> That does not make sense to me. If you are a breeder and you present your
> gerbil as superior to what I can get in a store, why should your price
> not be higher than the store's price?
My mom has made that argument with me for a long time. But I don't see
any reason why I should charge more for the gerbils. I have no desire to
make any money off of them and I have enough money of my own that I can
offord to feed them and house them. So why charge more? It's not like a
high price would serve as a deterrent for bad homes--look how many
people buy $500 dogs and then dump them. If they don't care, they just
don't care. Besides I like to think I manage to weed that type out
anyway.
Think of dog breeders. On AVERAGE, for just a pet quality puppy and not
a show prospect, dog breeders usually charge you LESS than lower
quality, quite possibly unhealthy puppies at pet stores.
Elizabeth
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Secretary of the American Gerbil Society
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Shores/8181/AGS/
Breeder of healthy, colorful gerbils * Devoted Earth2 Fan
* Visit http://www.voicenet.com/~heckercw/elsewhere/ *
for more information about Earth2, my gerbils, Pomeranian & graphics
Specializing in: grey agouti and polar fox gerbils - wide range of
others too
Proud Member of E2:EA, GCM, & AGS - Proud Pom-Mom to Foxy!
