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OK I'm selling my adult, unsexed leopard gecko. I've got it for sale on a few different sites. I've put a selling price at $30, and $50 more if you'd like the complete enclosure. 20 gallon long, lights, substrate, ceramic water and food dish, and two cork bark hides. Plus I've offered to give a generous amount of mealworms and superworms to feed or start a colony. So far every person that's contacted me thinks that's far to expensive and my highest offer has been $60 for everything. I feel like these people are trolling me. Am I nuts asking $80? Or is this a fair price?
Minkness
03-28-16, 03:25 PM
To be honest, the 60$is a good offer. Not only is it unsexed, locals will see it as a 'second hand' animal. Also, keep in mind that they may be 30$ at a pet store and people will be wanting a DEAL, not a 'store bought' price tag.
I breed high end leos myself, and when selling the gecko it's self, and knowing the gender, and not being a standard yellow or yellow spotted (I breed lavender snows) I may get $25-75. Now, these are geckos that would sell for $150+ on sites like fauna. Keep in mind that the cost of a 10 gallon tank may only be 15$ and that's including the screen lid. Heatingbpad wpuld be 15$ brand new. So, if you sell the tank and lid for 10$, the UTH for 5$, and theleo for 30$ that's still under 60$.
Keep in mind as well that if you are looking at shipping of any kind, that 30$ unsexed gecko just became a 70+$ gecko because of shipping costs.
Humble308
03-28-16, 04:45 PM
OK I'm selling my adult, unsexed leopard gecko. I've got it for sale on a few different sites. I've put a selling price at $30, and $50 more if you'd like the complete enclosure. 20 gallon long, lights, substrate, ceramic water and food dish, and two cork bark hides. Plus I've offered to give a generous amount of mealworms and superworms to feed or start a colony. So far every person that's contacted me thinks that's far to expensive and my highest offer has been $60 for everything. I feel like these people are trolling me. Am I nuts asking $80? Or is this a fair price?
Fair price in my eyes, we sell them for $25-35 at the shelter and that's adopt pricing. To be quite honest if a person thinks $80 for a full set up and food is too expensive then they may not be the sort of folks you want your gecko to end up with. Do you have any pics? I'm up in Solon, OH and might be interested in just the gecko
Fair price in my eyes, we sell them for $25-35 at the shelter and that's adopt pricing. To be quite honest if a person thinks $80 for a full set up and food is too expensive then they may not be the sort of folks you want your gecko to end up with. Do you have any pics? I'm up in Solon, OH and might be interested in just the gecko
Hey neighbor, I'm down in portage lakes. My girlfriend just moved from Aurora. Yeah I'll get a pic up. I'm up your way fairly often so I could meet up with you if you ever wanna take a look.
Sorry for the crap picture. I don't have an actual camera.
Minkness
03-28-16, 05:31 PM
If you get a pic of the vent area I can sex it for you.
To be honest, the 60$is a good offer. Not only is it unsexed, locals will see it as a 'second hand' animal. Also, keep in mind that they may be 30$ at a pet store and people will be wanting a DEAL, not a 'store bought' price tag.
I breed high end leos myself, and when selling the gecko it's self, and knowing the gender, and not being a standard yellow or yellow spotted (I breed lavender snows) I may get $25-75. Now, these are geckos that would sell for $150+ on sites like fauna. Keep in mind that the cost of a 10 gallon tank may only be 15$ and that's including the screen lid. Heatingbpad wpuld be 15$ brand new. So, if you sell the tank and lid for 10$, the UTH for 5$, and theleo for 30$ that's still under 60$.
Keep in mind as well that if you are looking at shipping of any kind, that 30$ unsexed gecko just became a 70+$ gecko because of shipping costs.
Keep in mind it's a 20 long, not ten gallon. Plus it comes with ceramic dishes, hides, a large bag of substrate, and enough mealworms and superworms to feed and start a colony. And around here(I'm not offering shipping) you'll pay $40+ for a young gecko.
I'm really not trying to be rude, but I'd be curious where you could get all that for less than $80.
If you get a pic of the vent area I can sex it for you.
I will do that, thank you
Minkness
03-28-16, 05:47 PM
Not rude at all, and you are very right about where to gwt that for less than $80, however if doing it local only, you're going to be hard pressed to find someone who fully accepts tue 'worth' not only of the animal, but if the stuff.
