[The KittyBox] - KittyCat$ Calculator! - Online & Available!

[Kayleigh McMillan]

(08-13-2014 09:39 AM)Script Hyun Wrote:  Hello Kayleigh,

In the calculator I have included each trait from the beginning KittyCatS started, every trait mentioned on this website is included in the complete overview. (even the missing ones like: e.g. Rounded Boo Boo)
Rare traits have been added as well as retired traits since every trait on it's own has it's own value.

As you mentioned in here, the Odyssey Slush eye is indeed almost unseen on the market, the price for the Odyssey Slush eye is also greater in value than the other traits who could be genesis or starters related.

For the moment the Calculator only counts the traits and adds the value of each trait seperately to the value of the kitten.
This is morely as an intention for beginners/breeders to get an idea what a kitten could be worth.
I'm currently working on the 2nd version of the KC's Calculator which will have 2 extra fields so the parents can also be added and the chance of hidden traits can also be taken care in the pricing.

Also will the second version take in mind of kittens who are already aged and born so the value would decrease if the kitten is older.
For example, if a kitten is 30 days, it can only give it first box at 14 days (if fed with milk / cuddled / petted) or after 18 days (if not given any of mentioned before)
So the value of the kitten would be 1/4th of the actual calculated price since the aging of a kitten goes to 120 days.

I personally can't give a solid baseline on prices as like you said prices also vary by the taste of the buyer itself, that's also why I need to update the prices database weekly, if I see prices going up for a special kitten with multiple traits it will also be added to the calculator prices database so the value of the results in the calculator would be almost the same as on the markets / auction places.

Example at the moment of a combined calculated trait;
"whiskers: black (dreamy)" is something really wanted at the moment and the value goes above for example "white (dreamy)"
Basically it would be in calculating terms like: [These are examples, prices do not match the database]
Shape: Dreamy => +500
Color: Black => +75
<=> while: Black (Dreamy) => +1500

So I try to keep in mind the different combinations which could raise the value of the kitten.

But as you say, in the end it's always the seller who decides what the final price should be, I can only give a baseline to pricing kittens so they won't be under priced or overpriced.
We've all seen the markets go crazy, now I see diamonds getting sold for 1500L.
As we all know such a things "destroys" markets since the fancies will lose their value if everyone is having one that easy.

As you mentioned in your last paragraph, I also personally like the pure breeds also since you actually know what you have in hands and what will come forth out of the kitten.
We've all seen mixed up kittens, but again, that's a part of the breeders idea's and intentions of the breeding.
In the beginning we all mixed up our kittens and liked to see what would came forth of it, the pedigree checking is also something that in my opinion can't be controlled technically, it enquirers a personal touch.

The only thing I can do is ask around to people what they should think the specific trait is worth.
For the moment I have over 20 volunteers (beta-testers/auctioneers/users) who give me their prices trait by trait according to a spreadsheet, from this spreadsheet I'm taking out the average price which results in the final pricing of that trait.
There's a lot of work put into the gathering of all the prices/traits and I'm so thankful to the ones supporting me in this project.

I hope to have given you enough information based on your questions, if you'd have more feel free to reply to this thread or IM me inworld.

Kind Regards,
Script Hyun

Thank you Script for this comprehensive explantion