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19-Apr-08, 04:20 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-08 Location: sydney Gender:  | | | i paid $300 each for 2 spotted python and i paid $50 each
to put them on hold
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19-Apr-08, 04:22 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-08 Location: maitland Age/Gender: 14 | | | | yeah but if you had a pair of gtps and you had some of the most wanted snakes around wouldn't you want to dollar for your snakes there not that common and you really do pay extra for the beauty these days take a look at a albino there a unusual snake thats why they fetch a higher price
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19-Apr-08, 04:40 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: great south east Gender: | | | | just watch the trends in the usa and you will be able to predict the trends here just years later. GTP's next to nothing over there but if you could breed one that was half green half blue with yellow blotches you could charge what you like. |
19-Apr-08, 04:50 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Brisbane | | | We're not talking about used cars. You want quality animals you must pay for the years of hard work put in that produces such quality! You get what you pay for. Some people want "bargain" animals, some times they end up with it. Remember, bargain and cheap go hand in hand at times.
Be warned though, just because an animal is more expensive doesn't mean it's of a higher quality. There are a few 'Skinners' out there......!
Stunning appearance, quality, after sales service, knowledge. Alot of times this doesn't come when a bargain animal is purchesed! 
At the end of the day though, who cares what you payed for your pet. If you are stoked with it, it's healthy and apeals to you then what was paid matters none! |
19-Apr-08, 04:54 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: Northern Rivers NSW Age/Gender: 25 | | | Den that little BHP on the left is a stunner, very good visual example. How much would that little fella go for? |
19-Apr-08, 05:10 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: great south east Gender: | | | | Well stated Den, top animals mate if i wanted that guy on the left i would offer up to what i could afford if it was out of my price range i would have to miss out. pics are worth a thousand words. |
19-Apr-08, 05:20 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Brisbane | | | | We loosely base our prices on the current market, the appearance of the individual animals, obvious quality etc. At the end of the day though, we price to match what we'd pay. Years ago the animal on the right would go for around $1000, these days we sell such standard QLD BHPs for around $700. Some sell appearingly "prettier" animals for $500. It’s not just the animal’s external look you are buying.......Guaranteed feeder, disease free, traceable lineage, top problem free bloodline, that's what we pay for when purchasing animals from other breeders......
The animal on the left may go for around $1200 in the current market. Others may pay or sell for more or less. That's the price we'd pay so that's the going rate.....
Please don't think we are blowing our own horn here. My opinion is mean't to be taken as advice to new keepers. If you are looking into purchasing a new pet, do a background check on the seller. Whether you choose an animal bred by someone who pairs 2 animals or 20, quality is the key.
(All animals similar to the juvenile on the left are sold by the way) |
19-Apr-08, 06:07 PM
| | Sponsor | Join Date: Jan-06 Location: Newcastle | | | | Its the old "compare apples with apples.Someone selling a non discript animal on a dump and run basis clearly cant copare with a known animal with records garantees and after sales advice. Similarly the buyer has to expect to pay different prices. |
19-Apr-08, 06:20 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Brisbane | | | | Definately, well said Warwick. |
20-Apr-08, 09:18 AM
|  | Regular Member | | | | | The more common things become the cheaper they get. I'd like to see tighter licencing to keep the cowboys away |
20-Apr-08, 09:52 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Vic Age/Gender: 56 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Harley  The more common things become the cheaper they get. I'd like to see tighter licencing to keep the cowboys away | the trouble with that is it's the bureaucrats who determine who the cowboy is. You might not like it so much if they were to say you are one too. Another consideration given today's cost recovery sytem is that tighter licencing would no doubt cost more to administer and result in fewer licencees to bear the cost leading to massive increases in individual licence fees for arguably no benefit | | |
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