If it's too good to be true....

[JLC]

I understand personal connection pet wise whatever.

I wasn't talking about some emotional connection to a pet. I was talking about business value. Yes, you have your opinion on the matter....but where you are going wrong is not your opinion...it's that you seem to insist on stating your opinion as some hard-and-fast rule that must apply to everyone who reads it.

Forgive me if im wrong but this whole thread was about worth as in value $$$$$ and quality.

Actually, the thread was originally about how should a "new breeder" price their animals in order to be able to make sales.

But again this thread was about market value and the balls at those stores are way below market value quality

Mike's point was merely that that fact that people are WILLING to spend $80 on a normal, unsexed, imported ball python from a pet store should be an indication that the market for local sales is strong.

After you attacked the premise with the left-field argument that all petstore purchases are ripoffs, some of us tried to demonstrate to you that not ALL such purchases are "ripoffs".

What you choose to take away from the discussion is entirely up to you. I get the feeling you rarely ever walk away from a discussion one word richer than the ones you yourself contributed.