Im gonna have to disagree here on this one no hard feelings BUT... you can find a pastel yes in the range between 125 and 150 but i have seen them as low as 100 to 75 dollars.... Have you tried faunaclassifieds. Also spider do NOT run between 300 you can get a really nice spider for about 125. Honestly your best bet if you want to get a decent morph and if your wife dosent plane on breeding or anything get her a spider or pastel they are really nice.
Plus if you do decide to breed it you can make some nice morphs as well.
Let me know what exactly you want and i can refer you to some people remember that breeding season is in effect so that will limit things...
Good luck