When I add an animal to my collection I look for quality first and foremost. The whole "FIRM" thing tends to fly out the window when you have cash on hand and your serious. That is put there to get rid of the low ballers. If you have sold anything before in a classified situation you will understand that it gets very frustrating when you get 10 emails with people all who want what your selling but for 50% off the asking price. In business a deal either comes together or falls apart and to me its always worth a shot. I've had breeders shoot down offers I've made that were 5% off asking or they refused to cover shipping if I paid full price. Then the ball was back in my court to see if the deal was worth giving up on for 50-100 dollars. Don't let it turn you off from emailing them just don't make a ridiculous offer because that would most likely not even get a response.