Quote Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki View Post
I understand why you might feel that way, but I respectfully have to disagree.

When I started out years ago, at first, I thought the same way ... then, after talking to small breeders and big breeders that had been in the business for a while, I realized that if someone with 20 years of experience in the biz values an animal at $500, there's no reason why I should value an animal that I produce any less. From that point on, I priced my animals at the same prices as and sometimes even higher than the "big guys". I've had great success over the years and have never regretted it.

Now of course, if you're in a position where you "have to" sell an animal because you "need" the money, that's a totally different story and I understand. I'm also not trying to tell anyone what they should value your animals at ... I believe that people should be able to set whatever price that they want without being judged by others ... after all, they're YOUR animals. My only point with this post is to let people know that if they're thinking that they won't be able to make a sale advertising their animals at the same prices as the "big boys", from experience, I can tell you that that is totally not the case and if you value your animals at the same price the big breeders are charging (or even more) ... sell them for that price ... they are worth it.

I hope that someone finds this helpful and I sincerely hope that I haven't upset or offended anyone ... that wasn't my intention.

-adam
Well said! The problem is that a lot of peope are out there breeding BPs who don't understand that they might have to house, feed, & clean those babies for a while before they finally sell. Unfortunately, these people do not have the financial resources, or available time to make this commitment, so they have to sell fast & cheap. These may be healthy animals, etc. I'm not saying they aren't, but this I think is one of the major reasons for the 'price-slashing'. IMHO, if you can't commit 100%, then do not breed.
That being said, there are sellers out there who have just come across hard times and need to sell their collections. I purchased two beautiful BPs (a breedable female Spider & a male Pin) from a hobby breeder that had just lost his job. He took excellent care of his animals, but needed cash immediately. This is completely different, though. But he did not advertise the BPs as 'cheap', etc.