Exactly how much is a finished dog worth and what are you willing to pay

There are a lot of varriables that go into this dog buyng and selling stuff. I would say (for the most part) the guys and gals on this site share very similar interest and similar experiences. Thier are a lot of other people out there, that dont spend much time on the internet or have different interest than what we (internet guys) do. For example ( and these are just my examples)....

Example 1) I know several guys that hunt "old style" cur dogs and they have had the same lines for many many years. For the most part, they dont sell thier stuff and they dont buy outside thier stuff either. But if they do sell a dog, it is going to be a very good dog and I'm sure you wont get one for less than $1500 and $3500-$4000 may get you a chance at thier best dog. In this example, these guys have no experience with buying a dog on the internet and $400-$500 is chump change.

Example 2) I know of a couple of bear hunters in another country that come to the US to buys hog dogs (plotts) to use as bear dogs. The guys overseas may pay $5,000 for a finished dog or $5,000 for a liter of pups off a proven dog.

To sum it up, I guess what someone pays for a dog is dependent on their wants, needs, thier amout of available money, and thier passion for thier own dogs.