price will fall as demand falls... however we still pay $300 for a reeves turtle and they have been available for many years... I see them hopefully staying around the $500 mark so not everyone/anyone can get their hands on them. I dont meen that in a bad way but i saw some poor kept red eared turtles the other week, people can but them for $30-5o bux and have no idea on what they really need... (i also know that there are many many keepers out there that would look after them that coudlnt afford them) its just that no everyone is going to splash $500 on a pet reptile...