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Show participation - Necessary for breeders?
I love attending the yearly reptile show here in San Diego, and I'd hate to be stuck at my own table for the whole thing. Is it a "must" to be a part of the local show in order to build a reputation?
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Re: Show participation - Necessary for breeders?
I have never attended a show, and I have no problems selling all of my snakes every year that I produce. If you are an online seller, then you must build your online rep.
Eddie Strong, Jr.
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Shows give the little guys like me a chance to allow customers to see first hand the quality and health of the animals I offer for sale. Is it required no certainly not but it can't hurt.
When you've got 10,000 people trying to do the same thing, why would you want to be number 10,001? ~ Mark Cuban "for the discerning collector"
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I agree. I don't think it is absolutely necessary to vend at a show, but it helps. Being able to display good quality healthy animals and taking time to answer questions and talk about the hobby helps to build a local reputation.
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It helps build your reputation.
The internet can be sketchy, so being at a show, a real life breathing human being that has real live breathing snakes is a good sign that you are legit!
I find it also puts feelers out there for people who didn't originally know you to actually take the time and check you out.
I think it is a great tool, albeit sometimes a challenging one.
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Re: Show participation - Necessary for breeders?
Thanks for the great input! I have the feeling that I'll do shows eventually, but it's nice to know I don't have to jump right into it until I feel ready.
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