That's unfortunate. The repticon where I am updates a few weeks before usually with the upcoming vendors.
Maybe peak through the old list anyway and see if there is anyone on it that even sells retics you would consider reputable? Might be a repeat vendor if so (most of ours are repeats) so it could be a way to rule out a good chunk of who could be there. You wouldn't want to buy just because it is a morph you want if the vendor might be sketchy or have poorly treated their animals (as well as disease risk if they have poor keeping standards/cleanliness).
Any chance the store would hold one for you until the repticon (probably only feasible for a week or two, I would think)? Maybe for a deposit or something. Might be worth a small loss if you do find something good there and if not it will be there for you after.
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