Show Vending - Customer Perspective

[Stewart_Reptiles]

if I don't see an asking price, I don't even ask and move on. You've got something for sale, you should know what you want for it. I might be totally off base, but to me no asking price seems like a shady attempt to get more than you really hope to get.

People not putting a price are not shady some may be but there is actually a very good reason to do this for some, over the years small local shows have become nothing more than petting zoo, by not putting a price it really tells you if someone is only interested in holding a snake just to hold a snake or if they have a genuine interest in purchasing the animal.

Shows are not petting zoo there is risk every time someone hold the animal especially in small shows that allow guest to bring their own reptiles with them, breeders simply want to minimize exposure so discerning who is a potential buyer and who wants to hold a certain snake (usually the most expensive one) just to say they did is not a bad thing.