what would you be willing to pay? - Page 3

TragicTaste · 01-30-13, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Terranaut

I am thinking standard manufacturers warranty on the electronics and 10 yrs on the cage itself. I am going to number the cages and make the warranty fully transferable. Great question.

10 yrs certainly sounds reasonable. Im interested to see your final product with this.

DOBERMAN · 01-30-13, 01:54 PM

Before I viewed the other responses in this thread, I had figured between 400 and 500. Then as I read on in the posts, it seems this price range has cropped up a few times with other people so maybe this is your answer? If you can build what you are proposing for less than that and still make a decent profit (dont forget your time involved of course) it sounds viable. To sell any number of units, you would of course need to tap into the U.S. market as well. I have been thinking about viv builds for a while now, but I just don't have the time to get into it, so good luck to you.

Donnie · 01-30-13, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Terranaut

I am thinking standard manufacturers warranty on the electronics and 10 yrs on the cage itself. I am going to number the cages and make the warranty fully transferable. Great question.

What is the standard warranty on a plastic viv?

Corey209 · 01-31-13, 08:56 PM

Even if you can make the best enclosure out there, if you're charging more than $500 for a 4x2x2 no one will buy them especially if the bigger ones go up to $1000. There's no way you'd even be competition to the other plastic cages with very high prices.

Terranaut · 01-31-13, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Corey209

Even if you can make the best enclosure out there, if you're charging more than $500 for a 4x2x2 no one will buy them especially if the bigger ones go up to $1000. There's no way you'd even be competition to the other plastic cages with very high prices.

Unless mine do something theirs do not.
Gimme a few weeks to get a prototype built and I will pose the same question.

Corey209 · 01-31-13, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Terranaut

Unless mine do something theirs do not.
Gimme a few weeks to get a prototype built and I will pose the same question.

What would you be able to do that others can not? You can get a 4x2x2 from most plastic caging retailers fully set up for less than $500.

Terranaut · 01-31-13, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Corey209

What would you be able to do that others can not? You can get a 4x2x2 from most plastic caging retailers fully set up for less than $500.

Well seeing as that is the million dollar question so to speak you will have to wait to see my prototype. I am not to good at using solidworks so I will be a few weeks. Like I have said this will be the best cage you can buy. It might be too expensive to market but thats why I asked. If I can make it for cheap enouhh to make a proffit then I am going into buisness. If not I am making a few fir ny snakes and thats it.

Corey209 · 02-01-13, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Terranaut

Well seeing as that is the million dollar question so to speak you will have to wait to see my prototype. I am not to good at using solidworks so I will be a few weeks. Like I have said this will be the best cage you can buy. It might be too expensive to market but thats why I asked. If I can make it for cheap enouhh to make a proffit then I am going into buisness. If not I am making a few fir ny snakes and thats it.

I would still sell them, but I would only make like 5-10 and see if they sell.

KORBIN5895 · 02-01-13, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Donnie

What is the standard warranty on a plastic viv?

I'm not sure bit I have seen many posts where the manufacturer wouldn't fix problems.

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Originally Posted by Corey209

Even if you can make the best enclosure out there, if you're charging more than $500 for a 4x2x2 no one will buy them especially if the bigger ones go up to $1000. There's no way you'd even be competition to the other plastic cages with very high prices.

I actually know a company in Michigan that sells a two 6'x2'x2' stacked for $3800. All of their cages run for over $1000 and they are still in business. I'll post a pic of one I have.

Terranaut · 02-01-13, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

I'm not sure bit I have seen many posts where the manufacturer wouldn't fix problems.

I actually know a company in Michigan that sells a two 6'x2'x2' stacked for $3800. All of their cages run for over $1000 and they are still in business. I'll post a pic of one I have.

This I need to see. I looked for vivs like that and found nothing.
Mine will be considerably cheaper

KORBIN5895 · 02-01-13, 11:56 AM

I'll get a link when I get home.

KORBIN5895 · 03-22-13, 02:50 PM

I finally got home......

Here is the link. I have one of these in a 5'x2.5'x2.5' size.

Terranaut · 03-22-13, 03:15 PM

Wow those are pretty amazing. Thanks for the link. Although those are awesome. Wait until you see mine. I have 2 pattents I am working on before I show my design. I have addressed the issue of energy consumption and the ones in the link have not. I see 1500 watts of lights in the one enclosure. The electric co. would think your growing dope.

KORBIN5895 · 03-22-13, 03:34 PM

Did you see the wooden ones?

stephanbakir · 03-22-13, 04:54 PM

Have you checked out Jworlds.net?
Where are you located? I'll be looking for some cages when I get my zoological garden license.