NICK GILCHRIST
New Member
As a UK contributor to this wondrous site..i have to say that one of the things that us UK Reptile keepers seem to suffer from is the "BARTER SYNDROME" that we suffer when attempting to sell our beloved chams and other reptiles on UK forums..Here is how it works...after deciding to sell your beloved cham..you first check to see the equivalent "market value" of similar animals..then with this in mind you post up an advert with lots of quality pics of the animals you are selling..priced to sell..in other words if you want to sell it you are not going to overprice it..this you do....then come the pm`s
Whats your best price? Does it include the cages complete with £200 worth of high end lighting etc? can you deliver them free of charge to my house in the middle of nowhere 200 miles away? if i send you 1% of their asking price can you reserve them for 6 months till i get a job? etc etc
Here is an actual advert i posted..and my addition to the original advert just to get this point across..........enjoy English humour at its sarcastic pinnacle..
ADULT PAIR OF YEMEN CHAMELEONS
FOR SALE WITHOUT HOUSING
(CHAMELEONS ONLY)
MALE (HIGH YELLOW) APPROX 2 YEARS OLD
FEEDING ON LOCUSTS/CRICKETS ETC- HAND TAME - WILL ACTIVELY TRY TO GET TO YOU WHEN CAGE DOOR IS OPENED. CAN BE MORE CAUTIOUS AROUND STRANGERS.
SUPERB EXAMPLE
FEMALE APROX 18 MONTHS OLD - HAS LAID ONE CLUTCH OF INFERTILES SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO PROBS (82 EGGS) AND IS NOW FIT AND READY FOR NEXT BREEDING CYCLE.TAME BUT SLIGHTLY MORE NERVY THAN THE MALE - FAT N CHUNKY ADULT
TOGETHER AN EXCELLENT FUTURE BREEDING PROSPECT.
MUST BE HOUSED SEPERATELY
SOLD AS A PAIR FOR £120.00
OR INDIVIDUALLY FOR £65 EACH
SO IF INTERESTED IN THE PAIR A SECURING DEPOSIT OF £20 MUST BE PAID VIA PAYPAL BEFORE SERIOUS OFFERS ARE RECEIVED FOR THEM AS INDIVIDUAL PURCHASES
NO SWAPS/ OFFERS/ PRICE IS THE PRICE.
CAN SEND VIA REPTILE COURIER IF REQUIRED AT YOUR ARRANGEMENT. OR COLLECTION FROM SWINDON IN WILTS.
5 MINS JUNC16 M4
AND NOW THE ADDITION POSTED BELOW.....
SORRY EVERYONE!!
I MADE A MISTAKE!!
Thats not the correct price..
I totally forgot how this selling bit works..so.
SELLING PRICE FOR THE PAIR £20,000
or or if you want them individually £12000 each
right thats the price that everyone ignores..you know the price that for some reason everyone thinks they can barter on..so now..the next stage..
WHATS MY BEST PRICE?
Ahhh well why didnt you say so.?
WELL..My best price is £500 FOR THE PAIR
STAGE 3 ..we get to WOULD YOU TAKE £10 and deliver to Scotland?
ERRR I have to say no..only because i dont know you and havent slept with your wife..nor am i the real father to your children..so lets just settle for...
£120 the pair or £65 each
DOES THAT INCLUDE THE 2 CAGES THAT COST YOU £300 TO BUILD?
err funnily enough..despite the fact that im desperate to throw those in..no it doesnt....however i can include 2 nights with my 19 year old daughter and she can make you a lovely full English Breakfast in the morning...
Whats your best price? Does it include the cages complete with £200 worth of high end lighting etc? can you deliver them free of charge to my house in the middle of nowhere 200 miles away? if i send you 1% of their asking price can you reserve them for 6 months till i get a job? etc etc
Here is an actual advert i posted..and my addition to the original advert just to get this point across..........enjoy English humour at its sarcastic pinnacle..
ADULT PAIR OF YEMEN CHAMELEONS
FOR SALE WITHOUT HOUSING
(CHAMELEONS ONLY)
MALE (HIGH YELLOW) APPROX 2 YEARS OLD
FEEDING ON LOCUSTS/CRICKETS ETC- HAND TAME - WILL ACTIVELY TRY TO GET TO YOU WHEN CAGE DOOR IS OPENED. CAN BE MORE CAUTIOUS AROUND STRANGERS.
SUPERB EXAMPLE
FEMALE APROX 18 MONTHS OLD - HAS LAID ONE CLUTCH OF INFERTILES SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO PROBS (82 EGGS) AND IS NOW FIT AND READY FOR NEXT BREEDING CYCLE.TAME BUT SLIGHTLY MORE NERVY THAN THE MALE - FAT N CHUNKY ADULT
TOGETHER AN EXCELLENT FUTURE BREEDING PROSPECT.
MUST BE HOUSED SEPERATELY
SOLD AS A PAIR FOR £120.00
OR INDIVIDUALLY FOR £65 EACH
SO IF INTERESTED IN THE PAIR A SECURING DEPOSIT OF £20 MUST BE PAID VIA PAYPAL BEFORE SERIOUS OFFERS ARE RECEIVED FOR THEM AS INDIVIDUAL PURCHASES
NO SWAPS/ OFFERS/ PRICE IS THE PRICE.
CAN SEND VIA REPTILE COURIER IF REQUIRED AT YOUR ARRANGEMENT. OR COLLECTION FROM SWINDON IN WILTS.
5 MINS JUNC16 M4
AND NOW THE ADDITION POSTED BELOW.....
SORRY EVERYONE!!
I MADE A MISTAKE!!
Thats not the correct price..
I totally forgot how this selling bit works..so.
SELLING PRICE FOR THE PAIR £20,000
or or if you want them individually £12000 each
right thats the price that everyone ignores..you know the price that for some reason everyone thinks they can barter on..so now..the next stage..
WHATS MY BEST PRICE?
Ahhh well why didnt you say so.?
WELL..My best price is £500 FOR THE PAIR
STAGE 3 ..we get to WOULD YOU TAKE £10 and deliver to Scotland?
ERRR I have to say no..only because i dont know you and havent slept with your wife..nor am i the real father to your children..so lets just settle for...
£120 the pair or £65 each
DOES THAT INCLUDE THE 2 CAGES THAT COST YOU £300 TO BUILD?
err funnily enough..despite the fact that im desperate to throw those in..no it doesnt....however i can include 2 nights with my 19 year old daughter and she can make you a lovely full English Breakfast in the morning...
