>>High end herps that can no longer be kept by their owners are routinely privately placed with reputable market makers.

Right.

>>Craig's List is not a legitimate herp vending market. Craig's List specifically forbids it. That re-homing/rescue/adoption routine is just a fraudulent way of getting around the rules.

Again, right. (Although at least one person who frequents this board -- it may have been brd, but I don't remember for sure -- has admitted recently that he has sold a good number of herps on Craigslist.)

>>People that sell Herps on Craig's list are generally not of a sophistication and caliber to know exactly what they are selling. They are either misinformed, incorrect, or lying.

Absolutely right again. Unfortunately, this is exactly the sort of person who is at higher risk of dumping those herps if they don't sell.

>>In the Ball Python market, Any "Het." Ball Python of any morph is just as likely as not, to be a normal Ball Python, unless the breeder/circumstances/provenance is well known.

Again, I agree. In this case, though, the seller had the litter and posted a pic of a pied littermate.
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0.1 Peruvian rainbow boa (Amaru)
2.0 Brazilian rainbow boas (Arco, Olho)
0.3 Honduran milksnakes (Chicchan, Chanir, Hari)
1.0 Thayeri kingsnake (Coatl)
2.7 corns (Cetto, Tolosa, Uce, TBA)
1,000,000.1,000,000 other critters

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