If all of these guys truly believe that it is an axanthic, why has the animal changed hands at least 3 times in the $85.00 range (unless someone took a big loss which also raises suspicion)?

Unproven axanthics are selling for multiple times that price.

Just some food for thought.

FWIW, if you believe that it's an axanthic and it's eating, for $85 why not just buy it and attempt to prove it out?

-adam