Just to throw this out there. If he can ship that rather poor pastel to you, why can't you get a really nice one shipped to you ?
There are many places online to get high quality ball pythons, you don't have to settle for second best.
Of course, if you want it just for a pet and not to breed, that doesn't make any difference.
By the way, if this guy can't even tell what he's breeding and selling, I wouldn't want anything of his. Just saying.
Gale