In addition some species have a higher ratio of one sexed compared to others. Take Rhopalurus pintoi, I recieved a nice sized order and all of them were female. The species is very heavy on females.Worth is relative. As pets, females are generally worth more.
When you get to breeders though, it's a whole other ball game. What is needed to breed is the most valuable. So lets say you want to have a breeding pair of your scorpion.
You have one female already. You may want to have more females, but what you really need is a male to breed. So for you at that point, getting a male would be the most valued.
This issue is further complicated by how and by whom they are collected. In some species, the males will wonder looking for a mate, etc., while the females may tend to stay in the burrows. In this case, collectors may only have mostly males.
Another possibility is that males are wondering and taking refuge where they can before the day starts. If a collector is only turning over large rocks, they may find mostly females.
On top of all of this, when bred, there are sometimes more males or females.
So as you can see, there is a lot of issues to consider when comparing value.
But the general rule is that pet people would prefer a female, while a breeder would generally want to get more males, but this varies on circumstance.
One example I have, is an awesome offer I received for a male of a Diplocentrus sp. I was offered value way in excess of the value of the scorpion, because he needed a male to breed. I've also gotten lucky collecting, and found males that breeders needed. So I wouldn't get too disappointed with getting a male. I would just look for a breeder that needs it. Maybe then you could trade for some slings of a new specie, or an extra female from the breeder. Males can have greater value sometimes too!
On top of all of this, when bred, there are sometimes more males or females.
That's what I was trying to say!In addition some species have a higher ratio of one sexed compared to others. Take Rhopalurus pintoi, I recieved a nice sized order and all of them were female. The species is very heavy on females.