This came out of the 'Crossbreeding' thread:

And another poster's reply:

I just wondered why it is that prices are not put upfront on the website or would that make it like a market?

A cat should live for 10+ years and often pedigree pet buyers have little idea of the going price when looking for a replacement.

Just wondered what pedigree breeders' views are on this?

if i were looking for a pedigree kitten i'd expect to be paying £350 -- £450 so i don't really care if there is no price and if you want to know then just ask

Yes I think that would be my expectations also. However when I got my first bengal I was charged £500 and since then they have ben advertised at 275 onwards from same person. So if they are sold as pet why did I pay £500 and other pet ones are £275? Time of year? Ripped off? Who knows...however if I ever bought another pedigree I would research the breeder, the cats parents etc and also check the current prices.

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I don't normally put the price on because I would rather anyone interested ring or email me for a chat, this chat also then enables me to suss out their intentions with the new kit and offer advice as to what they will need for their new kitten, that sort of thing.

I also think that putting prices up on the website makes it look a bit tacky. Its a site about my cats not a shop window and I would like to think people visit to admire them and not just to check out the prices against the rest.

I have seen some sites with prices on, mainly the American ones where they also have a 'pay with your credit card' facility. Its obvious that the breeders that do this are more concerned with marketing their kittens and not bothering to check out any potential owners.eek:

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Yes that is true A. I always put the price on the advertisements that I put on the sites for selling pets, so people can see it on there and then they just won't contact me if they think its too much. Still get the odd timewaster though even when they can see the price

I get rankled by people who send one-liner emails such as "Hello, how much are your kittens" and nothing else.
Needless to say I dont bother replying to them.

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I think if price is an issue to start with,then they shouldn't be looking in the first place

One of my favourite quotes ever (and I can't remember who quoted it) was;

'If one has to ask the price, its because they can't afford it!'

I dont agree with that though - I can afford any pedigree but at some point I would be asking the price, but Im thinking you mean when they just email and ask what price or phone and first thing they say is what price? x

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