Quote Originally Posted by tcutting View Post
I really think for anything that is a co-dom morph that has a start price that high is just insane. not sure why or how people ask for/pay that much. and normally it seems to be from the top breeders who trade with one another because they have the $$ to do it or they trade animals. more of a redistribution of funds of the ball python elite.

I am and always have been in the belief that our hobby and the color morphs we make will never have a true value until it is something in a crummy pet store, or at the very least an entry level morph. I say this because it is a constant cycle of reinvesting. Now there are small gains here and there, but for the most part it isnt a high profit industry for "the little guy" which is why i never understood these outrageous prices for a new morph. It keeps them out of reach for the people who you ultimately want to own them.

Also dont understand it because, IT IS A CO-DOM! i mean in 4-5 years it should be about 1-2k range at best. and they seem to mainly make males, which puts the rate of growth much much higher.

kind of a rant but just my thoughts.
What you don't understand is supply and demand. Demand is high, Supply is low, therefore higher price. You increase the price to lower the demand and your trying to hit the point where supply = demand.

Then you hit a point where the demand doesn't meet the current price, so then it drops. hence it going from 50k-30k. Look at computer parts, cars, or just about anything, same thing.

also the morph is producing more females than males