What did you get from BRAS?!

[Lisasgeckonursery]

where do you draw the line tho? some "hobbyists" have pretty well established business' i don't see the problem just means more for me to browse and potentially buy
(i have no willpower )

[cornmorphs]

Originally Posted by about_a_girluk

where do you draw the line tho? some "hobbyists" have pretty well established business' i don't see the problem just means more for me to browse and potentially buy
(i have no willpower )

i know what you mean.. thing is, what most people dont realise is this:- some people might have many thousands of pounds worth of animals on their tables, but they still dont make a profit, or not much of one.
I have been speaking to the tax people to see where I stand this year, INCASE I make a profit, and most people know the sort of things I have.. its just not always that simple.. so there might be 10 grands worth of snakes on someones table, but they probably spend 15k a year on food to feed them alone.. its not easy at all to make ends meet.
when i started, i saw someone with hundreds of corns, and i presumed (very wrongly) that they could live off of it. now that i have a similar amount, i am just happy to break even and keep producing nice snakes...
thats all it is, might even make more effort myself for shows when the market picks up, for now i need to consider if all the time and effort is worth it, thats nothing against BRAS as they did a great job, i just mean in general.

[Lisasgeckonursery]

Yeah its very rare that someone makes an actual profit, let alone can live off the proceeds i don't see the problem really the more at the show the merrier. it seems someone Gila is letting a personal vendetta creep into every post

[cornmorphs]

Originally Posted by about_a_girluk

Yeah its very rare that someone makes an actual profit, let alone can live off the proceeds i don't see the problem really the more at the show the merrier. it seems someone Gila is letting a personal vendetta creep into every post

i think anyone apart from shops should be able to go really.. i guess thats pretty much the plan though isnt it?

[Lisasgeckonursery]

yeah although i was under the impression shops can sell some stuff i might be wrong tho.

[jav07]

shops can sell dry goods but not livestock, if you have a pet shop licence you cannot sell livestock, the difference between hobby and business seems to be the licence.Allowing someone with a licence to sell at a show can get the show shut down.(thats just how it has been explained to me)

[madaboutreptiles]

Originally Posted by jav07

shops can sell dry goods but not livestock, if you have a pet shop licence you cannot sell livestock, the difference between hobby and business seems to be the licence.Allowing someone with a licence to sell at a show can get the show shut down.(thats just how it has been explained to me)

Thats how it was explained to me too.....................

[CommanderPayne]

were there any frogs there at all? I was told there wouldn't be many so didn't go!

[GILA]

Originally Posted by about_a_girluk

Yeah its very rare that someone makes an actual profit, let alone can live off the proceeds i don't see the problem really the more at the show the merrier. it seems someone Gila is letting a personal vendetta creep into every post

As i said before i dont actually have a problem with said shop. Just someone on there payroll. I have the opinion that they are overpriced which i am intitled to.

My point was thati felt it unfair as other shops selling dry goods had no livestock where as the other shop seemed to be selling them.

[reptile_man_08]

Originally Posted by CommanderPayne

were there any frogs there at all? I was told there wouldn't be many so didn't go!

Saw some horned frogs, and there was also newts and salamanders.