Best deal you have ever gotten on a ball python

1000 gram firefly female for $900 :gj:
http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/PICT4110.jpg

I got a 147 gram male mojave for a dollar a gram. lol jokingly offered a buck a gram and the guy threw him on the scales.

I was given a male het albino. (had purchased one the month before and lost him in the house fire) The breeder heard about it and gave me a replacement.

but my fav has to be my normal male Karl. $15 he is from a het clown to het clown pairing so guess that makes him 50% pos het clown.
here he is:
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/...iles/karl2.jpg
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/...iles/karl2.jpg

I'm still shopping around for my first BP so this is pretty interesting. I'm naturally pretty suspicious of 'deals' but are they fairly common among breeders? Should taking chances on deals be reserved for in-person purchases from experienced owners?

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Originally Posted by H.o.F.R

he is from a het clown to het clown pairing so guess that makes him 50% pos het clown.

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That would make him 66% poss het...

My best deal was on my Fire female. She was a rescue for the person who had her. I was really hung up on her, and we talked for a while about her and snakes in general and stupid people who have no business owning snakes.

After a bit he asked if I wanted her. I said yes, but told him I could not meet his price. He asked me to make an offer. I told him I wasn't going to offend him like that, because my funds and his price were from different sides of town. We talked a bit more, and he kept asking me to make an offer, and I kept refusing. I knew darn well he'd have no trouble moving her for the price he wanted, so I wasn't about to step on his sales opportunity.

After about 15 minutes of arguing in a friendly way, I finally broke down and told him how much I had, knowing that was the only way he'd leave it alone. Once he heard how low my funds were, he'd realize I wasn't kidding. Could have knocked me on my butt when he told me that is what he invested in her to rescue her, and as long as she went to a good home, that was all he cared about. I still had trouble believing he was serious, I knew he could make more on her. Quite a bit more in fact. But he was completely serious, and for a price I still have trouble believing, she became mine.

She was pitifully thin, and it took a long time of small frequent feedings to get her up to where she belonged. She's still thinner than she should be, but at least she doesn't look like a snakeskin belt anymore.

Gale

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Originally Posted by H.o.F.R

I got a 147 gram male mojave for a dollar a gram. lol jokingly offered a buck a gram and the guy threw him on the scales.

I was given a male het albino. (had purchased one the month before and lost him in the house fire) The breeder heard about it and gave me a replacement.

but my fav has to be my normal male Karl. $15 he is from a het clown to het clown pairing so guess that makes him 50% pos het clown.
here he is:
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/...iles/karl2.jpg
http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/...iles/karl2.jpg

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Holy heck you have some nice luck! I would love to have a clown and $15 a 66% chance for a het is more than worth it. He is a gorgeous snake.

A buck a gram is super awesome! That would be a fun way to sell a snake for sure.

Gale, that was an incredibly sweet story that I enjoyed greatly <3

$125 for my female butter. $25 for a female 2500 gram 12 yr old virgin ball python. I swear she's axanthic but I sure as heck don't have the money to prove her out. And $100 for my gtp :D

Neat thread. :gj:

0.1 mojave (1,200g)
1.0 lesser (930g)
1.0 pastel (1,500g)

All three are excellent examples of their morphs and were very well taken care of. I've posted pics of them a few times. We also got all their tubs (which had custom locks and everything), heat mats, BAH-1000 thermostat, a few other supplies and a grocery bag overflowing with frozen feeders.

Everything for $500.

Yeah, I dropped what I was doing right then and there and made the hour long trip up to Akron to get them. Another local breeder (shady guy at best, a real jerk) flipped out on me because I beat him to the punch. He had made no arrangements to pick them up, but he still holds me personally responsible because he missed out. Ya snooze ya lose, buddy!

Another good deal was our female pinstripe. She was 300g+ when we got her. Maybe not the deal of the century like the one above, but I think $180 for her was more than fair for her size and quality.

$140 for a lesser hatchling,

$250 for a 1.1 pair of pastels het. axanthics

$125 for a 500gram pinstripe male

$100 for a 400gram black pastel female

$500 for a 2200 gram proven spider female.

I only paid market prices for my first ball python, and it was an OG HYPO. haha