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On the advertisements, what do "high price", "fair price", "low price" equate to? Is this some type of code? Why don't these people just state the price that they want to get?

SitasMom, I suspect it's a code... lol, the price may depend on how dim you seem to be to the vendor! 

Because they would want to know if you a sucker first and then adjust your price accordingly :) hihihi

I've never seen a more perfect answer to that question!  :)

Got me on that one.

    Snajper  The most perfect reply. Do your home work and ask around before you buy.

I have had a breeder in Texas that tried to sell me a pup for $5000. I was new and I asked

a friend who was a trainer and he said that the guy new I was new and was just trying

to get over on me. Don't be a sucker!

Buying anything without knowing what its really worth is like walking in the dark.

Research, compare, and then remember no matter what the price is you have to ask yourself whats it worth to me.

Finally the seller must ask his self how bad do I want to sell and whats my bottom line today.

I say today because these things all change daily depending on daily life.   Its a buyers market for some things for others its not.

Just like anything you buy and sell, supply and demand and a persons own monitary situation at that moment can determine price.

Comments made by sellers , high price, fair price, these are door openers inviting you in.

Don't be afraid to just make what you consider a fair offer.

Buying and selling well is an art.

A fair price is only one that you feel good about 2 weeks after the transaction. LOL  That's how I always judged if I got a good deal when buying a car; if I was not kicking myself in the pants 2 weeks later then I felt I got a "fair' deal.  If I'm bitchin up a storm it usually means I gotten taken for a ride and only realized it AFTER the fact. lol

Good point agar !

 "Why don't these people just state the price that they want to get?"


Because they want whatever the market will bear. Or, they want all that you are willing to hand over. Frankly, it seems to be easier to just show them your bank balance sheet and ask them to pick an amount and keep it.
Seriously, I am a sucker that has learned an expensive lesson by way of hard knocks. I paid $4000 for a pup that I mistaking believed would be a high quality and healthy dog, I got neither. What I now have is a reasonably good looking pet, with health issues, that should have been priced at about $900. I won't be able to do all that I may have done with him, so I have an expensive pet and I have to start all over again.
For me it works like this. Decide on exactly what you want, with absolute detail, and how much you are willing to pay for it, and then stick to it. For me it's tough to take the emotion out of the purchase of a pup, but I think I would have done much better had I done that. Also, don't be in a hurry, take your time and be willing to do your homework, including the vetting of the breeder. While I may want to trust a breeder, I will now verify everything possible. While what I needed to know was available ( hindsight can be clear and humbling ), I didn't see it, didn't look hard enough for it, or I didn't know enough to ask for it. I don't think I could buy another pup without having seen the parents, pup and breeder in person. 
I want my second pup right this damn moment, but I figure it's going to take me a year or two to finally get her. The economy is in the tank and I believe it's going to be a good long time before it improves, if ever. I suspect that even the most success