What Would Warrant These Prices?

Just currious as to what makes these worth $850.00 and $3000.00. The same guy has more for $800-1500?

http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?cat=51&de=240353

This is one of the adds

TRUE PASTEL WITH SOFT HIGHLIGHTS $850 SHE HAS BEEN BREEDING WITH MY $3000 RED MALE!
Eugene Oregon USA
Posted by Steven Barnes (Contact Me!) on August 04, 2004 at 16:07:00
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BOTH LIZARDS ARE FOR SALE. PRICE IS FIRM. FOR MORE INFO ON THESE 2 LIZARDS CALL 1-541-914-4903. ALL QUESTIONS AND DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED TO SERIOUS BUYERS. THIS MALE IS THE REDEST MALE I HAVE EVER SEEN. THE FEMALE IS A TRUE PASTEL SHE IS ALSO A RARE JEM.

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I am just very curious as to why these are priced so high? Am I misssing something? Any input on this? Thanks.

Shanell Sepulveda
The Reptile House

I don't see anything terribly special about them...

I guess the sun DOES shine a little brighter for some people.

People can ask whatever they want for their animals - doesn't mean they are going to GET it.

Yes I know but that just seemed so very high. I did not see anything different than all the rest out there either. Thanks for the reply!

Shanell Sepulveda

Funny. His female looks almost like my male, but my male is alot nicer with a bright golden yellow head, and I only paid $35 for him I highly doubt that he's gonna get that sort of money for his dragons. He's just an idiot.

Now that ad says "shes been breeding with my $2200 male"

I think these ads are funny, The dragons are ok looking by nothing special at all!

Wonder where he got the idea they were worht that much, and do you think her really got ripped off on that male or is he making it up?

I eevn e-mailed the guy and asked why he was asking that much, of cource no reply was given. I have no idea unless he thinks the prices triple or quadruple or something every year. He must have gotten told they were some new morph or something by the person he bought them from? Who knows but those prices are quite funny at the least.

Sure wish I could get that guy. Let me know if you have anymore that turn out like him. Love that blue as well!

Thanks, he is awsome. Maybe I should ask $2200! Just kidding!

you should just send him on over as a good networking stragedy! You know the saying there is more Happiness in giving than in recieving.

Sandfire Ranch has some at the shows that are $3000 - $4000, usually extremely bright oranges and red that are subadults- 2 year olds. They are beautiful, but I would not pay that.

I have turned down more than that for one male we have and that amount for a female. But they are very large dragons, something that has become a rarity with this species in the US. Average size here now is 17 inches for a dragon and 450 grams. Large dragons are considered 600 grams and 22 inches. Our one male is 1048 grams and 26 inches