I agree that the Clowns are very good investment snakes. Here in Canada the prices are very steady on Clowns- somewhere around $2300/$2800. That's outside my spending range right now, but I'd pick up some females if I could.
I have a friend breeds balls here in Canada and she's excellent at spotting het clowns. So far she's proved out her possible het hold backs 4 out of 4 times. She offered me a possible het pair that she thinks are real hets for only $300... what do you think about that deal? It'd be a steal if it works out, but I'm still iffy on the possible part (although I fully trust her, it's still not a sure thing).