I agree with what you say gippy apart from your last line... I.e best sire you can afford, if you can't afford to go to the best sire you possible can then your going to get into alot of trouble down the track money wise, when it comes to selecting sires price shouldn't matter, one exception maybe Brett lee., I've heard people say ohh I wanted to go to surf lorian but went to runs house to save $700, in 18 months time that $700 is only a small % of what you have spent..

don't let money decided what sire you go to, if you can't afford it don't breed or find a breeding deal cause in the long run it will cost the same