Is $9.99 a good price?
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Is $9.99 a good price?
Is $9.99 US a good price for Botia Kubotai?
LFS has about 20 at that price and I want to check here if that is a good bad or great price.
LFS has about 20 at that price and I want to check here if that is a good bad or great price.
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Re: Is $9.99 a good price?
That is a pretty open question for an international forum. It really depends on where you are.tglassburner wrote:Is $9.99 US a good price for Botia Kubotai?
I think the folks at my local Petsmart have been smoking crack - they are asking $19.99 US for them!mistergreen wrote:a little pricey... i think i saw a few at petSmart for $5
Then again, I just picked up a SIX INCH clown loach there yesterday - yes - SIX INCHES - for $9, and last week several Australian Rainbows for $2.19 US each, when those go for $8 to $13 US in other stores.. Go figure?
Maybe they jack up the prices on one fish to make up for the low price of others?
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Re: Is $9.99 a good price?
Yes it is, but the thread does show up some interesting anomolies. What people are not quoting is prize vs size. That will have a bearing.YellowFinned wrote:That is a pretty open question for an international forum. It really depends on where you are.tglassburner wrote:Is $9.99 US a good price for Botia Kubotai?
If there's a visible pattern it would appear that certain US retailers are over-pricing the fish. These IRO US$20 per fish prices were the norm over 5 years ago when the species first hit the trade, but certainly here in Toronto CDN$9.99 would be about the max for a 1.2 to 2" fish, and can be as low as around CDN$6.
There are various factors which contribute to retail price, but there's no way this species ought to sell for nearly US$20 unless they're well over 3" in length.
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Petsmart here actually orders their fish from one main vendor, then when they want something they can't get normally, they order through another LFS that has access to a lot more than they do.
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Re: Is $9.99 a good price?
I don't know about around you are, but around here in Sacramento Ca that would be a good price.tglassburner wrote:Is $9.99 US a good price for Botia Kubotai?
LFS has about 20 at that price and I want to check here if that is a good bad or great price.
The only place around here that seems to have a selection of loaches is Capital Aquarium downtown. They had Sids, Zippers, Kubotai, and Zebra all for around US$12 each. Only problem, they were all SMALL!!! < 2" and most close to only 1"
I picked up 4 sids and the last two remaining Zebras, but it's scary how small they are!!
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