One thing to keep in mind is that pastels do color up after a few sheds. I got my female pastel thinking she was pretty decent, but after two sheds with me (probably her 4th/5th total) I'm really happy with her! With that said, you still don't want to get a cruddy pastel. They should still be pretty bold and have a lot of yellow on them. Don't waste your time on a dull/dark pastel baby, pastels brown/dull with age just like any other so you need some wiggle room!
As for spiders, I like them really clean and bright. I was lucky and have a friend near by who has a bright/high gold spiders and picked up a fantastic one from him. He's trying to talk me into picking up a female spider from him this weekBut I probably will especially if she's like his other spiders!!!
My pastel, he's a decent lemon '08
My spider, I'm in love with '09
My pastel girl, she's a '10 Graziani
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