(03-09-2017 09:56 PM)Oselkhandro Resident Wrote: Please, KittyCatS, consider helping out those of us who get attached to our cats but who are not wealthy in real life (my husband wants me to stop KC all together, because it requires so much $ per month)
I agree! I have dozens of collector kitties in my inventory too that I cannot afford to perma-pet and it is frustrating.
As far as pricing, I used to own a doll & bear collectible store and one thing I learned about selling collectibles is that a collectible is only worth what a collector is willing to pay for it. I always research a cat before I put it on the market, and start my price at whatever seems to be the most recent market price.
However, if a LIVE cat sits and I am paying rent on a pillow, for food to feed it, and it is dropping in value because it is aging. It is time to mark it down. I cannot afford to continue to just let it sit and drain money especially when I am no longer breeding it. I figure if a live cat is sitting too long and not selling than I have it marked to high for the market, and I will mark it down to try and recover some of my loss. I do have a formula that I determine at what price it is best to just cut my losses and menagerie the cat.
However, boxed cats, and perma petted collectibles are very different since they are not costing anything other than prims and in some cases rent to maintain. Moving boxed and collector kitties fast is not a priority for me, so I think this article applies more to boxed cats and collector cats in that sense.
I have given up trying to make any money on the cats. I breed and collect because I enjoy it, and sell to try to recover some of the loss; but it is still an expensive hobby.
Pricing: Food for thought!
