Quote Originally Posted by Ransack View Post
If the breeder proved out a new unknown gene they literally control the market, they are setting supply and demand with the progress of the project. That really hardly ever comes up. Also on that same point, what fool spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on a project and then keeps it a secret? Does that even happen? What's the plan for making the investment in time and money back?
The kind of fool who isn't ready to reveal it yet? If I invest 10k in a project, I want to be sure I can earn it back plus some. If I only produce a handful of animals and decide "Ah well, I can reveal what I have, sell some examples, and start getting my money back", and the next thing I know there are half a dozen other people selling what I produced and undercutting me and each other, and I've only earned back half of what I've invested as the price I wanted to sell for has crashed. I jumped the gun, and now I have to pay for it.

If I make something cool, of course I'm going to want to share it, even if I'm keeping it it's brand new and I'm keeping it for myself. For me, the point of a teaser pic would be more of a "Hey, I'm working on a really cool secret project, this is what you might be able to expect from me in the coming years". At the same time, I'm certainly not giving out any more information than that until I'm ready to sell. When I'm ready, I'll be ready, and have a nice head start on the rest of the market as far as production of something new, which I deserve for producing it. I'm not about to sacrifice my hard earned head start just to satisfy someones curiosity. Knowing my own habits, if I posted anything besides a picture I would give too much away...

Bottom line; breeders get excited. They still need to come out with a profit, so I wouldn't expect to have the process broken down for anyone who asks (which is bad business any way you look at it).