Balinese, and the secondary market. Can we *avoid* having a round 2 of this?

[Malicia Python]

Hi, thx for opening this thread.
This is not the first time it happened, the Ocicats suffered the same fate - and the same mechanisms of the market. Certain people get crazy for any new fur, buy them for tons of money and set a benchmark. When they sell, and the fur is really recessive it is likely there arent any more cats of this breed around and they sell for almost as much as the first one.

When having bred this trait to death - or the market is saturated, these ppl move on to the next breed. The saddest thing is the masses complain but follow. Trashing their investments to compete with the declining prices. And not bothering to buy any more cats while they are sliding down in value. A snowball system par exellence.

Consequently, the well bred, nicely traited cats are harder to find as it just doesnt pay anymore. Have a simple backbreed and out it goes - time is money in Kittyland! Thus, I feel the secondary market has never been lying lower because the rush after the most recessive breed devaluated almost every other cat.

But remember, the market is us , me, you and you! It is out decision what we buy and what not and if I learned anything from the past is is not to buy furs that are momentarily monopolized by some sellers.