Quote Originally Posted by Big Gunns View Post
As you can see from BG's first post on this thread, he did not "forget".



BG has got to call you out. BG is gonna be mean here, but he feels it needs to be said. Big Gunns has seen many of these threads over the years and he has seen this same answer over and over by people who shouldn't be giving it. Unfortunately for you Jimmy, you listed the snakes you have in your signature. Now BG doubts you just sold off you large breeding collection, so how can you possibly be any way shape or form qualified to give any good advice on this thread? Maybe you have a good friend that's lost money, but BG doubts it. Sorry Jimmy, BG is kinda tired and cranky and your reply is a pet peeve of his. If you want a free male Pastel for BG picking on yah...he owes yah one.

Here's the deal people. Ball Python breeding is nowhere near what it was just a few short years ago, but there is still money to be made if you invest wisely. BG doesn't think many people are gonna get rich in this business anymore, but you can make money. A lot more money than collecting "dividend checks". You may need a leeetle luck though. You just never know if someone is gonna go Joey Bananas(Morph King) with the project you invested in. This is always a possibility.

There is a saying that most people have heard. "The greater the risk, the greater the reward". This is very true with snake breeding. It is no coincidence that the people who have invested the most(first), are making the most money in this business. You must invest wisely though(more than ever now), and you really need to do your homework and do things right. However, even an idiot can breed Balls which is fully evident by some of the people BG meets in this business, so most of you are in luck.

You really need to decide when you need to see a return on your investment also. If you need it quickly, you probably want to invest in a different snake than if you don't. This may mean you make less money in the long term. BG will admit though. This business is very volatile right now and there are many variables that can decide whether or not you make money. This list includes the jealous weasel(Joey Bananas and his ilk) that wants revenge on the big breeder, or the broke Banker that needs to pay his mortgage. You just never know what can hurt your investment. BG does believe there are many "safe" investments that you will make a lot more money than those "dividend checks" though. You'll just need to decide what kind of risk you want to take.

One last tip. Don't listen to any advice on this thread. Talk to people who are not trying to sell you anything like some of us may be, and make a pros and cons list of everything you've learned....then go out and buy.....wisely. If you just go out and spend that money on the first thing that somebody has sold you on as a "good investment"....chances are it's not gonna be.
Alright Big Gunns, I'm gonna try to be civil here because I have no intentions of getting into some kind of cat fight with you...but just a couple thoughts and I'll put this thing to rest.

-People talking in 3rd person is a pet peeve of mine, but have I ever "called you out" or ridiculed you with some self righteous soap box speech?
-My name is not Jimmy and I don't appreciate the snide tone of your reply.
-No, I don't have a friend who lost a bunch of money on ball pythons.
-I don't personally know you, and you don't know anything about me (besides your earth shattering analysis of my signature) ... so why make assumptions on my level of intelligence, knowledge of financial investments, ball pythons, etc? I'd be happy to discuss any of the above with you though if you want to send me a PM.
-I never said that its impossible to make more money on ball pythons than on other investments, I never said that investing in stocks was the only way to invest your money, and I didn't say that "dividend checks" were the primary return on any investment in the stock market. I agree with you that there are many other safe, intelligent, and lucrative ways to handle your money.
-Your whole "risk vs. reward" schpeal was very enlightening but once again...completely irrelevant considering neither you nor I know anything about the motivation and level of comfort with risk that this guy has.
-Why write multiple paragraphs of advice on this thread, only to have your punch line be "don't listen to any advice on this thread"? ...surely you don't think your own ideas are useless, do you?
-And no, I don't want a male Pastel from you; but I would be more than happy to give you my address if you would like to send a male Lesser

Sorry to everyone else, I would have sent this in a PM but apparently Big Gunns doesn't allow them to be sent.