So while on another site, I was reading this post about a supposed "Market Crasher" who posted snakes for significantly cheaper than his competitors. Now, my question is not about that particular person, but in general...
When I eventually get to the point where I am wanting to sell some babies, what is considered a decent % to sell at under the bigger named breeders? I was under the impression, especially when you're first starting out and building your reputation, that asking a little lower that most others was going to be the way to go. To get your name out there, and get some good transactions under your belt. No one wants to take the risk of buying a baby from a "nobody" with zero rep right? As reputation builds, your prices reflect that, right? You start asking market value for them rather than a bit under. I mean, the reason the big guys can ask 2-300+ more for their snakes is because they are the big guys? Am I completely bass-ackwards on this? Is it frowned upon for newbies to undercut established breeders?
I don't want to make the mistake of making other breeders angry with me when I get to where I'm going in breeding. I want to build a reputation, a great one, slowly and do it right. I'm just confused as to what "right" is. (aside from taking the best care of your snakes and customers you can, that part is obvious)
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