Getting out of the hobby.

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

no one wants to buy my tanks LOL Well, they just dont wana come up here and get them.

LOL, thats pretty much kept me in the hobby as well

[Myka]

I think it's just that time of year. Early winter, and early summer. People seem to ditch at those times.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Yes, unfortunately, in hard economic times & with lots of life changes happening to people, reefing becomes an unaffordable luxury for some. Separations, divorces, lost jobs, moving, etc. can take a toll on reefers & their will/ability to stay with the addiction.

It seems to take people who are OCD or just plain stubborn to keep at it through good times & bad.

We did notice that while lots of people were at J&L this Boxing Day sales, the rush was over in the first hour & a half for livestock and most of the buyerrs were in the low hundreds range, rather than in the high hundreds like in past years.

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

We did notice that while lots of people were at J&L this Boxing Day sales, the rush was over in the first hour & a half for livestock and most of the buyerrs were in the low hundreds range, rather than in the high hundreds like in past years.

But I bet their on-line sales were off the charts. think their server crashed a couple times.

[lastlight]

I think because this hobby is so addicitive...when ppl do get out they've already been desperately trying to keep it going well past the point where they should have gotten out. It's a hobby that drives us to spend even if it means neglecting something else.

[my2rotties]

I thought you were getting out for a minute. Glad you are staying...

I thought to get out too with the way the economy has been. The tanks need constant cash flow and with so much other stuff to pay for the tank suffers. The tank needs money no matter how broke I am, and it starts getting old to have to drop a ton of cash for this and that and the other thing.

I am hanging in there... I adore all my fish.

Originally Posted by Lance

Anybody noticed how many people are shutting down their tanks and getting out of the hobby? Everyday it seems someone is selling off everything and getting out. I wonder if this trend is just here or everywhere.