Kitty pricing!

[Nocshadue Balbozar]

I hate pricing cats, I really do. That may be why both my little shops are sitting empty atm. I've been breeding for a long time. I started shortly before the Lazy Daisies came out. I've seen all kinds of breeders come and go. I've seen the market tank more than once.

I've found a few new traits, and while it's really exciting, it can also be nerve-wracking. You get a lot of IMs, some of them not pleasant if they think your price or opening bid is too low or too high. You can't win.

Now, when I do rarely try to sell I don't ask myself what I can sell it for, but what would I pay for it if I were buying.

The market has changed a lot since I first started. The community was much smaller and traits..any trait, much rarer. Now really think about how many markets there are filled with shops, filled with boxes of kitteh probably very much like the ones you're selling.

With that being said, the most valuable asset a breeder has is their reputation but even more than that.. themselves, their time, talent, and personality. Give of yourself, build a network of like-minded kitteh people, always be fair and do the right thing, socialize a bit at auctions and other kitteh functions. Doing that is much more effective and appreciated than sending out cookie cutter spam every hour or so. One breeder suggesting you to another breeder is worth 1000 spams.

Now I must say, in my own mind, all my kitteh are precious and special and that's another reason they are hard to price or sell at all. So I have finally conceded that breeding kitteh is a money pit for me, and I've stopped trying to make anything back by selling. I may still sell a few if I can bear to part with them but I'm sure I'll buy two to replace every one I sell.

Such is kitteh.

Mreowph,
Noc