I just 'rescued' a male 'pet store' leo that came with custom decore, incubator, waterfall, 2 full bags of sand, a large (24x18x12), front opening enclosure, and loooots of other odds and ends probably worth closer to 400$, but I only paid 120$. I watched it for months and it was still there. Finally said to myself 'to heck with it' and contacted te guy. He was a great guy and the gecko isn't too bad iff, but gecko aside, the stuff alone was worth 3 times what I paid.
Here's the best photo I could get. Getting a good one handed photo is like trying to hold sand.
http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w440/Jackal_727/IMG_20160328_194521360_zpskirc1gyw.jpg (http://s1075.photobucket.com/user/Jackal_727/media/IMG_20160328_194521360_zpskirc1gyw.jpg.html)
Not rude at all, and you are very right about where to gwt that for less than $80, however if doing it local only, you're going to be hard pressed to find someone who fully accepts tue 'worth' not only of the animal, but if the stuff.
I just 'rescued' a male 'pet store' leo that came with custom decore, incubator, waterfall, 2 full bags of sand, a large (24x18x12), front opening enclosure, and loooots of other odds and ends probably worth closer to 400$, but I only paid 120$. I watched it for months and it was still there. Finally said to myself 'to heck with it' and contacted te guy. He was a great guy and the gecko isn't too bad iff, but gecko aside, the stuff alone was worth 3 times what I paid.
True, and I guess I'm kinda of in the mindset of humble. If a person isn't will to pay $80 for an animal and everything that's required to take care of them, I'm immediately put off. Probably not the best fit.
Minkness
03-28-16, 06:43 PM
You have a girl.
And I totally get your mindset. Just be prepared to hold onto that gecko for a while until someone pays what you are asking. Other options is to ask for vet references and lower the price. This allows a person a better deal and gives you peace of mind that it eill be going to a good home.
Thank you that's clears up sex. Lizards aren't really my area of expertise. Yeah I'll hold onto her until the right buyer comes along. I'm never in a hurry to move an animal.
Humble308
03-28-16, 08:13 PM
Nice little lady IW :D . I think I'll hold off on her for now as I'm looking for a little different coloring. I have really fallen in love with these little leos. They handle well and are super low maintenance, best of all I randomly catch my girl friend walking around with ours...hahaha, would never catch her doing that with my snakes.
Absolutely. Leo's are a great way to warm someone up to reptiles. I've never met a person that didn't fall in love with their faces!
Minkness
03-29-16, 05:25 PM
Why are you selling yours then? =P
Because I'm looking to add few snakes to my collection. I've got around $3k in animal plastics and rbi heat panels on order and this is the only legged critter left in my home. She is a cute little bugger though.
Minkness
03-29-16, 08:18 PM
I say keep her. ;)
I believe that what your asking for is totally fair and you are not crazy :P
Thanks! I appreciate your input, and that you don't think I'm crazy lol.
I might keep her. Like I said I'm not in a hurry. But I'll keep her available and if the right home comes along, she'll be moved to a new family that I know will appreciate her and make sure she's well taken care of.
No idea what geckos go for but my initial feeling is that seems like a reasonable price for any pet. Then again I was watching a Vet tv show last night where the vets daughter sold her pet goat to someone else for $15. I was shocked that the girls mother allowed it to be sold for a mere $15. I'd have paid $100 for a goat and I have no interest in ever keeping one! Maybe I'm a sucker though. IDK.
That sounds like a reasonable price to me too.
I really dislike selling animals locally for that very reason, most people seem to only want to pay Craigslist prices, free or dirt cheap. I'm all for getting or giving a "steal" every now and then but that kind of mindset bugs me too, you can't pay $15 extra for all the right equipment/knowing when the animal hatched/ate last/ what it's eating, etc. that you'd get from a more knowledgeable person and I'm supposed to believe that you value it enough to spend the money on it needed to keep it healthy? Yeah, right.
I agree. I've given many animals away. I've had people come to buy one animal I had for sale, and wound up giving them another because I knew that person would take care of it. Money wasn't a concern for me. Obviously I'm not giving away expensive species, but if it comes down to $50 in my pocket, or knowing one of my animals will be well taken care of, then a that's no choice at all. Money loses.
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