A collector/pet owner’s perspective:
The funny thing about the ball market to me is many of the morphs need a side by side comparison with a normal to tell it's a morph (at least for a non ball person like myself) and sell for a ton. While the boa morphs are so attractive that many want them just as pets, myself included, yet they sell for so much cheaper. I know breeding factors play a role. It just seems that ball market is like a pyramid scheme were at some point someone will get stuck with very expensive snakes and no one to sell them to because they are not attractive enough for the pet/collector trade. When I show a person who does not like snakes (most people) a boa morph they immediately remark that it looks “cool” or “pretty.” When I do the same (using photos) with many (there are some that make jaws drop) ball morphs they usually state that it looks no different or or less attractive than a normal ball.

I also get the impression that there is a lot more trading in the ball world than boa morph world so this keeps prices high as well since often time no money is actually changing hands. The snakes themselves become currency. I once spoke with a very big importer in Miami, who does not do trades, who joked about how hard it was to get actual dollars for many for many of his balls.

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