I saw lessers for about $80-$100 at the expo I went to. I wasn't looking for a female, just one I liked for a price I liked, so probably the females cost more and I just didn't notice. I like lessers best, whether plain or mixed with something else.
Don't the base morphs pop up in fancy clutches? I always figured they were just the "by-products" of the breeder trying for something more complicated.