So, I went to the SATX reptile expo today. I perused around for almost two hours, not really looking for anything in particular, but I did focus on balls and boas. The selection was pretty sparse. I did however see in person some of the ball morphs that I had only previously seen online, namely xanthic, yellow belly, and the mojave. Something struck me as I looked at the mojave...why on earth would anyone pay $5000 for a snake that is exactly the same as a normal, except for a slight difference in color. In my opinion, the only balls that should be more expensive are the albino and piebald (out of the snakes I saw today.) I just dont get it...who cares if it has a little better color than a normal (pastel, mojave) or a lack there of (xanthic), no snake is worth thousands of dollars. It is the exact same thing as a $35 normal. Now I do agree that pieds and albinos should be priced higher because there is a drastic color and/or pattern difference. If someone can explain why they would pay $5000 for a mojave, that would be great. Oh, and I dont need a lesson in S&D...I understand economics. This is what baffles me...are there really normal people buying expensive balls out there? Or, does it go something like this: Joe Blow thinks he can make money selling balls, so he buys a $10,000 pair of mojaves from Big Boy Balls. Joe breeds them 2 years later, and realizes no one in their right mind would buy a $5000 mojave for a "pet." Luckily, John Doe decides he could make money breeding ball pythons, so he buys some mojaves from Joe Blow. And the cycle continues. Personally, I think its Big Boy Balls that keep the prices artificially high. I love it when Joe Blow sells for half of the "market value," and pisses off BBB...theres economics for you. I think the entire ball python morph market is ridiculous. Oh, and NO, I am not jealous. The only balls that interest me are normals and albinos. Peace.

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