I was browsing the forum and I noticed a thread in the puppy section and I was wondering what the 'cat view' was on the subject.

Baiscally the question in the thread was if someone phoned you wanting a cat you were selling, would you be put off if the first question they asked was about the price. (this is assuming the price isn't advertised).

I already have an opinion myself on this (but I can be swayed ), to be honnest with you, I think it is a fair question to ask. Mainly because price ranges can vary so much.

If the cat in question is out of the persons range, or maybe just more than they wanted to spend, then any more conversation would be a complete waste of both the buyers and sellers time.

I also think, that just because it is the first question asked, doesn't mean the buyer sees it as the most important question. It may be that the price of the cat will then dictate further questions.

Yep i agree with you, although i am not a breeder so dont really know if i'm entitled to an opinion lol

I'm not a breeder either, and yes everyone is entitled do their opinion hun.

It wouldnt normally arise in my case, as with adverts on line I always put the price, so if they don't like it they don't have to ring. The only time this would crop up is if they had got contact details just from my webby, where the prices arnt shown. It wouldnt put be off if the buyer asked this cos like you say it is a strong contributing factor. So long as they went on to ask other important questions too, relating to the kittens wellbeing and upkeep

Pretty much the same as C's answer to this

The first question I'd ask would be about the price. There's no point in having a 20 minute discussion about the breeding and health etc of the kitten if, after all that you can't then afford him/her. If you can only afford £200 and the kitten is £300, all the discussions about welfare etc aren't going to matter

If it were the first thing I'd find it odd and maybe put off. Depends how the rest of the conversation went!

if they were asking the question just out of curiosity and not trying to barter with me then i don't think i would be put off as some are not aware of the prices of pedigrees and the ranges because of rare or common characteristics. But if they were asking and then going oh well i saw one for so and so amount. then i would probably be put off as price shouldn't really be a problem as you do get what you pay for in most cases. If they can't afford it then i would like others mentioned above question the care of the animal and welfare. if they can't afford the set price how do i know they will be able to afford to keep up with medical treatments as needed in future and be sure they will be spoiled rotten (winkwinknudgenudgesarcasm). but in all seriousness. i really do think it would depend on the case. for instance.. if a young teenage girl rang me and said oooh i really want to get my granmother or my mother this cat she has always wanted, but hasn't gotten for her self but i only have £300 then i would look into the situation get the details and make sure the parent or someone of adult nature was aware of the situation and i would probably sell the little girl the cat for £300 vs the normal £450 just so she could say she got her mummy the cat all by herself. but this would be a rare instance and really just me being a sucker lol

I avoid the problem by advertising the price on the advertisements. It gets rid of most of the time wasters.

Liz

I only have my email address on most of my ads.. ( no Tel number)
I can't be arsed with time wasters, so after a few emails I can generally see what type of person they are..
So in an email I dont mind if they ask the price first, as long as that is not the only question..
I do like a bit of background info too..
I have the price on my website but some folk still ask..
I only give my tel number out if they want to visit..

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