Cat Flipping

[Kayla Woodrunner]

I think it's ironic. Not too long ago people were complaining about prices being too low. I agree with Tad, it's a good thing if someone sells a cat higher. The first person sold it for what they thought it was worth and got their price. The second person thought it was worth more and took a risk and put it out for a higher price where it may sell or not sell.

I'm a breeder primarily and I admit I'm not good at selling. I breed cats with a variety of traits but I work hard to put on traits in the upper 1/3 of recessiveness. It is extemely rare for me to have white/mysterious whiskers on a cat, for example, unless I bought a cat to get a new trait. So I admit I would get frustrated if I sell something and someone else sells it for higher -- but it's also because they are a better seller than I am. Selling is also a skill just like breeding is a skill.

The other thing to consider is that if a person has some skill at breeding they are less likely to buy cats since they will like their own cats better for the most part. If they buy a cat, they buy it to breed which means kibble which means costs which means they limit how many cats they buy. A reseller buys more cats provided they manage to sell the cats they already bought. Granted they buy cats in the lower ranges but often the lower ranges is where the beginning breeder sell so it encourages beginning breeders to keep breeding because they get money for kibble. We need these buyers quite frankly. The people who buy for a pet or to give a gift don't buy often either. A regular buyer such as a reseller should be encouraged -- they take a risk that they can sell the cat at a higher price and if they do, they raise the market and go out and buy more cats. I am willing to bet if the mega did sell for 13k -- the 13k went back out to buy several cats as well as rent.

And honestly if it really bugs you, raise the prices on your cats. It will discourage the reseller. You'll still sell to breeders and people who want pets or to give a gift. They don't buy as often but the raise in prices should offset the loss of no longer selling to resellers.