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2007 price list

Rich Z

Rich Z

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Yeah, I know, 2007 is almost half over with now.....

But I'm still working on it. Since I cut out a lot of adult breeders last year, I was able to cut down the list of animals I will be producing substantially. So that has helped. Just need to take a hard look at the pricing and maybe if I have time update some text or photos.

Got a snag I can't figure out what to do about, so figure I would run it by some people here.

I'm breeding quite a few animals that will be throwing both Ultra and Hypomelanism offspring, and I noted in the past that they are very difficult to tell apart visually. I believe I kept most of them for that reason. I think Ultras should be in pretty high demand, but the problem is that if I can't really tell them apart, I really can't sell them. And I certainly don't want to keep them all, by any stretch of the imagination, again this year.

So what do I do with them? Just bulk them all out as a mixed bag to the wholesalers and say to heck with it? Or would anyone be interested in buying them under the knowledge outlined above? They are all possible to be het other genes, of course, so there will be a sort of grabbag flavor to them. I'm thinking if I put the price at $50 each, then do the 50 percent out of egg discount on them (yeah I know, I'd better HURRY!), then that puts them into a very reasonable price range to work with.

So what do you think? Anyone interested in this?

Now I know someone is going to ask me if I will mark them as to what the other genes are that might be in there, and I have to say "no". I just think it best for me to withhold some information on my latest projects, for obvious reasons.

OK, is this just a dumb idea, or what? :rolleyes:
 
I think it's a good idea. There's always more than $50 worth of genes in your corns, so taking a calculated risk in getting an ultra or a regular hypo with bonus genes is a darn good idea.
 
When you say out of egg discount, you mean selling before they have eaten or anything right?
If thats the case, I think a 50% discount is reasonable! And I would most certainly be interested. I think others would as well. :)
 
I sure am glad I don't have to try to tell them apart this year!

I am trying to keep those lines separate.

Your idea sounds pretty good. People like to get a bargain to "play around with". Seems like the best price would be halfway between the price of a hypo and an ultra, or a little less than half. Do you know what you will ask for ultras yet? Maybe $50 is about at that halfway price break already. If ultras will cost $100 - $135 or so, then $50 for the either / or sounds good. And the 50% off option will probably be really popular.
 
Sounds great to me. My only thing is that it would be nice to know at least a couple of the hets so that we could figure out how to work them into what projects, as opposed to having to just breed them with random animals. But I understand that there may be things you want to keep on the hush hush.
 
Rich Z said:
I'm breeding quite a few animals that will be throwing both Ultra and Hypomelanism offspring, and I noted in the past that they are very difficult to tell apart visually.

Or would anyone be interested in buying them under the knowledge outlined above? They are all possible to be het other genes, of course, so there will be a sort of grabbag flavor to them. I'm thinking if I put the price at $50 each, then do the 50 percent out of egg discount on them (yeah I know, I'd better HURRY!), then that puts them into a very reasonable price range to work with.
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I'll take 2, so long as they're not visually amel :) I don't have Ultra or Hypo in my snakes yet.
 
Well darn! Sounds like most everyone (or at least those who replied here) don't have a problem with me doing that. I'm really not happy selling animals basically unidentified, but I don't see any alternative here.

OK, I'll work this into the price list. Hopefully I'll get the pricelist done before the babies begin hatching...... :bang:

Thanks, guys....
 
Hey Rich,

What about two levels of pricing...one for unknown hidden genes and the other for declaration of what other genes there might be?

In any case, I might pick up a few of these... ;) One of these years I'm going to get in on your babies...I just tend to wait until Daytona....or pick up those adults instead...then you've already done the growing! ;)
 
MohrSnakes said:
Hey Rich,

What about two levels of pricing...one for unknown hidden genes and the other for declaration of what other genes there might be?

In any case, I might pick up a few of these... ;) One of these years I'm going to get in on your babies...I just tend to wait until Daytona....or pick up those adults instead...then you've already done the growing! ;)
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Probably not. I had been charging $10 a head for an ancestry check on animals I sold, but after I got my fritters fried because I didn't get one to someone fast enough, I have decided to withdraw that option. It was really more effort to do than the $10 earned anyway. In this case, just jotting down the notes on a deli cup or the invoice will slow me down to much. I know it doesn't sound like much thinking a pair or two going out the door, but during the hectic season, we might be talking about a LOT of corns going out the door, and my sanity just hanging on by a thread as it is.

You all don't know how much it worries me to death I might screw up an order and just forget something. Just the number of shipping address changes from the time an order is placed and it is due to be shipped boggles my mind. And wouldn't that just be ducky to send a box of live snakes to the wrong address....

Heck, last year I thought my charging a different price for sexed and unsexed right out of the egg was a pretty cool idea. But what a pain in the butt that wound up becoming. :bang:
 
Well, I've got at least 17 clutches that will be throwing this combo, so I probably will. Today around here was pretty screwy, though, and didn't even get to touch my price list....... :rolleyes:
 
It matters to me. Same sex snakes can not make babies so........... I would want a 1.1 pair.
 
dr73 said:
will the babies be sexed?
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Yes. But bear in mind, if I do the 50 percent pre hatching sale, there normally is a minimum order of around $300. Otherwise I would get 50 orders totalling $50 or less for the animals........... :rolleyes:
 
Rich Z said:
Yes. But bear in mind, if I do the 50 percent pre hatching sale, there normally is a minimum order of around $300. Otherwise I would get 50 orders totalling $50 or less for the animals........... :rolleyes:
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$300 min is a little much for me when you are talking about $25 snakes so I guess that leaves me out. I would not know what to do with 16 more snakes all at once. I understand that $25-$50 orders would be a lot to deal with but for someone that makes his living off of snakes I would call that money in the bank. :rolleyes: Maybe you could raise the price some to justify the time and trouble of shipping out a few snakes at a time. just my $ .02 :)
 
blckkat said:
If you had the amount of hatchlings he has, you wouldn't want to bother packing up a single $25 order either!
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Heck, I'm planning on hatching about a quarter of one percent of what Rich produces, and I'm going to try to wholesale almost all of the low-end stuff. I don't want to pack up $25 orders either, or spend time dealing with the photo queries and "window shoppers" for $25 snakes. Time IS money...
 
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