First of all i never attacked. Second of all if a store is selling a product for alot more money then market value and that product is lesser quality then how can you say the people buying that product is not getting ripped off? Lol seriouslly. So in your argument it makes sence to buy a less quality animal for a higher price from petco? I understand the point mike made about the local pet store market being strong at petco and petsmart but thats also because they moved in and put the smaller mom & pop stores out so yes they sell their low quality animals to the unsuspecting customer. Now back to the original basis of this thread before it turns into another snake lab witch hunt by the usual locals, i dont see a problem with a newbie breeder or any breeder for that fact to sell some animals at a lower price. Maybe they need quick cash for projects, maybe they want or need the rack space, whatever the reason i dont think there is one big breeder that can crash any market at this stage of the game. The ball python industry alone is very strong and keeps getting stronger. My favorite time of the year is when its time to sell babies. I have a good base of customers that i deal with and people are generally easy to deal with. Its a great industry. I dont think anyone on this forum should tell someone what to price their animals for. Who cares if competition gets upset. Thats what happens in competitive markets.