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Re: The law of supply and demand...long


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Posted by money on June 30, 2000 at 15:13:49:

In Reply to: Re: The law of supply and demand...long posted by Logic in Action on June 30, 2000 at 11:44:24:

: Yes, it would be ideal to sell one animal for a million dollars as opposed to selling a million animals for one dollar. Fortunately, the laws of supply and demand ultimately come into play and establish control. At one end of the spectrum you have Russian tort's and at the other you have Spiders. The collectors in the former Ukraine would love to sell their tort's for $300 each as is done with Spider torts from the former Malagasy republic.

: To be honest, I wouldn't mind selling my baby red eared sliders for $ 300 either....

: Of the many thousands of spiders that have been and will be exported into the US, most will die, without ever producing any viable offspring, as is the same with nearly all imported animals. It is a shame as much as it is a fact. However, if only 10 percent of these animals survive and reproduce, you have established new colonies of producers who are not subject to any bio conditions that might possibly destroy every Spider tort in Madagascar. The new colonies can supply the want ( demand ) in the US and thereby reduce or eliminate the need for additional animals to be exported in the future. In 20 years, it's quite possible that these exported animals will proliferate to the degree that more are produced in the US than are produced on the entire island of Madagascar, as has proven to be the case with African Sulcutta's.

: Unfortunately, this means that you will not be able to export your own wild caught, captive produced babies as you will have worldwide competition for your product. You will still have the advantage of being able to capture local animals but the law of supply and demand will make local production much less profitable.

: Please don't assume that qualified zoo's should be the only recepients of these animals as all zoos have their own hidden story to tell. Entire colonies of " confiscated " ( read ...free...)animals dead due to a mysterious disease or " rare " virus. Or worse yet, the disposal of fertile eggs because they can't be sold and the zoos have no room for additional animals nor other interested parties who are willing to take them. Such is the case, for example, with the Fiji island Iguana. Rare, endangered and with eggs being tossed out. No, don;t look to the zoos.

: I mean no disrespect to you and enjoy your information, comments and am envious of your successes and abilities but it seems to me that your main complaint is the financial suituation created by the simple imposition of the laws of supply and demand...


Its only MONEY you people are interested in...................................................................................................




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