A few guys I knew always set real high stud fees on one or two of there dogs, at present I do the same with one dog I have now, some times you just like to keep the years / or a life time of your hard work to your self, some guys would take the service of the dog if they got it for a few hundred $, but when you set a real high price you don't fall out with guys by refusing them the stud, the stud dog is there but at a price they wont pay. to be honest if limeys stud dog was a producing dog and sires large litters of pups I myself would pay that fee, if its some thing I wanted, the bottom line if you paid 2700 for the service, and you got 10 pups or more in the litter, each pup would cost 270 or less, i think limey is correct in putting any price he wants on his dog, its a take it or leave it situation, on the other hand when you set a real high stud fee you or letting others believe you have some thing special - it makes a good sales pitch , and gets guys talking about your stud dog or line of dogs you keep, and then an old saying comes to my head also a " fool and his money are easy parted."