Why would anyone buy a rack?

I was bored and looking at racks and I noticed 1 thing about them. They all cost like 100 times what they cost to make. I just dont get it. Its like when did every company become Nike. I was looking at tons of places and I am outraged by what they think they can sell metal squares and plastic tubs for. Does anyone else find this to be a little suspect? Or is it just me? Well the one thing I know for sure is that Im building mine for a 1/4 of the price. I mean $1500.00+ just for a rack? No way, I mean who is really buying these things? And Sorry for the rant I just think people go too far nowadays to make a quick buck.

I noticed this too, and the only ONLY reason I would consider one is because I'm not good at building things lol.. I'm sure people have their reasons for buying them, they're easy I guess

I'm guessing the main two reasons would simply be either being horrible at building things (valid excuse, some people simply aren't good at it), or laziness. And hey, if you have that kind of money to throw around, it's not my business how you spend it.

The big breeders probably don't think twice about those high rack prices. If you put 20 snakes in a rack and each snake is worth over a thousand dollars, the $1500.00-$2000.00 per rack price doesn't seem so bad.
For the people who have smaller collections and/or lower valued animals, spending that kind of money on a rack just doesn't make much sense at all.
I think it depends on the number of animals you own, what they are worth, and if you really have the extra time to build your own racks.

Yeah I agree with all of you and maybe its more extreme to me because I can build my own. I just think that regardless of what goes in the rack, it could be 1,000,000 dollars for all I care, metal squares and plastic bins are just that, metal squares and plastic bins. I guess if I had the money to blow on it then fine. But how many people these days have money to just throw away. I know the more money I make the more things I have. I just think it is a waste and a shame for people who cant build their own to have to settle for being robbed.

Thats why I make My own Racks......They work Great ...as for spending the money on a fancy rack....why not just get more Bps?

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Originally Posted by Justin112358

Thats why I make My own Racks......They work Great ...as for spending the money on a fancy rack....why not just get more Bps?

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Thats what Im saying.

Of course they cost more than materials alone, because you're also paying for the craftsmanship/labor... it's like taking your car to a mechanic, instead of fixing your car yourself. I can't fix cars, nor can I build a working snake rack! What can I say - I'm a Jewish city girl, and my tools consist of a hammer and a couple of wrenches. :cool:

I bought two of my (Boaphile and Animal Plastics) racks second-hand for like $125 each, and another directly from Reptiles & Racks for $300 + shipping. One of my friends made the other rack, basically by re-creating the R&R dimensions, and only charged me for the cost of materials... but he's not available to make stuff whenever I ask, so usually I'm at the mercy of the pros. Not all racks cost $1000+, and as I luckily found out, you can also buy them used off a local snake collector. Make sense now?

Obviously Im not stupid and I know you can buy them used. I was referring to brand new racks. And yeah go look at any real rack with more then 4 bins in it. If you were wanting to breed, to have enough bins for a actual breeding process, it cost so much and craftsmanship and labor. So you think they what have their own metal shopes and do it all by hand? Um no. They are all manufactured. Just like cars? Im not asking any one to fix a rack so that makes no sense and if its like buying a new car, well new cars are MANUFACTURED. So please next time you want to talk to someone like an idiot. Find one first. Oh and I was talking about full racks not 4 bin racks which is what your talking about if its brand new.

I buy racks because I am lousy at building stuff. I can't put up a curtain rod without one end being decidedly downhill.

Modifying plastic storage boxes into rat cages is as DIY as I can muster.