"Market Crashing" Question about pricing, etc.

[Kaorte]

I don't think reputation has as much to do with it as the quality of the animal does. If you produce less than stellar pastels, expect to not get compensated much for them. If you produce killer looking pastels that hold their yellow and have tons of blushing, what is stopping you from pricing them similarly to "big breeders" who produce animals of a similar quality?

You don't build your reputation by producing a ton of snakes. You build your reputation by being an active member of the reptile community, being a pleasure to do business with, and producing high quality animals.

Big breeders don't get to to charge more just because they are big breeders. In fact, I don't ever see breeders pricing their snakes $2-300 more than anyone else just because they can. If I do see a more expensive animal, it is usually because either it is a newer morph, or just a spectacular example of the morph.

Of course you can price your snakes how ever you want. If you want to move them quickly, pricing them lower will help you with that. But you also need to take into consideration the kinds of customers that are drawn to a lower priced animal. I personally am I not going to sell my snakes to any old guy off the street. I'd at least like to have some conversations with them and no the snake is going to a good home.

No one will be angry with you for pricing your snakes similarly to theirs as long as the animal is of good quality and healthy I think they would be a little pissed if you sold an awesome Bumblebee for $200 though, for example. Price your animals based on what they are worth, not based on what others are selling them for or to move them quickly. I see a lot of cheap morphs out there, and they are cheap for a reason: because they are terrible examples of the morph. I rarely see someone selling a great looking snake for a great price. You get what you pay for!