When do you list your babies for sale?

[Homebody]

Does anybody list their babies for sale before they're ready to actually ship?

I don't see anything ethically wrong with, not only listing them, but even taking a deposit, aa long as you're prepared to refund it if something goes wrong. From what I hear, selling ball pythons is a tough business to break into. That extra advertising time seems like it would be valuable, maybe even critical.