Kitty pricing!

[Wendi Lavendel]

(04-17-2015 07:28 AM)CarlottaAdagio Resident Wrote:  Hi, I am one of the persons that breeders might not consider one of the "community members". But I would like to add something to this post to show that there is not just the "breeding community" there but also a lot of other people who just happen to love and adore KittyCats.

Oh, but Carlotta, you ARE community members Everyone who loves, breeds, buys, sells, snuggles, and dreams about KittyCatS is a community member. Welcome!

You said a lot of great things that I know a lot of your fellow community members will agree with, and have even said themselves. There are a lot of folks like yourselves that breed what they love and what they think is beautiful, people that are in it for the love of it and not for profit.

(04-17-2015 07:28 AM)CarlottaAdagio Resident Wrote:  And is it not even in KC's philosophy that EVERY kitty is a nice and beautiful and lovable kitty?

Exactly!!

(04-17-2015 07:28 AM)CarlottaAdagio Resident Wrote:  All you breeders out there: Please realize that there are a lot of people like us on the secondary markets and that we really don't care for profits and reputation and all this. We just care for our very personal likes in kitties. In kitties that we adore and want to be around us.
And I think it is quite arrogant to ignore our kind of breeders and KC addicts.

I feel bad that you felt ignored - it's just that some of us are louder I'm so glad you spoke up and hope you speak up again in the future because you say some very insightful and intelligent things!

(04-17-2015 07:28 AM)CarlottaAdagio Resident Wrote:  WE ALL are the market.

Yes, indeed!! We need to put that on a sign.

(04-17-2015 06:28 AM)Nocshadue Balbozar Wrote:  I'd also like to state that sometimes it's just a really beautiful cat that starts bidwars and sells for outrageous sums. I saw one with no new or "most recessive" traits fetch over 80K. And many others sell on "looks alone" for very respectable sums. So I really think though we all love new traits, we also put too much emphasis on them in the short term and forget them too quickly in the long term.

Good point! Those Pandie Ebony Ivory cats had a good, long run and they weren't even all that recessive, because a lot of people think they're super cute... the Pandie Brown ended up being way more recessive but didn't really have the popularity that the Ebony Pandie did.

(04-17-2015 06:28 AM)Nocshadue Balbozar Wrote:  I wonder how things would change if there was a yelp for kitty sellers? O.o

That would be VERY interesting!! I'd hate to see what mine would say, now I want to go and re-organize all my shops in case anyone gets any ideas and codes it.

(04-17-2015 06:28 AM)Nocshadue Balbozar Wrote:  I know a few auctioneers will hate me for saying so, but bidwars happen because of excitement and ego more than the "actual resale value" of a trait.

*giggles*!!! I can attest to that fact as I've been guilty on multiple occasions!!! I've definitely let both excitement and ego drive me in bid wars LOL