Is the ball python trade/market collapsing?

[Snake Den]

I also worry that people are setting a low precedent for prices. What worries me the most are these auctions that have popped up all over the place. Don't get me wrong, at first I thought they were fantastic because I was picking up animals way under market value, but then I realized it was driving the rest of the market down. Too bad some people try to undercut the market price and end up ruining the market for everyone else. As for the drawer issue. From what I understand, ball pythons like it in a rack. It most closely simulates their native habitat- rodent burrows. I have a system where I have three display tanks and the rest are in racks. I keep my prettiest snakes in the display tanks until they reach breeding size then they move to the rack. I have far more issues with them in the tanks though, such as shedding problems and off feed. As soon as I put them in the rack they shed better and start eating again. I just don't believe that a rack is cruel, they really do seem to like it better.