Just wondeing (Little survy....) - Page 3

Kate · 08-12-02, 08:09 AM

Simon is right about the shipping, that's for sure! I looked into having snakes shipped from the US to here and the prices are insane!

Even within Canada, we pay alot more for shipping between provinces than the US pays for shipping between states.

500$ sounds a little steep but I would certainly pay 350$. It would cost me at least that much to have the same snake shipped to me from the US. Probably more actually

Some of the big breeders in the US are charging 1000$ per pair for their new (well, new this year) morphs and are only selling one or two pairs this year. What's the difference between what their doing and what Simon is talking about doing? It's the newest morph in the area and there are 2 people in Canada doing their best to get them out to us. If we want the "latest" stuff here we're going to have to pay for it.

Sorry for kinda going off on a rant, I didn't really mean to come across as a $#*^& or anything and I hope I didn't o> . I just know if it was me who had the lavenders and went to all the trouble and expense to get them here, I would be offended if people basically told me that I shouldn't have bothered because my snakes weren't worth it.

We corn collectors have it good compared to some other snake species prices!

Simon · 08-12-02, 12:12 PM

Thanks Katie about the support that you have given me and Ryan.

Hope that everyone around isn't too offened by the price that we thought was a good price. Hope you all understand....

Thanks!

CornBall · 08-12-02, 05:06 PM

Yes thank you very much for your kind words Katie, lets just hope that they'll go for us this year, fingers crossed!!
Cause you never know what these guys will do next.

See you all at the show in September??, I'll be there

-Ryan

Simon · 08-12-02, 05:41 PM

Yes Ryan,

I am 100% sure that I'll be at the show no matter what. I still have to pic up my
1.0 50% Poss Het Caramel Ball Python from Markus Jayne
and
1.2 Salmon Boas from Todd Constable
maybe some more boas and western hognoses

So I'll am sure that I'll be there!

We have our fingers totally crossed and hope that the lavs will breed for us next year and that we will have lots of eggs and hatchlings avaible soon!

crimsonking · 08-12-02, 08:38 PM

Good luck guys!

Katt · 08-19-02, 07:04 PM

I was down in Daytona just yesterday and saw an adult lav. I dunno, it was one of Rich Z's one and I can say it did not impress me as much as I had hoped with the price tag they have. Pretty snakes, but I think a lot of people will be hard pressed to pay that much for a corn snake. I love corns, myself. Met Kathy Love and got her to sign her book and a business card for me, and talked with her. Frankly when I don't like the prices in Canada, I just wait until I can hit an american show and get what I want, I saw a pair of blood reds go $21 the pair.

~Katt

crimsonking · 08-19-02, 07:43 PM

I wonder who got them.....

crimsonking · 08-19-02, 07:50 PM

By the way a friend and I have what he's dubbed sunrise corns..new stuff. Dan Soderberg got some so you'll be seeing more of them around soon. I forgot to tell you Katt to pick some up. Sorry!

08-19-02, 08:01 PM

well I prefer the US prices for sure, but with snakes you have to push for the top market price, heck a normal neonate doubles it's value after just a few months spending bucks on feeders just to get your money back, breeders that hit the market with undercutting prices aren't doing anyone any favors.

crimsonking · 08-19-02, 09:12 PM

Only slightly off topic,but does anyone here know what is involved for a U.S. breeder to come to a Canadian show and sell (deliver)their animals? It sounds like there are none that do. Anyone?? Just wondering, Mark

Katt · 08-20-02, 07:19 AM

Are you implying Mark that I got said blood reds? Oh no not me!!! Hee hee, weren't they pretty when ya saw them? The male has a white plain belly and the female has orange mottling. I love them and what a great price! That's like $30 CAD! I saw the sunrise corn, I can't remember what the genetics are on them, but I believe they have exceptional colour when they mature. I'd really love some Love stock okeetees, but I was plenty broke at the show, next year I hope to pick up more. No big rush though.

crimsonking · 08-20-02, 12:06 PM

Yeah,I might add some new blood to my Oketees too. All I had at the show were the ones you saw- Jasper Co..( Okeetee) X classic corn. Sold out @ $10.-15. ea. I am not a big fan of the lavender corns anyway, so unless I get a few at a ridiculously low price, I'll just have to do with what I've got. There's a lot of different and very nice looking "morphs" popping up each year. My advice is to work on something you can call your own, then charge whatever you like!! ha ha