You're welcome...not every one can afford what others think it should be to get started. There's nothing wrong with wanting to find a cheap healthy rabbit as long as seller and buyer are on same terms
Doesn't sound horrible at all. We all love our rabbits, no matter their purpose despite the argument that gets tossed around (by the same people as the "adopt don't shop" group to the best of my knowledge and what I've had told).
Only time will tell, along with some creative advertising. Any free source you feel comfortable using could be of use, there's some posts on that too here
I use Facebook, Hoobly, and 3 local pay papers that have free advertising as well as the state agriculture paper. You might check into those sorts of things. Some others use Craigslist (be careful about your location and personal information of course as with any stranger as not all are friendly as it seems you've already found out, again sadly) or even radio. There is a local station that does call in ads for a few hours 2 days a week here, so far I've either not been available or had nothing to sell to use it...BUT with all sales I use either a cell phone or email as contact. Unless I know the person or have very good refs, no house number or address. I don't think its as big a problem there as here, but there is a small growing force of "save the rabbit" clan when it comes to those who want to use for any purpose.
You might consider too, since its hard getting a starting price, to sit down and figure how much it has cost you to keep them and what it looks like it will cost for future keep. For example, I raise 2 MR does that I decide to sell at 3 months old. I first decide how long I'm going to run them for sale. I figure cost for feeding the doe/buck used for breeding for a month, 3 months of feed for the 2 does, and any other costs I incurred specifically for them (vits, supps, first aid things, show fees if they've been shown). Then I look at what the parents cost me. I figure in a certain percentage of what the parents cost me to those 2 does (at this moment its been 10% or 20% of parental cost). I figure how much it is going to cost me to keep them during the time I have them posted, typically at least 30 days, and add that to the cost. I add in $20.00 for my time, energy spent, and cage space they're taking up. IF the price is not as much as what I've paid for the parents (and they are at least as nice as them), I ask at least the same. I do not under cut those that sold to me or cheapen a blood line. You could also just use that as a starting point, consider what you paid and how much in feed they've consumed, adjust as need be. Granted there are some here that if I do sell I'll never be able to charge or recoup most of what they've cost me, but that's okay. I also consider what I'm willing to pay if I was being offered the one I'm selling. If I wouldn't pay what I've figured, then I question why and adjust accordingly. Not every rabbit I produce gets sold or is worth selling...is that some thing you've considered or is a possibility? I have no idea if your vegan or what not, but many look at terminal possibilities with that too. If the farm status allows for that, it might help too.
One more thought, IF in the end you cannot sell as you want and are completely out of options, you could go for a terminal cull buyer that buys for food or feed purposes. Lots of RAW and BARF feeders here like getting healthy culls at not so store prices. If you go to shows there are also some times buyers there. Granted, prices for such are usually no ways near what others are...but its another option of sales IF it doesn't cause problems with your farm status want and you can deal with such. I would find terminal buyers before it is a need though, that way you have several to check in with and bounce to if one doesn't need any at the time you have some that must go.
