(08-26-2015 04:47 AM)Lana Mathilde Wrote: I've been breeding for 8 months and going wayyy over budget on food and all, and I still don't feel confident enough to put my kitties into auction because I very rarely have a 9T cat. I have only a handful of 8T cats, but most of my cats are 6T or less including my fun sized. I accidently sold a 9+1 scotty for 500 at my store the other day. That would have been a good auction cat, and i think the buyer has already left to the bahamas. 
I agree about the autions being elitist, but I use the term in a different way. I have never felt unwelcomed at an auction, nor has anyone been unkind, but there is a certain air of guitar shapes wait at the door.
So I encourage autioneers and event managers to mix it up with different themes, you can be creative. for example, auction a cat with the best hiding traits, all history included (more than the website pedigree) or auction only retired traits, or auction only genesis furs but all other traits allowed etc. you never know what someone is looking for, you can get rid of more cats and people can find cats they never could buy before.
don't matter if you have "just" a 6 trait.
it's not needed have a 9 trait cat always and only.
and don't exist 9+1 traits..
people should bring in auction, and in shops, beautiful cats, interesting cats, new/valuable/different traits.. cats forwhich they put a personal effort, other than buy two 9 traits cats and put them together whitout a sense.
the kittens will not pay your bills, except if you discover a very recessive trait and new, if sell thousands of cats and if you are the creator.
hunt for lindens means inflate the market, make cats (and efforts used to breed them) totally worthless, fill the shops of the same cats (who come from the same breeders)
my thought is: learn to breed cats. learn how breeding. learn to enjoy your efforts and your achievements. and then sell what you like. it does not matter if you have a few traits cat, it does not matter if it is not the last cat just discovered. it 'does not matter.
what matters is that you like it, that is "nice", that is "worked".
More Cancellations .... what's going on breeders ??
