Appropriate price for a het pied female?

I recently bought a het pied female, along with a normal female from a coworker. I think I may have under paid him and want to know what an appropriate going price is for a het pied female at about 400 grams.

Or maybe I over paid, I shot him a number and he went for it. If I underpaid significantly, I'm going to offer him the snake back so that he can find a buyer that would give him a more "market" price. If I overpaid - oh well, I didn't pay that much for her.

BTW, the snake doesn't have papers but this guy is very honest and he's friends with the breeder who bred him, who is a reputable guy. So in essence, I'm confident that the snake is het for pied, but it doesn't have papers.

I would keep her either way can always prove her out and offer him a cut of those profits. Cause sounds like friend was hurting for cash or had issues with caring for her. I not sure what hets are going for but I say if you got 2 snakes for about 200 or so you got a good deal specially if both are in the 400 gram range. anything else offer him more funds when you got them to spare and just say you found out that she was worth more and wanted to be fair.

This way your friend knows were they are if he wants to try and buy back later, and knows they getting proper care.

I'd say $400 is about market price right now for an 09 het female and a normal.

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Originally Posted by Angry J

I recently bought a het pied female, along with a normal female from a coworker. I think I may have under paid him and want to know what an appropriate going price is for a het pied female at about 400 grams.

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Around 2000 bucks, at least that's what I paid for mine...

I'm not sure, but I recently saw a few male PDH Pied/Clowns going for 250

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Originally Posted by mechnut450

I would keep her either way can always prove her out and offer him a cut of those profits. Cause sounds like friend was hurting for cash or had issues with caring for her. I not sure what hets are going for but I say if you got 2 snakes for about 200 or so you got a good deal specially if both are in the 400 gram range. anything else offer him more funds when you got them to spare and just say you found out that she was worth more and wanted to be fair.

This way your friend knows were they are if he wants to try and buy back later, and knows they getting proper care.

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I think the best price i've ever seen them go for is 350, check with bhb.

-Payson!

Thanks for all the replies.

I don't think he was necessarily hurting for cash. He's a high school zoology teacher, and these snakes were in his classroom. They were both set up in tanks perfectly and have been well cared for. He also has some leopard geckos, bearded dragons, a gorgeous boa and a breeding pair of cornsnakes, the male of which is the biggest corn I've ever seen. He knows herps, but he's not really into breeding.

From all of the posts here, it looks like I offered him WAY too little. Thanks for the input!

You don't mention the percentage for het. If this is a 50% het I'd say you pay the price for a normal. If it's a 100% het for pied, I would probably offer somewhere around $250. I bought a 100% het for pied from 8 Ball for $400, but she was 800 grams and I KNOW it's 100% het.

No papers, means a LOT less money for the snake.

Good Luck!
Jim Smith

It's 100% het. It seems I stole the snake, unwittingly. I'm going to offer it back to him, just to have a clear conscious.

And yeah, I understand that the value is significantly less without paperwork. He'd have to sell the snake to someone else who knew him, or knows the breeder to command a price like I've seen in this thread.

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Originally Posted by Angry J

It's 100% het. It seems I stole the snake, unwittingly. I'm going to offer it back to him, just to have a clear conscious.

And yeah, I understand that the value is significantly less without paperwork. He'd have to sell the snake to someone else who knew him, or knows the breeder to command a price like I've seen in this thread.

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I bet he tells you to keep it! Maybe give him a little more cash, but I still think he's going to tell you to keep it. After all, unless it's bred, it's still just a normal looking ball python.

Good Luck!
Jim Smith

I paid $225 plus shipping for my female 09 het pied. She had no papers, but has belly markings. She was I think 250g when I received her. I trust the guy who sold her to me. Some people sell them high, some people sell them low. Typically if they're being sold with papers they'll be a bit higher. Just what I've noticed.

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Originally Posted by Angry J

It's 100% het. It seems I stole the snake, unwittingly. I'm going to offer it back to him, just to have a clear conscious.

And yeah, I understand that the value is significantly less without paperwork. He'd have to sell the snake to someone else who knew him, or knows the breeder to command a price like I've seen in this thread.

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Your snake is not worth any less without paperwork. Paperwork is worthless.

Well, I'm in graduate classes with the guy I bought them from, and I saw him last evening. I told him what I've said here, and I offered him the snake back if he'd like to try to get a better price for them. He thought about it a bit and told me he'd rather know I had the snakes because he knows they'd be cared for properly, than to try to get a better price from a stranger. As far as the money goes, he suggested that if I get her to produce eggs, I sell him one of the hatchlings for a good price. I said it was a deal. :gj:

Very cool guy.

Congrats!

Jim Smith

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Originally Posted by pfan151

Your snake is not worth any less without paperwork. Paperwork is worthless.

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I agree. Anyone can make up some paperwork. Only true way is to breed it yourself or only buy from someone who is 100% reputable and will stand by their animals.