I tried searching the forums, but couldn't find anything addressing my exact question (at least not without scanning thousands of threads!). I'm looking to get another BP, and will hopefully find something at the upcoming herp show in Daly City... but in the meantime I've been perusing the online classifieds, including Craigslist. I know sites like kingsnake have more "real" breeders, but I would prefer to deal locally - so I can meet the snake before committing to anything.

So my question is, can you actually get a good snake on CL? What should I ask, look for, offer, etc? I've seen a few really nice ones on there for very cheap, and would like to possibly check them out. I emailed one guy with a pastel and asked for pictures, what he was eating, if he had a tank, and that was it. I thought later that I should have also asked why he was selling the snake, where it originally came from, and what it currently weighs. Anything else I'm forgetting? And how can I be sure I'm not getting a snake with issues? As for dealing with CL people in general, I have a lot of experience with that... so don't worry, I'm not going to get scammed! Here are a few examples of ads I've seen locally, and I'd appreciate any advice/input from you all.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/pet/1156523123.html
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/pet/1154936993.html (here's the pastel I emailed about - is it really a pastel??)
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/pet/1153680118.html
http://fresno.craigslist.org/pet/1155166595.html
http://reno.craigslist.org/pet/1132543363.html