Everyone is so FIRM!!

[rabernet]

I don't haggle when I buy. I shop the snake, not the deal (to quote Sean Bradley). For example, I'm still hunting for my perfect enchi female. I've found one, and been given the price. If the seller still has her when a bonus check comes in soon, I'll pay for her asking price. I do believe in pricing based on a graded scale with mutations that can be graded (pastels and enchi's for example).

As a seller, if a buyer comes to me and wants me to drop my pricing on a Grade A pastel to the pricing of a Grade C, I'll have to politely decline. If they try to use the "but Joe Schmoe is selling his pastels for X amount", then I will again politely suggest that they spend their money with Joe Schmoe. If they say "but his don't look as good as yours"......well, with increased quality comes an increased price.

Knock wood, I have waiting lists of folks who appreciate quality over price, so haven't had to deal with too many of the aforementioned buyers.