I like the idea and think it would be great but it would open MM up for more shots when someone says “I bought this of MorphMarket and it doesnt work”… which they inevitably will. But feel free to start a PM with those you trust and get going with this idea… maybe one day we will change our terms and open your PM publicity to everyone …
We have plans on this
Organization Profile Pages – manufacturers can actually get started creating their accounts already.
For now though, I have added Dubia links to the forums footer (It would be wrong to use any other, given the recent news )
Honestly, this is to protect MorphMarket, and the hobby as a whole. We do realize there is a market for crocodilians obviously, otherwise we wouldn’t have a category at all, but its not an area we want to “promote”. We deal with a great deal of pushback as it is, from people that believe reptiles (in general) should not be kept as pets, from snake haters, from people who believe other “dangerous” animals should not be kept or sold, such as giant snakes, monitors, crocodilians, etc.
Regarding venomous animals (Read here also), we have a great deal of respect for anyone capable of keeping these animals in a safe and secure environment suitable for them to thrive in. It is a market we have considered opening up, and will continue to consider it as time goes on, but at this time, it’s simply not an option. Adding venomous snakes to the mix, with all the moral and ethical complications they bring with them, not to mention legal entanglements, would amp up that pushback by orders of magnitude.
We’ll continue to weigh the cost versus benefit of what and how we promote categories, but I don’t see changes for either crocs or hots happening in the near future.