BALL PYTHON EYE CANDY!!!! (Big pics!)

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Originally Posted by Blink

the only difference between my ball and yours is ... COLOR -

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So not true. You're not even considering all of the work and time that is involved with producing morphs. And the rarity of these beautiful animals compared to how many normals there are out there.

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Originally Posted by Blink

Its like saying my standard black SL600 is $20,000 and your nice yellow one is $128,000 ... My ball python can perform just as well as yours ... only difference is COLOR!

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That arguement just doesn't work. Yellow cars are just as available as black cars, and the same amount of work is involved to make each. You totally can't compare that to ball pythons.

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Originally Posted by Blink

just think its really unfair that they're priced so high ...

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Life's not fair. Get used to it.

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Originally Posted by Blink

And if we did go on strike and stop buying till prices are lowered, I'm sure you would lower them

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So not gonna happen. As KLG stated, there are way more people who want albinos than there are available, and they ARE willing to pay full price for them.

Just my 2 cents.

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Originally Posted by gen

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Originally Posted by Blink

the only difference between my ball and yours is ... COLOR -

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So not true. You're not even considering all of the work and time that is involved with producing morphs. And the rarity of these beautiful animals compared to how many normals there are out there.

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Originally Posted by Blink

Its like saying my standard black SL600 is $20,000 and your nice yellow one is $128,000 ... My ball python can perform just as well as yours ... only difference is COLOR!

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That arguement just doesn't work. Yellow cars are just as available as black cars, and the same amount of work is involved to make each. You totally can't compare that to ball pythons.

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Originally Posted by Blink

just think its really unfair that they're priced so high ...

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Life's not fair. Get used to it.

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Originally Posted by Blink

And if we did go on strike and stop buying till prices are lowered, I'm sure you would lower them

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So not gonna happen. As KLG stated, there are way more people who want albinos than there are available, and they ARE willing to pay full price for them.

Just my 2 cents.

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Yes I know theres a lot of time put into breeding them, but how its it anymore more time then breeding normal ones?

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Get two snakes that will make albinos ...
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Let the love makin' begin
Step 3 - You have albinos!

You make it sound as if the breeder has to make love to the snake himself.

The rarity can't be that high if I'm seeing them in my local reptile shop, thats not very exotic.
The only reason I brought up the SL600 theory was because KLG brought it up, I was stating that comparing the car to the snake is pointless.
How is life unfair? Life is fair, its only the people around you that make it unfair ...
I haven't met on person on this forum willing to pay full price for them ... so you're not really speaking from experience.

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Originally Posted by Blink

Yes I know theres a lot of time put into breeding them, but how its it anymore more time then breeding normal ones?

Step 1 -
Get two snakes that will make albinos ...
Step 2 -
Let the love makin' begin
Step 3 - You have albinos!

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Okay, here I'm NOT speaking from experience, since I haven't bred albino balls, but I would say it has to do with step 1. Getting 2 snakes that will make albinos is harder and more expensive than getting 2 normal balls.

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Originally Posted by Blink

You make it sound as if the breeder has to make love to the snake himself.

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:roll:

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Originally Posted by Blink

The rarity can't be that high if I'm seeing them in my local reptile shop, thats not very exotic.

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They're not that rare compared to some of the other morphs, but they are still rare compared to normals.

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Originally Posted by Blink

I haven't met on person on this forum willing to pay full price for them ... so you're not really speaking from experience.

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Well I'm willing to, so there is at least one for you. I have looked into getting an albino, and in my EXPERIENCE, looking at the availability from reputable breeeders on the internet, I've seen how quickly they get snatched up. The reason I haven't bought one yet is because I wanted to wait until I have more experience with balls before I make an investment like that, and also wait until I finish paying for my master's program. The demand is there, and people who can afford it will pay full price. That's just the way it is, and that's the way it will be until there are more albinos available on the market, no matter how much you whine about it.

So the matter of that fact is, you still can't afford one ... so join me in my "whining campaign"... and we shall slowly lower the price of "Albino Balls" ...

Yes, I understand theres not many of those snakes ... COME ON PEOPLE start making those puppies breed like rabbits ...

Actually, I can afford one. I could technically buy one today, but I'm not in a hurry to get one, and I would just feel better not spending 2,000 dollars when I'm also paying for my masters at the same time. Good luck with your campaign. :D

Okay okay let me restate that ... I didn't mean you can't exactly afford one ... I'm sure if we all didn't pay rent and didn't eat for a few months we'd have an albino ball, but it would hurt your bank account if you went out and bought one at this exact moment.

Okay, I'm not going to go into detail about my finances, but you don't know how much money is in my bank account, so you can't really say that. I don't rent, I own a home, and my cupboard and fridge are fully stocked and I could still buy an albino today if I made that decision. But as I said before, I wanted to wait until I felt very experienced with balls before dropping 2 grand on one, and so it seems logical to me, as I'm in no hurry, I might as well finish paying off my masters first. I'm not going to say anything else on this subject. :P

Did I mention I love you? :D

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Awwww, so it worked out in the end. :) I thought it was gonna get nasty. :shock: lol

I was just gonna say you could maybe compare the rarity of some ball python morphs to the rarity of some of those damn pokemon cards. They're all basically the same thing in the end, but since theres only a couple hundred of them in the world, people pay outrageous prices for them. And as long as people pay those prices, they're gonna stay that expensive. I mean, what are pokemon cards really? Just paper and some ink...or some foil if you get the fancy ones, lol. Although pokemon cards have been dead for a while.....but oh well, it was the only analogy I came up with, lol. :wink:

Hmm....difference is...you could go to a store and buy a pack of 12 pokemon cards and have a nice chance of getting a rare card. Wish you could go to reptile stores and buy a 12 pack of ball pythons, and have the chance to get lucky and get a rare morph. 8) Hey, I can dream. :)