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The cost of blotchies in the states?
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 5:17 pm
by tcopitho
Is 5500 dollars a lot for a single blotchie in the states, or is that about the going rate?
I saw a trio of blotchies with very nice orange colouring going for three times that amount, and while way out of my price range, it made me wonder if that is in the general ball park for blotchies?
Re: The cost of blotchies in the states?
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 4:02 pm
by Richard.C
that sounds very very very high priced ,pretty certain they go for alot less then that
Re: The cost of blotchies in the states?
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 6:03 pm
by Jeff
That's way too much. If you are willing to pay that much, I would be happy to sell you some though!
the going price for a top quality CBB blotchie in the U.S. is about $2000. There are still very few available though.
Re: The cost of blotchies in the states?
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 8:36 pm
by Dakota
Maybe you are seeing the Tasmanian Blotcheds that have entered the "public eye" recently? I'm not sure of their going rates but I'd imagine they are quite a bit more than the more commonly seen highland form. A man in Cali recently boughta bunch, and there are some in Maine (or used to be.....).
Re: The cost of blotchies in the states?
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 9:18 pm
by Scotts1au
Even better move to Australia, I'll sell you a dozen for that price
Re: The cost of blotchies in the states?
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:10 pm
by tcopitho
Jeff wrote:That's way too much. If you are willing to pay that much, I would be happy to sell you some though!
HAHAHA! Jeff, if I had that kind of cash laying around I would have SO many skinks.
Scotts1au wrote:Even better move to Australia, I'll sell you a dozen for that price
good point
I thought it was a steep price, but have not see any listed before. Likely they aren't in a hurry to sell, they were very nice looking. Thanks for the input everyone!
Re: The cost of blotchies in the states?
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:18 pm
by Richard.C
demand probably outweighs supply so alot are sold before needing to be advertised,a nice alpine is alot nicer looking than a nice tassie
but i guess folk can set some pretty outlandish prices when some types aren't common so who knows
Re: The cost of blotchies in the states?
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:43 pm
by tcopitho
Dakota wrote:Maybe you are seeing the Tasmanian Blotcheds that have entered the "public eye" recently?
Richard.C wrote:demand probably outweighs supply so alot are sold before needing to be advertised,a nice alpine is alot nicer looking than a nice tassie
Good point, I dont think I noticed a locality listed, although I didn't ask any follow up questions since my first question was the price tag. At least I didn't get my hopes up
Re: The cost of blotchies in the states?
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 11:21 am
by kl
There's been no reason for anyone to advertise them because very few are produced. There was a group of 6 to 8 adults that were changing ownership every few yrs that were advertised a few times but most of those eventually went to Europe. The reason few are available is that while they often willingly breed, the females have an annoying habit of not becoming gravid.
KL