Quote Originally Posted by FINGAZZ View Post
i would sell my snakes for the avrage price that its going for maybe even 50 under but i wouldnt give them away.over where im at there are so many breeders so they end up going for much less.i picked up a 6oog female albino for 250.i picked up a breeder size pastel femal and a breeder size blond pastel for 100 each.to another breeder thats way cheap and they would be pissed but if that guy needed money to me i helped him feed his family or helped him pay some bills.i got all mine for way less then what they shouldve sold for.the economy isnt all that great right now so you have to do what you have to do to live and bring in money.people loose jobs every day and sad to say but thats life i cant worry about the next person i have to worry about me and my family well being so if i had to seel low so i can feed my family and keep bills paid you have to to do what it takes.it the life and world we live in. at the end of the day its a sale and a roof and meal on the table.what i noticed is that the bigger breeders some not all just want money.they dont care to help you on your breeding projects while smaller guys are more then glad to help you and are happy and eager to share knolage and a hand with your projects.my point is at the end of it all its a buisnes and run it the way it works for you. if you make money and not just breaking even then you must be doing something right vs the big guy still holding snakes for 3yrs and now asking for more then they asked for when they were babbies.move em fast make money have fun and live life.enjoy it..
All I'm saying is that there really is no reason to lowball price a snake unless you want to move it fast to make a buck, and there is nothing wrong doing that but it would be respectable to do it privately.
The snake that was sold for a low price you mentioned probably wasn't advertised on kingsnake or the forums. Craigslist postings shouldn't affect market prices.

And if you are trying to sell a snake to feed your family, well that is no different than a big breeder trying to sell a snake to make money. You both have the same objective. And there is NOTHING wrong with either thing, if you enjoy what you are doing and the snakes are healthy.