Is this a good deal?

[Spaniard]

You could try to talk his price down. That first one is pretty brown, but he has great blushing. Is the browning a trait they pass to offspring?

Mother of the clutch has a lot of influence on the gene as well. There's no rule saying that a browned out pastel won't throw attractive offspring. But if you're building up breeding stock you want to start with the best quality, that's just my opinion though. I paid higher than market price for my pastel male, and I have no regrets.