I was also thinking about this recently. In my opinion it is totally about the popularity. It is kind of like buying a brand name bag. I'm not talking about the best quality leather kind which you could compare to a show quality dog. Im talking about a regular cotton bag. You could buy one for 50 bucks or for 300 bucks. It depends whether or not you want the brand. I dont know if that made any sense to anyone outside of my head. But i trully believe we are paying for the "Yorkie" name.
Its a vicious cycle b/c since they are becoming more popular, they are becoming more expensive and that makes people think they are better....so more people want them, making them more popular and even more expensive.
I have seen Yorkies go for well over 5,000....however i have yet to see any other breed go for that much.
Interesting question..looking forward to seeing if anyone can explain it less confusing than i did. |