Nearing the end of guaranteed genetics. What will it mean to you?

[Mike Cavanaugh]

I believe I'd have to set some sort of personal scale of confidence.

If I'm 99% sure it's the four morph animal, I'll say so, and price it as a four morph animal, with some kind of genetic guarantee that is fair to both myself and my customer. (I'd get into more details on that, but have to dash in about two minutes)

If I'm 75% sure, I'd probably offer it at a price somewhere between what a 3 or 4 morph combo would go for and be very open about what I believe and let the customer decide if they want to take the risk on spending it...do they pay a little extra for a really nice 3-gene? Or get a 4-gene at a bargain? This price would not guarantee that fourth gene.

If I'm 50% sure...really, just can't tell one way or the other...then I'd be clear on that and price it as a 3-gene animal in which the buyer might be getting a really good deal on a 4-gene animal. Obviously, there would again be no guarantee on that fourth gene.

If it's a smorgasbord of genetics and I have no way to determine which ones are which, then prices of the animals will have to be determined on a case-by-case basis (as they often already are, given variances in quality) based on the parentage, likelihood of present genes, and appearance. Again...I could probably ramble on considerably on all my thoughts about how such a case might pan out, but I have to start my afternoon taxi runs.

Guarantees are just that. IF I promise a gene is there, then I will guarantee it is there. If I'm not sure....then I'll make that clear and offer no promises.

Thank you. This is part of what I guess I was looking for in this thread. With the 99% one, how could you guarantee it in a way that works for you and the buyer?

And lastly....I'd like to apologize for any lack of patience I've shown. I don't see a problem with mutli-gene snakes. The idea of them doesn't scare me...it doesn't make me afraid for the future of the hobby...how to deal with the issue from a breeder/business standpoint seems pretty straight forward to me. But just because that is how I see it doesn't mean others might not be stressed out by the prospect, and I apologize for getting impatient with different points of view.

Thank you for that... I do on rare occasion have a tendancy to over think things... Problem is it usually happens when I am SUPPOSED to be focusing on something else completely!