Where do you buy your snakes?

[bcr229]

It's actually a really common thing! Lots of people are more willing to buy if cost of shipping is rolled in, no matter what they're buying (I sell yarn online). It's weirdly effective marketing, just make sure you specify "US shipping included" or whatever.

It's not weird at all, especially when shipping a reptile since there are sellers whose "shipping" includes fees for materials. Also, shipping costs go up the further the box travels - I recently paid $78 to have a young Tarahumara boa (so quite a tiny snake) shipped to me from CA. So, if a seller advertises an "all inclusive" price that's a more attractive ad, as there are no surprise fees once I agree to the purchase.

[sho220]

It's not weird at all, especially when shipping a reptile since there are sellers whose "shipping" includes fees for materials. Also, shipping costs go up the further the box travels - I recently paid $78 to have a young Tarahumara boa (so quite a tiny snake) shipped to me from CA. So, if a seller advertises an "all inclusive" price that's a more attractive ad, as there are no surprise fees once I agree to the purchase.

From VA TO CA recently I paid $95... Makes it tough to sell the cheaper stuff when the shipping costs as much (or more) than the snake...

[stoaob3]

From VA TO CA recently I paid $95... Makes it tough to sell the cheaper stuff when the shipping costs as much (or more) than the snake...

Very true, lower end morphs could easily be right around shipping cost.


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[bcr229]

From VA TO CA recently I paid $95... Makes it tough to sell the cheaper stuff when the shipping costs as much (or more) than the snake...

Oh I know, I always look local first, $95 pays for a lot of gas! And while four were shipped in, the other 32 were not.

[CptJack]

It's not weird at all, especially when shipping a reptile since there are sellers whose "shipping" includes fees for materials. Also, shipping costs go up the further the box travels - I recently paid $78 to have a young Tarahumara boa (so quite a tiny snake) shipped to me from CA. So, if a seller advertises an "all inclusive" price that's a more attractive ad, as there are no surprise fees once I agree to the purchase.

This very much is the size of it and it's how I operate both as a seller and buyer, but I still find it pretty interesting. It's about not having any hidden costs with the purchase. A flat shipping rate is more popular than exact shipping based on weight and location (remember, I'm dealing yarn), even if the exact shipping cost would be LOWER than the flat rate. Most popular is always going to be just rolled into the purchase price, though, because you can tell at a glance what fits into your budget.

And yes, shipping is expensive. I just paid 40.00 to have a 35.00 snake shipped. Making it, in my mind, basically a 75.00 snake. I didn't mind, really, but I'm more likely to not... grumble about paying that sort of shipping when it's a small percentage of the cost of the snake (ie: the snake's more expensive) rather than more than doubling the cost of getting the snake.