I hate to beveryones Bubble but this i just Supply and Demand.
I dont see anyone here complaining that they got a LCD TV thats 50 inchs for 900$ that looks superb, but 5 years ago would have been lower quality and costs 10,000$.
I have purchased 20k$ in reptiles and supplies in the last 12 months. I hatched 6 Clutches of balls this year and have gave away morphs to friends for free. I have not sold 1 reptile and dont plan to until maybe next year. Call me the idiot who ruins the market because I am getting other people involved in the hobby? They wouldnt have bought a nice Albino or other morphs if they werent affordable. Me giving them a morph free? Well guess what one of those friends 5 months later went to the Anaheim NARBC and bought 6 more morphs. Would he have done this without affordable prices? NO. If an Albino ball was 20k I wouldnt buy balls. If my Clown male and female were 20k, I wouldnt be into ball pythons. Its the SUPPLY and lack of demand that lowered the prices and got my 20,000$ into your market.
I am in it for the love of animals, not the love of money. And if they cost too much, then I am afraid I would have to pass. So if your into this for money? Then you have to find a way to outclass, advertise better, Cut your production costs, etc. Same thing applies in every market in the world.
BTW if I ever do sell and animal, and make money. Just know that I had to run a full time "Painter" JOB and raise these animals too. I come home everyday from a 14 hour day and clean cages, feed and water everything. I build racks, completed a Snake room. And if I need to sell an animal thats worth 5k for 1k(although I would never), then unfortunately thats my right.
I hope evryone who reads this entire thread learns a lot. I really enjoyed it, and Collin you have valid points, and most everyone here does. This is one of those times where when its all said and done and he dust settles...all you can say is ...........
To Each Their Own
Daryl
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