I have been pricing not only Balls, but also Rainbow Boas and a couple others over the past few months. Now, as was stated earlier, something is only worth what someone is willing to pay for any given item, whether it be a car, house, pet...whatever.
As much as I'd love to own one of the "rare" Ball morphs, there is simply no way I'm going to shell out thousands or even hundreds of dollars for a snake that has a unique color combo or design. Now, I'm not saying the snakes like this aren't worth it, I'm just saying I'd rather be able to invest in more snakes at a lower price rather than one at an outrageous price just to say I own a "rare breed".
I also don't understand the conception that the minute a clutch is hatched the babies need to be sold post haste. I would rather buy a snake that is a year old, whose health has been verified and is on a sort of regular schedule for feeding and so forth rather then buy a baby that is already stressed and trying to figure out which end is up.
If a breeder is strapped for room, then that person should be honest enough with himself to admit he's overwhelmed and at the least his pets should skip the next breeding cycle. But, I can see how it would be hard to do that, especially if you're trying to cross morphs and so forth. Plus, I think hatching a clutch you oversaw id probably one of the most rewarding parts of owning these snakes, but that's just me.
I just wish some of the "rarer" morphs and so forth were more affordable for the "small guys", but I'm happy with what I've got.