(09-24-2012 05:35 PM)Wyndy Paine Wrote: I know! and *that* is why I can't go to auctions, I hate to see a pretty kitty who's not "on trend" go home feeling unwanted!
IKR, esp when you see an excellently bred specimen - even with very recessive traits - going almost unnoticed while some trendy random cat with whatever is new drives people nuts with bidding (only to learn that fashion had moved on a month later.
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This is what I find dangerous about auctions, there are too many to skim the really exceptional cats as a kind of breeders' showcase and those cats being a no sale get stigmatized as "not coveted" and vice versa, 2 people going nuts over something lead to the conclusion, some trait is highly desirable.
Lament of the Cream Tabby
