Quote Originally Posted by waltah! View Post
If the quality is excellent those prices don't seem unreasonable. Just because someone sells a spider for $200 somewhere doesn't mean that's the going rate for a quality animal.
I suppose... but like I said, the spider I ended up buying (from Jake Wallace) is just as pretty - if not prettier - and only cost $250. I believe their prices have less to do with the quality of the snakes (which is great), and more to do with where they're located. Everything around here is more expensive, unfortunately.

I second Ed's idea to check with some of the breeders that frequent this site. Post an ad in the wanted/for sale section and see what happens
I third that! When I was looking for a breeding-size female, I posted a wanted ad here and got immediate responses... ended up choosing a beautiful girl from J&J Reptiles, and couldn't be happier with her.