Are new traits no longer very valuable?

[Tad Carlucci]

It can't be any different. Consider:

Day 0: 1 Specimen, Price 30,000, Gross Market Value: 30,000
Day 7: 2 Specimen, Price 15,000, Gross Market Value: 30,000
Day 14: 4 Specimen, Price 7,500, Gross Market Value: 30,000
Day 21: 8 Specimen, Price 3,750, Gross Market Value: 30,000
Day 28: 16 Specimen, Price 1875, Gross Market Value: 30,000

So, already, just one month after discovery, the price has "crashed" from 30,000L$, each, to 1,875L$, each. But notice the effect on the market is constant. By the end of the second month, the price will be down to 100L$ and someone will post about how the market has crashed.

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The good thing is, when the price gets down to around 100 to 300L$ for the trait, the "true value" point has been reached and, while the number of specimen continues to rise, the price stops falling. At that point, the effect upon the market goes up. So, it's actually best, in the long term, once the price-point is reached because, only then, does the cash flowing through the markets actually increase.