Morph prices

[NorthernRegius]

Pastels:
Contrast-

Blushing-


Peach tones will also brown out, so avoid those as well if you can.

[Spaniard]

Well said... in my opinion its all part of promoting your sale, simple marketing strategies. Granted I am not in this for the money, it is a hobby and a passion for me.... so respect for the animals its a must, but I don't think anybody should take offense to an ad price labeling.

The reality is that people do take offense, granted those people may not be your target market and that's fine. It does exist though and sellers that refer to their animals as cheap or title their adds "CHEAP!!!" don't even get me to click on it. Perhaps I'm too sensitive but thats me and I'm sure I'm not the only one.

There's just something not right about calling animals cheap. Paper clips are cheap.

[rjk890]

I have never used the word "cheap" to advertise my animal.

I just don't get offended easily, and am not so obtuse that I can not read someones Classified Ad in the context it was intended.

The word "Cheap" in advertising is a catch word, or a buzz word that reflects on the price tag.

If I saw the exact same Chevy PU for $5000. at one dealer, and $8000. at another dealer, I would purchase the "Cheap" one.
The word "cheap" does not devalue the truck that I purchased, nor would the word "expensive" increase the value of the $8000. truck.

[Spaniard]

I have never used the word "cheap" to advertise my animal.

I just don't get offended easily, and am not so obtuse that I can not read someones Classified Ad in the context it was intended.

The word "Cheap" in advertising is a catch word, or a buzz word that reflects on the price tag.

If I saw the exact same Chevy PU for $5000. at one dealer, and $8000. at another dealer, I would purchase the "Cheap" one.
The word "cheap" does not devalue the truck that I purchased, nor would the word "expensive" increase the value of the $8000. truck.

We obviously view the issue from opposite ends of the spectrum.

[NorthernRegius]

http://www.oakworks.com/Oakworks-inf...nexpensive.asp

Read this rjk890... or consider going to Pm with the argument, it's starting to detract from the Op's post.

[rabernet]

Well said... in my opinion its all part of promoting your sale, simple marketing strategies. Granted I am not in this for the money, it is a hobby and a passion for me.... so respect for the animals its a must, but I don't think anybody should take offense to an ad price labeling.

Perhaps, but I don't even open ads that describe their animals as cheap, so for many people - that is poor marketing. It is a pet peeve of mine as well. Advertise them as "affordable" if one wants to be a smart marketer.

However, I'm also one who is extremely selective about the quality of animals that I purchase, so "cheap" animals don't interest me.

[rabernet]

http://www.oakworks.com/Oakworks-inf...nexpensive.asp

Read this rjk890... or consider going to Pm with the argument, it's starting to detract from the Op's post.

Oh, I'm so bookmarking that!

My favorite part - it's going to be in my signature now! LOL:

You buy cheap; you get cheap. You buy quality; you get quality.

[rabernet]

To the OP - when shopping for a nice pastel, look for the most faded head that you can as a baby, as well as the least amount of orange. Orange translates to brown as an adult.

You can see my pastels by following the link in my signature and going to "The Nest" link on my page.

The pastel line that I work with are the lemon pastels. Minimal blushing (and blushing is the faded area between the patterns on the back) but nice contrast between black and yellow.

[kman]

Thank you all for the info, links and pictures. I like the "contrast" version better than the "blushing" version. I'll see what's at the show and will post a pic if I pick something up.

Thanks

[kman]

Well I didn't find any Pastels that jumped out at me but I was rather fond of this Spider. It was a bit more but he's almost a year old already and should be more then ready for having a go at my normal female next year.

Thanks for all the friendly advice. Pastel is still on my want list if I find a nice one.