Price drops

[monk90222]

. A few lowball ads on KS or Fauna is all it takes for people to start dropping prices a little at a time.

Maybe if the person who posted that lowball spider add on fauna explained his situation and why he was selling so cheap in the text of the add it would have been better....rather than looking like a low ball price dump?

I think the middle ages would beg to differ. About 60% of daily calorie intake was from alcohol.

but those people only lived to like 30......

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

Big time breeders do not, as a rule, have better quality. They have more animals, but more animals does not equate to "higher quality".

Next time you are at a big show (Daytona, NARBC), keep a tally on those few 'big time' breeders, and the mid level to smaller breeders. Hands down, I have always seen the best from the midlevels to small. Maybe it's because they are more hands on and keep only the finest select animals.

Regardless of the numbers someone keeps, their quality speaks in the animals they produce and sell. Not the quantity that they sell.

I agree... When i say big time breeders i mean the ones that specialize in quality, health, etc.. Not the biggest numbers of snakes being bred persay.. But the biggest names with the best reps in the business..

[Oxylepy]

I agree... When i say big time breeders i mean the ones that specialize in quality, health, etc.. Not the biggest numbers of snakes being bred persay.. But the biggest names with the best reps in the business..

Ooooo yeah this is a good point, when I was saying the big breeders I mean the big name, well known, satisfied customer base breeders.

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

Guys, bringing up show prices isn't really an apples to apples comparison. Show prices are always lower. Look at any thread about any show and you'll see the remarks about how cheap this and that was selling for.

I guess I should have put the disclaimer in my post that these are MY opinions. Whether you agree or not is irrelevant. But this is an open forum and everyone is free to express their own thoughts on the subject.

If you figure around $50 for packaging and shipping, then $180 shipped is actually $130 for the animal. That is quite a bit lower than I have seen.

Dylan: I get what you are saying. Economy is bad, not enough space for babies, gotta feed the family. Everyone has these problems. I value the animal more and would rather hold on to them than sell them at less than what I believe they are worth. I am sorry, but I just don't believe Spiders are $130 animals yet.

I think im actually beginning to like this guy LOL!

[dr del]

Hi,

Maybe if the person who posted that lowball spider add on fauna explained his situation and why he was selling so cheap in the text of the add it would have been better....rather than looking like a low ball price dump?

It's a possibility - but, and let's be honest here, it is far more likely people would use the info to try and lowball him no matter how low the prices already seemed.


dr del

[Denial]

Prices will always fall. Some will go back up and some wont. Its all supply and demand and theres not a whole lot of people investing alot of money into reptiles right now like there was. I bought my male spider from a small time breeder in columbia for 180.00 but I thought It was the best looking spider at the show. New morphs are always coming around so the older more basic morphs are always going to drop. Im sure the pastels and spiders will level out soon and stop droping but now you have bumblebees and lessers droping in price. There will always be people trying to undercut and outsell people and so prices will always go down but its the quality of the animal that matters the most not the price of it. If I see a 100 dollar spider beside a 250 dollar spider but the 250 spider looks better im going to throw in the extra cash and get the higher quality animal.

The moment you get to caught up in the money issue in this hobby is the moment the hobby starts to lose its fun!

[Oxylepy]

The moment you get to caught up in the money issue in this hobby is the moment the hobby starts to lose its fun!

And also the moment you stop taking notes on your biology text book and start hitting F5 constantly. Ungh.

[monk90222]

Hi,



It's a possibility - but, and let's be honest here, it is far more likely people would use the info to try and lowball him no matter how low the prices already seemed.


dr del

True. People are always looking for cheaper prices. I can't tell you how many people respond to my adds with "I love that snake but could you do it for xxx"...

[nixer]

True. People are always looking for cheaper prices. I can't tell you how many people respond to my adds with "I love that snake but could you do it for xxx"...

yes it does happen alot, but also ive went over and just asked about a price and right away its dropped without even a haggle or anything.
and big breeder or small they both do it just as much

[Oxylepy]

True. People are always looking for cheaper prices. I can't tell you how many people respond to my adds with "I love that snake but could you do it for xxx"...

I know. The guy who I bought my fire from was surprised when I just handed him the money (asking price) for her. I thought she was gorgeous and was more than willing to take her for 700.