This is correct, of course. Colin Weaver starting a blog that says how much an animal is worth is just as useless as using kingsnake.com to decide prices. And who am I to decide how much an animal is worth? My intent is not to make something alone. I don't carry any particular majesty in this industry. I plan on getting buy-in and participation from large breeders, medium sized-breeders and smaller breeders. A diverse cross-section needs to be represented in order for a price-tracking site to have credibility.Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle
Multiple factors will have to be accounted for, or course. Size, gender, quality, etc. All of that will be worked out and addressed in the end. Raul, PM (colin@ballpythonbreeder.com) me if you'd like to be involved in the process of figuring it all out. Your BP.net profile suggests that you would have a lot to offer. Other people like Heather Wong, a small but passionate and intelligent breeder out in California is also on my list of people who I want to help (Heather, this is me asking you, by the way).
I'm not trying to fix prices. I'm trying to stabilize their decline; because decline they always will. The ball python market is an open market and anybody will be able to do whatever they decide to do when it comes to price. www.reptitrack.com's intent is to help people know what something is worth before labeling it at a show or posting it on-line. That's it. The ball python industry alone is a multi-billion industry and pricing on a whim just seems so silly. Because I love ball pythons and breeding them I want to help produce an environment where I can afford to do it for the rest of my life.
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