CL Het blue eye lucy

[filly77]

1000 bucks is a high "adoption" fee lol

but in all seriousness, if the snake came w/ impeccable documents & photos that can be verified by the original breeder and you have the cash, go for it.

[Kryptonian]

Where did the original het russo/ white diamond originate from. Was it produced from another morph or was it from a ch or wc animal?

[xanaxez]

most craigslist ads for ball morphs are scams so i would be very cautious and extremely weiry about purchasing one from craigslist. find a reputable dealer and purchase one so that you know you are getting what you're paying for and arent falling victim to another craigslist scammer.

[yfz450racer74]

i just got a het russo from a friend. i traded some snakes for it but their going for around 750 to 1000 bucks for a female. they are alot better looking in person i must say. also the fact that they haven't been bred to other morphs yet to create new designer morphs makes them a snake with potential.

[mainbutter]

$1000 is on the high end for the various morphs that produce blue eyed lucys. Not unrealistically high, but definitely on the high end rather the affordable end.

[Nick Mutton]

I know Simon and I was there when he bought the snake in question. I have dealt with him a few times and he has always been a decent guy to work with. The animal he has must surely be ready to breed by now as its at least 18 months old.

Nick

[Oxylepy]

I have to say that and the lesser/lesser are the best blue eyes I have seen, they're just so gorgeous. I'd pay 1000 for one if I had the cash, but if it's between a single male for that much or double that much for a male AND female, I'd get the pair because then you could get a full dark blue eyed lucy, which would be spectacular for breeding.

If you get that I would say try and get a lesser if you can, but you could always go for a mojo, I just personally don't like the tint to the head on the super mojos and as such am not a fan of the line (yeah I'm superficial, WHAT!?!)

<3 Whatever you decide on this matter, if it is the real deal then your decision one way or the other will be a good one, don't regret what you choose.

[Wh00h0069]

If you're looking at Russo Hets I definitely would buy them through someone like Vin Russo or VPI, since Russo hets are a more subtle "het" leucistic animal I would want to be certain that they're legit.

But all in all...$900-1000 is what VPI is selling theirs for, so I think that CL price is fair if it's the real deal.

If everyone had this mentality, then what is the sense in anyone buying a het, since no one would buy from them when they produced hets? I do not see anything wrong with buying from the source, but I like to support the little guy also.

[Oxylepy]

The little guy is supposed to sell at a discount because he isn't a big name breeder, not sell them at a higher price, that's not how supply and demand works

[Wh00h0069]

The little guy is supposed to sell at a discount because he isn't a big name breeder, not sell them at a higher price, that's not how supply and demand works

That is not always the case. What if the big breeder does not have them available? Or if the little guy has a nicer one? I think that many people believe that to sell a snake in this business that they have to undercut everyone. That is only going to lower market value for that morph. If the little guy drops their price, then another little guy will have to drop their price, then another, then the medium sized business, then eventually the big business.

As someone else posted, there are not many people producing het Russo’s, so there is no reason for anyone to drop the price. The longer they stay rare, the longer the price will remain high.