Prices down?

[King's Royal Pythons]

On the other hand, right now is a great time to add new genes to your breeder stock

[sho220]

On the other hand, right now is a great time to add new genes to your breeder stock

Cup half full... It's buyin' time!!!

[Don]

Cup is always full. Even a half cup of water has a half cup of air, so it is full! We've seen these price drop threads every couple of months. Yet, the market is still robust and new people are coming in every day. Yes, price drops are inevitable but establish your reputation as a quality breeder and you can still do well. I'm not ready to give up.

[Raven01]

I picked up a Lesser Platinum female for $250 recently and honestly if I shopped around I think I over paid but, this female had the characteristics I like in Lessers. Besides being the 1st captive bred to tag me this girl has the colour and "pop" that appeals to me. When I get to producing snakes my offerings may not be to everyone's taste and that is okay. What matters is that I produce the best looking snakes that appeal to my tastes and I'll bet there is a market of similarly mind people out there.
Just watch out when I get ahold of some MJ Axanthiics, Clowns and few others I'll shush about for the moment. I may get a 1st or not but I guarantee that I'll get some drool worthy snakes. So, anyone I sell to will also get snakes that are coveted. Maybe it is just my countries market but, high quality and persistence seem to be the 2 key factors in at least paying for our hobby if not also making a bit of a profit.

[gsarchie]

On the other hand, right now is a great time to add new genes to your breeder stock

Indeed! Also, I would be curious to see how many people here would still want to breed if every ball python, period, sold for $50 regardless of the genetics of the animal. I, for one, would. I still have the potential to make some world firsts as far as I know with my lemonbacks. Time will tell but I'm looking forward to breeding in the future, and I do it because I want to make my own cool combos! I need to find a high white female pied that is super cheap if a lot of snakes really are selling for super low prices.

[Productmur]

Indeed! Also, I would be curious to see how many people here would still want to breed if every ball python, period, sold for $50 regardless of the genetics of the animal. I, for one, would. I still have the potential to make some world firsts as far as I know with my lemonbacks. Time will tell but I'm looking forward to breeding in the future, and I do it because I want to make my own cool combos! I need to find a high white female pied that is super cheap if a lot of snakes really are selling for super low prices.

Ah! This would be fun! Lots of morphs I can't get at the moment that I would like to be able to play with. But that's okay, I'll still work up to them.