Quote Originally Posted by Simple Man View Post
If they can't afford or don't appreciate the cost of a snake at near retail prices, then they probably shouldn't be owning that snake. I have always found that people that pay little or nothing for things almost never appreciate them. The way I was raised, when you spend your hard earned money on something, you appreciate and take care of it. I've learned time and time again that is true. I don't want my hard earned time and money (in taking care of and providing top notch animals) to be wasted. They obviously don't appreciate the cost of a nice ball python morph. I have lots of friends that like the paint jobs on my snakes but when you explain the hard work and cost of keeping these snakes, they usually drop their jaw and say "I would never..." A respectable discount on a snake someone is really interested in and would probably pay retail for is one thing but just hooking them up because they balk at the price of a snake, nope. What are they going to do when they have buyers remorse? Just my $.02...

Regards,

B
I am going to have to disagree. Just because someone can't afford something doesn't mean they can appreciate or value it appropriately. I can't afford a sports car. But if someone gave me one cheap or free I'd certainly treat that car like I paid full price.

The only reason I even have any Ball Pythons was that a guy at church bred them and gave me a great discount.

I think it's like a lot of people have said. It's all about the level of frienship and trust you have.