How much do you think the price of albinos will go down in the next couple of years?
07-13-2009, 11:12 AM
rabernet
Re: Albino pricing
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Originally Posted by nivek5225
How much do you think the price of albinos will go down in the next couple of years?
I hope that they are already at rock bottom. There's no reason for a recessive morph to be any less than $500.
07-13-2009, 11:16 AM
JAMills
Re: Albino pricing
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Originally Posted by rabernet
I hope that they are already at rock bottom. There's no reason for a recessive morph to be any less than $500.
I agree with Robin... Though I don't think that will be the case, there are many animals being sold way under value in my opinion.
07-13-2009, 11:20 AM
AaronP
Re: Albino pricing
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Originally Posted by rabernet
I hope that they are already at rock bottom. There's no reason for a recessive morph to be any less than $500.
QFT. People clearly don't have problems moving them at $500-$600, why go lower? In fact I don't understand why they're only $500-$600 because they sold out when they were $800-$1000.
07-13-2009, 11:23 AM
Denial
Re: Albino pricing
I paid 525 for my female and 300 for my male
07-13-2009, 11:30 AM
Freakie_frog
Re: Albino pricing
This is the only industry that the more popular the item the cheaper it is.
I can tell you this I pay top dollar of great looking animals and I breed to produce great looking animals.
I don't see my prices going lower than 600.00 for a male ever.
I may have to keep every one of them but I can think of loads of combos to produce with them. :D
07-13-2009, 11:44 AM
nivek5225
Re: Albino pricing
Thanks everyone for the replies! :D
07-13-2009, 05:01 PM
ctrlfreq
Re: Albino pricing
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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog
This is the only industry that the more popular the item the cheaper it is.
This industry follows the same adoption curve as any other - a graph of the rate of adoption and prevalence of a particular morph is indistinguishable from that of Televisions, DVD players, or hybrid cars.
07-13-2009, 05:19 PM
AaronP
Re: Albino pricing
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Originally Posted by ctrlfreq
This industry follows the same adoption curve as any other - a graph of the rate of adoption and prevalence of a particular morph is indistinguishable from that of Televisions, DVD players, or hybrid cars.
Not True. All the items you mentioned are manufactured goods. They become cheaper because they gradually become cheaper to make. Animals do not necessarily apply to this. Sure it may become cheaper to feed and house the animals, but not enough to encourage a 50% price drop.
07-13-2009, 05:21 PM
Freakie_frog
Re: Albino pricing
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Originally Posted by ctrlfreq
This industry follows the same adoption curve as any other - a graph of the rate of adoption and prevalence of a particular morph is indistinguishable from that of Televisions, DVD players, or hybrid cars.
And yet every year the new models of hybrid cars don't get any cheaper, a 2009 house is more expensive than a 1975 house. Things in this world get cheaper the less desirable they are not the more desirable. I mean the more desirable gas got the higher the price got, the more people desire a given brand of cloths the higher the price gets to be.
Yes everyday items that have become obsolete and no longer have a market do drop in price.
Look at diamonds you walk in to any Jeweler's and they will be wall to wall diamonds, guess what if they are selling .5ct diamond bracelets as fast as they can get them do you think next year their going to drop the price? Nope they'll sell them for the same this year as they did last.
There are some things that you see the new models being cheaper like computers.
Just my two cents.. Not sure why a breeder would say hey I sold 50 albino last year for 600.00. I this year I know what I'll do...I'll sell them for cheaper..I mean I like making less money every year for the same product..Sounds like great smart business to me.
