Thanks for the reply guys. Regardless if you agree with me,totally disagree or sit somewhere in the middle its nice to see where people stand and get their opinions.
Quote Originally Posted by AaronP View Post
What can you do? Nothing.

When you're selling your Lesser Pastels just ask what you feel they're worth. If you feel yours are worth $800 then ask that, not everyone is looking for the cheapest snake they can find.
yes I know there is nothing (or at least very little I can do) but one can hope a genius Idea comes up.As for pricing not everyone is looking for the cheapest snake I know. I'm a believer of quality over quantity and paid over market value for almost all my snakes but they are all great examples and worth every penny.
Quote Originally Posted by wilomn View Post
What makes you certain that price is brought on by greed and desperation?
Well people come upon hard times and sell cheap to make a quick buck so I would call that desperation. If you take the market price and cut it in half to make a quick sale but dramatically alter the market by doing so then I would call that greedy. Just my 2¢

Quote Originally Posted by Hip View Post
IMO i believe in NOT perpetuating the cycle. If you think your animal is worth the $750-800 range then it will sell itself. But letting one or two people change what you know the animal to be worth would do just that.
Best advice on this whole thread. Thanks for that.
Quote Originally Posted by grizzlybear View Post
you think the guy was a knucklehead for selling cheap? I can remember going to an Indy show some years back with 70 tiger retics. I was there 3 hours and sold out! I beat the competition by 150$ a snake and sold em out. Was I a knucklehead? I think not. I didn't want to feed them another month and didn't have the room. But came home with 14 grand in 3 hrs. With 500$ invested in two gravid females. Yea I'll be the knucklehead.hehe
jusdt my 2 cents
Exactly the mentality that is kills the market. No one is in this hobby to get rich(if you are your in for a rude awakening) but its nice when it can be self sustaining. If everyone drops their price $150 to beat out the competition before you know it the sale doesn't cover moms food bill for last year.
Quote Originally Posted by jmitch View Post
Being most of us are hobby breeder it should not matter what one sells there babies. If it bothers you that much i would say you sound greedy and that your not a hobby breeder and that your in it for the money.
Well I could understand why you would say that but I assure you I'm a hobby breeder I'mjust a guy with a few racks in a spare bedroom. Keep in mind we are all invested in this hobby either financially,emotionally,invested in time or a combination of all three. When you are invested in anything it feels good to have a nice return on your investment but its hard to do that when some" knucklehead" is messing that up!