Very interesting Glen....

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Posted by Adam Block on August 29, 2001 at 17:47:16:

In Reply to: Thanks guys ...more...Let's talk about PRICING!!! posted by glenn n nancy on August 29, 2001 at 15:40:39:

The great thing about living in the good ol' US of A is that we have laws to protect us from ideas like that. Price Fixing is the reason DaBeer's isn't allowed in the country and it's the motivation for breaking up companies like the Bell system.

We need more of a code that we stick to among breeders. Like trying not to slash the next guy by all too much. Or at the very least don't post it on Kingsnake.com for the whole world to see.

Here's where the trouble starts. I put much time, money and effort into my snakes. I spend well over 50 hours a week on my animals. My time is worth a lot to me, I could be spending it with my kids but I'm not. In addition my herps take of a good portion of my house, I would say about 1/4 of a 2000 SqF house. Then I top that all off with $300-$400 a month in mice.

Now do you really think I would go through all of that effort, insure the best animals possible and then cut my prices? HECK no!

The trouble is, not everybodies time is worth the same thing to them. If you look at your time like it's free and price your snakes to reflect that it's fine by me. I just would do that. So having competition in this hobby isn't always a good thing. Maytag and Sears have about the same costs involved in their fridge so it's a fair playing field. What if one of them decided paying the people that work for them wasn't an expence? Well, it goes without saying the other would shortly be out of business and the one standing would be doing so at a loss.

In short, people know who they can get a deal from and who they can't. I've sent people looking for flavs and other Elaphe on a budget your way in the past because I know somehow you're able to sell for less then anybody. I don't know how you can sell some of your snakes as low as you do Glen but I could sure use a few tips, you must be doing something right!

Thanks,
Adam

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: The great thing about living in the good ol' US of A is that we have laws to protect us from ideas like that. Price Fixing is the reason DaBeer's isn't allowed in the country and it's the motivation for breaking up companies like the Bell system. : We need more of a code that we stick to among breeders. Like trying not to slash the next guy by all too much. Or at the very least don't post it on Kingsnake.com for the whole world to see. : Here's where the trouble starts. I put much time, money and effort into my snakes. I spend well over 50 hours a week on my animals. My time is worth a lot to me, I could be spending it with my kids but I'm not. In addition my herps take of a good portion of my house, I would say about 1/4 of a 2000 SqF house. Then I top that all off with $300-$400 a month in mice. : Now do you really think I would go through all of that effort, insure the best animals possible and then cut my prices? HECK no! : The trouble is, not everybodies time is worth the same thing to them. If you look at your time like it's free and price your snakes to reflect that it's fine by me. I just would do that. So having competition in this hobby isn't always a good thing. Maytag and Sears have about the same costs involved in their fridge so it's a fair playing field. What if one of them decided paying the people that work for them wasn't an expence? Well, it goes without saying the other would shortly be out of business and the one standing would be doing so at a loss. : In short, people know who they can get a deal from and who they can't. I've sent people looking for flavs and other Elaphe on a budget your way in the past because I know somehow you're able to sell for less then anybody. I don't know how you can sell some of your snakes as low as you do Glen but I could sure use a few tips, you must be doing something right! : Thanks, : Adam

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