans, but I'm not rich either... I can afford to pay all of my bills, put food on the table and house and feed all of my ball pythons comfortably. But at the same time I don't have $1,000 saved up for a ball python (atleast not at the current moment)... But I could spend $500 and still be in my budget for current spending...If the guy Had say a Spider or a Mojave and he told me I could buy one today for half the price say...$500. And lets me look thru his available animals and I find something that screams " I'm the one you want'' I might just take it up.


As long as the animal is healthy, The one that I WANT to take care of for the next 20+ years and the customer service is great That's all that matters to me...The price is just an added benefit that helps me out a little bit with my passion of ball pythons. I'll end up getting that morph someday anyways, but it makes it more reachable at the current time.

This is just silly. People with $$ in their eyes getting nervous about being able to sell their animals...they can't handle the uncertainty...and all end up competing solely on price. This whole thing is nothing more than a marketing stunt where this seller will offer new customers wholesale prices...like Vaughn mentioned earlier...that happens every day in the wholesale market. What further supports that is how the seller said he would merely "trust people at their word" that they were lower income etc etc. A REAL business that offers these kinds of concessions does more than just "trust people at their word." Guys...this is just marketing...and look at all the free press he's getting by rocking the boat!

Agree's with Elevatethis

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Originally Posted by elevatethis

This is just silly. People with $$ in their eyes getting nervous about being able to sell their animals...they can't handle the uncertainty...and all end up competing solely on price. This whole thing is nothing more than a marketing stunt where this seller will offer new customers wholesale prices...like Vaughn mentioned earlier...that happens every day in the wholesale market. What further supports that is how the seller said he would merely "trust people at their word" that they were lower income etc etc. A REAL business that offers these kinds of concessions does more than just "trust people at their word." Guys...this is just marketing...and look at all the free press he's getting by rocking the boat!

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A good breeder is one that would keep every animal they produce if they could. Take Adam for example he prices the animals he likes higher than others so his favorites are more expencive. In my option breeders of that sort(above) never last long enough to really hurt the long term guys.

just my :2cent:

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Originally Posted by elevatethis

This is just silly. People with $$ in their eyes getting nervous about being able to sell their animals...they can't handle the uncertainty...and all end up competing solely on price. This whole thing is nothing more than a marketing stunt where this seller will offer new customers wholesale prices...like Vaughn mentioned earlier...that happens every day in the wholesale market. What further supports that is how the seller said he would merely "trust people at their word" that they were lower income etc etc. A REAL business that offers these kinds of concessions does more than just "trust people at their word." Guys...this is just marketing...and look at all the free press he's getting by rocking the boat!

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Well said,sometimes you have to look a little deeper as to what motivates someone to suddenly deciede to reduce there prices. were they overpriced to begin with?
Was it because they could not move the overpriced crosses that very few wanted? or maybe just trying to draw attention to their selfs to get a larger piece of the pie. we have seen recently what extreme marketing ploys will get a business! :)
The reptile hobby is unlike any other business, trust has to be developed over a period of time. its not always about low prices. a quality product along with reasonable prices and good customer service all adds up to a happy existance for everyone. :)

Reading this so called anouncement, the only thing going through my mind was "bad planning and too many animals". Even if that isn't the case, I don't see this marketing ploy helping them or their customers at all, even with all the free press they are getting.

-Evan