I'm newer to ball pythons in general, and am not bashing anyone else's opinion but please understand that a really cool looking pastel, spider, any other base morph, in fact, even a random cool looking normal is still really awesome to see, hold, hear about, read about, etc., in my opinion. I think with all the really fancy crazy multiple gene bps out there they we all have forgotten just how beautiful these creatures really are no matter what their morph is or how much they cost. I know when you are talking business its all about dollars and scents and how much you can make off their offspring but keep in mind that we aren't talking jewelry or random objects. We are talking about living animals. I think its great. Even some other members shared about dreaming of owning these base morphs and even now some of the crazy stuff is affordable. I understand breeders don't breed only for the love of sharing and creating awesome creatures with the public and have to make a profit to continue but where did we all start? 1 or two bps? A normal or single gene? (well most of us) A breeder that is passionate will also want to create the best looking and healthiest specimens to pass on to keep creating the best and most beautiful specimens no matter what they are going to charge for them. What is it really about at the end day? Knowing you've created something beautiful to share with the world... or... making a buck??? Don't get mad get glad that we can all have the morph of our dreams one day!