The only thing I would add to this discussion is to not overlook the little guy (or gal). This hobby is growing quickly and there are a lot of new breeders that have some really nice animals...but aren't on the BOI yet. I have purchased a few animals (2 online and 1 at a show) from people that are new (only a few clutches in)...but in speaking with them (or via email), contacting their references (the couple of other people they did business with), seeing pictures of the animals, etc. I decided to go with them and got some really nice animals. Sure there are scammers out there but not everyone without a "rep" is bad.

Just something to keep in mind

Hope this helps,
Sean