The 9T for 100L "bargain"

[Deer Thistle]

(06-03-2014 09:21 PM)doubledareme Resident Wrote:  I have personally ...and not embarrassed to say it...shed tears during the process. I feel like I've released a work of art...a Bateman ....and then having that print be sold at the dollar store because Millpond didn't keep the value at a set level.

I want to see my cats valued. All good breeders...Artists...Want to see their product ...their creation valued. And I personally think that it starts with KittyCats. The reason being is that they would NEVER sell a cat for what we are. So why are they letting it happen in the secondary market . And they have done it in much bigger industries so it can be done at this level. Allowing others to devalue their cats eventually devalues KittyCats in general is is not good business.

Just asking for clarification: Are you suggesting that KittyCatS itself should find a way to regulate the prices on the secondary market? I didn't understand the 'they' that I italicized in what I quoted but interpreted that way.

If so, how could KittyCatS determine what's a reasonable price for each cat? There's so many factors to decide even in all nine traits such as retiredness, recessive, dominance, desired aesthetics, etc.

What price is okay in your eyes for selling a simple, cute cat for, regardless of traits? Or is it only the 9Ters going for the offending 100L that needs to be banned? How far do you think that this market regulation should go? Sounds like the already busy KittyCatS devs may need to add another dev on board if they decide to go with this suggestion (depending on how detailed you want the market to be regulated), assuming I interpreted your statement correctly.