so any good vendors at columbia

[rabernet]

urgh, i try not to sound dumb, but good quality Vs. good heath, whats the differance, every show i got to i have enough to get one, then life kicks in, as this time around, the crickets are soon running out and my new t-rex MVb suck, bough 2 for the beardies and its too bright, even at the desired leingh away, so i could of swinged it but yea, sorry to whine. lol

Good health is part of good quality. $350 is already a "cheap" price for albino's. I'm just floored people expect them to be any less. They shouldn't be below $1000 in my opinion - none of the recessives should be.

Let's put it this way, I went to a show in December and was also shopping for an albino. The night before I was talking to a breeder about one that I really liked. He quoted me a price and encouraged me to go to the show to make sure that I didn't see something I liked better.

I found another albino at the show with the same "look" that I wanted (I prefer no alien heads - reduced pattern only), for $100 less than he quoted me.

I walked out of the show WITHOUT the snake, because it was on a jobber's table (flipper) who couldn't tell me a thing about the history of the snake, who probably got the animal in trade from a previous show. No telling what sort of illnesses and mites that animal could have been exposed to. With jobbers, it's about flipping the animal as quickly as possible. It's quality that you "can't" see.

I called the breeder and told him I would be thrilled to buy his animal at the price he was asking. And I couldn't be happier with my decision.

Have fun at the show, but buy animals with caution. If you don't know what you're looking for or how to determine quality - try to hook up with other forum members here that are going who you can ask their opinion.