best investment?

[Freakie_frog]

There was a time when all the "low" priced base morphs were big $$$. I think the first spiders were $30k. I remember seeing bees for $45k and so on. These days are long gone and those that invested early made a healthy return. Keep in mind this was less than 10 years ago. I watched Pewters fall from $8k to $800 in only 2-3 years and 2 years ago Pieds were $2500. Trends come and go.

Yep the prices sure have done a digger..I still remember when Lesser's were 25K each..

Pieds were still 8-10K when I got my het's back in 05 and 06. Thing like clowns and g-stripes were well over 10K..Hell even Pinstripes I can remember them being 10-15K..

I'll never forget going to EbN in 2006 and Sean handing me a Killer bee, Lemon blast, clown, pied, and a lesser and telling me just to do the figures...and don't you dare drop one if it bites you..LOL

[DrLew]

Gotta remember gang - investment is something that doesn't lose it's value over the years - a buddy of mine bought a male spider early on for $6,500 - what's a male spider now........I'm just saying.
I think Albino's have held their own over the past 10 years and haven't really plummeted in value. I've even seen Pieds drop in the past year - check out Kingsnake.com, now that everybody's making them, people are blowing them out for $700-$800 bucks!

[Freakie_frog]

Gotta remember gang - investment is something that doesn't lose it's value over the years - a buddy of mine bought a male spider early on for $6,500 - what's a male spider now........I'm just saying.
I think Albino's have held their own over the past 10 years and haven't really plummeted in value. I've even seen Pieds drop in the past year - check out Kingsnake.com, now that everybody's making them, people are blowing them out for $700-$800 bucks!

Your buddy's male spider hasn't lost value.. For instance

I paid 1200.00 for my spider..this is this third year breeding over the past two years I've produced 9 spiders from him at a vale average of 250.00 if you do the math I think you find that cost and worth are two totally different things.

If I spend 5000.00 dollars on a snake and the next year they sell for 250.00 over the breeding life of that 5000.00 animal I will not only make my investment back but that investment will make a me a measurable profit..

[Maurice Tebele]

i cam get a pied and a het pied as a package for 700 shipped!

[dr del]

Hi,

Make sure to research the seller on the BOI (faunaclassifieds.com).


dr del

[DrLew]

Your buddy's male spider hasn't lost value.. For instance

I paid 1200.00 for my spider..this is this third year breeding over the past two years I've produced 9 spiders from him at a vale average of 250.00 if you do the math I think you find that cost and worth are two totally different things.

If I spend 5000.00 dollars on a snake and the next year they sell for 250.00 over the breeding life of that 5000.00 animal I will not only make my investment back but that investment will make a me a measurable profit..

"Relatively speaking"

[Maurice Tebele]

[PweEzy]

Investment?......a 6 month CD from your credit union.

that will get you like .5% rofl

[Brandon Osborne]

that will get you like .5% rofl

0.5%?! You need to find a new credit union. lol. Leave the money in and you'll make money. Add to it and you'll make more. Buy a pair of het albinos for $350, spend $200 on caging, $300-400 on food before they are big enough to breed, plus added $$ for utilities. Produce your first clutch of 1-2 albinos at $600 pr. and some giveaway pos. hets and you're still in the hole. After advertising, box costs, etc....I haven't bought a ball for my collection in several years.

[joepythons]

Cmon you people crying about possibly losing money please remember this .If you get into ball pythons for the money YOU WILL FAIL! If you invest in your hobby and have the pride and love for the creatures you are working with YOU WILL SUCCEDE!