Wait for a normal, or switch to a Jungle Pastel? Opinions welcome!

[Ashleigh91]

Hi there, I am a soon to be Ball Python owner and I've come face to face with a bit of a dilemma. I have a friend (not a breeder) who owns two normal BPs, and bred them. She now has 3 eggs, and was going to sell me a normal BP for $150. I know that's a little much for a normal, but I figured meh, she's a friend w/e.

I currently have my entire set up ready, and I'm pretty much dying from anticipation. The eggs are still about 20 days from hatching, and then I found out that she needs to keep them for at least one month, but probably two to get them feeding properly (and I know that that's a good thing, no dispute there )

So, I had previously asked a breeder about his prices on normal BPs, but he didn't have any available at the time, so I'd just forgotten about it. But he gets ahold of me and he has some Jungle Pastels currently available for $200, plus shipping.

So, what's everyone's personal opinion? Stick with the friend and the normal morph and wait it out? Or let her find someone else and get a pretty little Jungle Pastel in the next week or so?

- Also, I don't really have any idea what normal prices are for either of these morphs, except that the breeder in question told me he usually sells normals for 80. So any opinions are welcome.