Quote Originally Posted by Mike Cavanaugh View Post
And there is nothing wrong with that. I have done it a few times... but I can tell you this much... they got a normal. NOT a $500 snake. LOL, even my mom... when she got one, do you know what she got? A male normal.



I assure you, assuming your listed location is still your location, there are PLENTY of people in your immediate area that would be more then willing to pay for quality animals. I know that for a fact.



Wrong. There is absolutely a dollar value for being able to find an animal and look at it an animal in person, and be able to buy it and take delivery immediately. Not everyone paying higher then internet prices at petco or petshops is unaware of kingsnake or the market. Not even most or average. I for one have NO problem buying a ball python at petco or the local pet shop for higher prices. Does that mean I am getting screwed? Does it mean I am an impulse buyer? Absolutely Not. It means there is good reason for being willing to fork out the extra bucks for that snake immediately.


Yes it does mean your getting screwed cause if you knew the market then you would know the animals at petsmart are usually imports fresh out of the crate. petsmart and petco are not going to buy your 40 dollar normal captive bred babies and sell them for 80 bucks when they can buy them for 12 bucks or lower and sell them for 80 bucks. If you are trying to get these people to believe the quality is better at pet stores then from the breeder then good luck with that. I used to sell babies to pet stores. I would get baby balls for 8 bucks a piece by the hundred bags along with bags of emperor scorpions and 6 dollar savanah monitors freshly imported and sell them straight to the pet stores. I know what they buy. I stopped wholesaling and import flipping years ago but its still the same racket. You are net getting quality at all when you buy from big box pet stores.