BCI at Daytona?

[Damage, Inc.]

I'm thinking of attending the Daytona show coming up next month which its supposed to be pretty big so I'm assuming there will be a lot of selection there but I've never been there before.

So, it would be great if anyone who's been in recent years can comment specifically on the BCI selection at the show. Using Morphmarket as a comparison point, how much is there and how is the pricing? I guess what I'm wondering is whether I'm better off buying at the show or just ordering something online. This is for "nice but not super fancy" stuff, around $400-600 range but I can stretch some for an exceptional animal. This is for a pet, not for breeding and I'm specifically looking for males due to the typically slightly smaller size.

I definitely do appreciate that at the show I can see and handle the animals in person to gauge their personality which is great and certainly worth something. And I suspect there will likely be more subadult animals there too whereas Morphmarket seems to cater more to babies and yearlings. Since I'm not working with hot genes I don't mind skipping ahead a bit, I get a snake that doesn't look like a pencil as well as a better idea of their adult colors. Mainly I just want to have the right expectations. The two things I don't want to happen are driving ~8 hours to the show and being disappointed *or* skipping the show and it turns out that it was full of awesome snakes for great prices.

Thanks!

Daytona always has a decent selection and it's wroth at least 1 trip if for nothing else than like you said you will be able to handle the animals. Plus in some cases you get to speak directly with the breeder which can be an invaluable resource.
Some thing that I usually do is check the National Breeder website for when they post the vendors list. That way before you head down there you can see who some of the vendors are and even check their website/facebook pages. Even the BOI. That list might give you an indication of if you think it's worth while or not.