Another thought I didnt see come out... How many people are in the 3-5k club and are willing to pay that cash for a snake?? I'm guessing there are way more 3-5k snakes for sale than customers willing to pay that. Clowns are a good example... start of 07 they were 4500-5000$... end of the year theyre down to 3250 or so. I think many breeders who were trying to sell these snakes said to themselves "aw man these have been on KS for 3 months and I cant get anyone to bite... ill drop my price"... this continues for a whole season and we know where it ends. This problem isnt only in the 3-5k range its the whole market.
To add a little spice ...theres about to be quite a few 2-3 combo morphs hitting the market this year because more people are breeding... A morph may be "rare" in terms of supply but theres going to be more competition between breeders to get someone to buy your 3k albino spider instead of the killer bee or something...This competition is only going to get worse with more new breeders every year hence my beliefs the market will be based on quality looks and not supply and demand.
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