Price War on GTP's (RDU)

[zulu]

re Price

its called the woma syndrome LOL

LMAO yeh unfortunately predictable,in the latest flurry on RDU,james Tyler has stole the leed again over all the others with 2700,this ti9me they will be feeding with some reds available,Mathew Bonnett is making another late run also showing a good price for high quality feeders.Tim Mensforth was making a very nice dash but unfortunately fell over from stuart riding him way too hard and resorting to the whip,ouch!. :lol:

 

[horsesrule]

About time they dropped in price.

GIve it another 5 years hopefully they will drop to around the price of a black head.

 

[aussie.snakes]

I am interested to see what price they will be when the Snake Ranch get their's going.

 

[Jungle_Freak]

Zulu
you kill me LOL
pmsl

 

[aussie.snakes]

you are kidding, how can you put snakes on the same level as crocodiles and sharks? maybe cause 'anaconda' is on telly tomorrow.
kookaburras eat snakes.

Yeh but snakes can eat kookaburras . There is more to being a predator than killing. They are perfectly adapted to a vast range of environments and can go ages without eating (wait for the food to come to them).

 

[fishead]

Absolute gold zulu! :lol:

Before getting too excited about prices dropping any prospective new gtp owners should take a read of Simon Stone's article in the Reptiles Australia chondro special. It's not all roses, there's the odd thorn to look out for. Buyer beware!
Trust is the most prescious thing in the world in my books.

 

[jasonryles810]

Absolute gold zulu! :lol:

Before getting too excited about prices dropping any prospective new gtp owners should take a read of Simon Stone's article in the Reptiles Australia chondro special. It's not all roses, there's the odd thorn to look out for. Buyer beware!
Trust is the most prescious thing in the world in my books.

yeh had a read of that myself, man he makes it sound like theyre impossible to care for...theyre not all that hard so long as u buy healthy individuals without crap bloodlines and previous history if illness. theyre an amazing snake. i couldnt rate them highly enough.

 

[Wild~Touch]

That's gold zulu. LOL. A perfect way to explain the "great race"

 

[NCHERPS]

Crickey, with that many floating around I reckon they will be free with a packet of cornflakes by next season!

Just kidding guys, nice to see the price more reasonable after so many years.

Some very nice looking parent chondro's out there, those in the market fo rthem are spoiled for choice this year.

Neil

 

[Jason]

I am interested to see what price they will be when the Snake Ranch get their's going.

if they were as successful as last season with the GTP they wont have any to sell. from what i hear i dont think they really got many to worry about?
i think they'll have a big enouh issue moving the RSP, beautiful animals but nobody wants to pay that kind of money. At the end of the day this always happens with every class 2 animal. womas, RSP, GTP im even noticing it with some lizards, bels laceys have even dropped a couple hundred over the last few season. womas and RSP should not be on class 2 anyway.

 

[Owzi]

I wonder what would happen to prices if the class 2 restrictions for NSW changed? What if Tassie was finally allowed to legally keep herps from the mainland? What if WA changed its laws & allowed animals to be imported from other states?

 

[Simple]

I think because you need a specialist permit in most states, the market is saturated. If the restrictions were removed the price would be higher.

 

[Nagraj]

I wonder what would happen to prices if the class 2 restrictions for NSW changed? What if Tassie was finally allowed to legally keep herps from the mainland? What if WA changed its laws & allowed animals to be imported from other states?

What if the moon were made of cheese?

Without a concerted effort by a herp lobby group the State's legislations will progress at the same pace as a GTP's metabolism.

 

[mungus]

Most people buy because they want to. It must be a terrible way to live, not buying things because they might be available sometime cheaper. Funiture and electrical goods are generally cheaper now than ten years ago. Look at all these playstations, wiis etc, computers. I am sure they will all be cheaper as production methods are streamlined and volume increases. Perhaps you should wait at the tip and grab everyones throw outs for free, but then again if you wait longer someone might pay you to take them away.
I get a lot more enjoyment out of my snakes than from money in the bank!

A lot of us have'nt got the cash that some people have.
We have to wait a year or two for prices to drop so that we can afford to buy them.
People with to much money forget this small issue and think that because they can afford it, than everybody else can - wrong !!
You'll find that most people need to save their money and have a target item in mind.
This could take weeks, months or years.
I keep this in mind when selling alot of my reptiles and have helped out of few people here or there when I can.
Breeders in it for the $$$ and the high returns will feel the pinch in the next few years.
Cant wait to be paying $500 for a GTP.....................I will wait that long.............

 

[the.badger]

If I had $3K+ to spend on a python I'd buy a roughie.

I don't really like the look of albino darwins or GTPs. I don't know why everyone's so obsessed with them.

Hopefully the price of RSPs will follow the GTPs prices further down the spiral, but there doesn't seem to be much movement on that front yet. How come no-one buys roughies, by the way? I don't get it.

 

[moosenoose]

I'm glad someone has dropped the dreaded green worms to under 3k. It's nice to see someone out there with the desire to allow others the chance to own and breed such a unique python for themselves. I still wouldn't buy one at 2k...but then again...that's just me

 

[amazonian]

Sorry double post
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[amazonian]

Not so good for those of us that paid $5000 each for them and have excess yearlings to sell.

 

[CHONDROS]

How good is URS's ultimate blue GTP

yes she is nice but she is just a hormonal blue female so sum of her female young may turn blue when breed.

sum female will turn blue when breeding sum hold the blue and get more blue each time you breed them this is what tims female has done

 

[mckellar007]

i should probably start saving, i'll try get one next season!! love the ultimate blue!! people need to stop worrying about prices, the same as jungles or any other snake, even though there will be an average price for the market, there will be certain animals that are worth more EG. the ultimate blue, striped, colour morphs etc, that will always be being perfected and improved, aussie herp culture is only in its young stages, there will always be snakes that are going to be worth plenty more then others, the albino spotteds will be worth a fair bit when they are on the market, pygmys dont look like they are going to be dropping any time soon, and other things will crop up, white lipped pythons should be worth their weight in gold!! (if they ever get on the market)

anyway, just my opinion, i would be getting them this season if i could afford it, price isnt an issue, its the pride and happiness ill get from keeping them that i am after.