If it were me and I was unsure of what I was looking for or at for that matter I would go to the source especially if I was gonna toss out 2k or more on a snake. For example: If I were going to buy a phantom/mystic I would go to either Ralph Davis for a phantom or McCain fo a mystic and specters well there are a few "founders" and ppl that I would deff trust to buy a specter from. One of them being a well known person and he is infact a member here, Albey from Albey's Too Cool Reptiles. Or again you could go to the source and go to Mark Haas. Again, thats if there wasn't a friend of yours or someone you trusted that had any of those. Granted you will most likely pay a bit more going to the source then from a smaller time breeder but your also paying for the peace of mind in knowing that your 100% getting what your paying for.