For me I prefer to buy online or visit one of the larger shows. Here in ATL the show prices are kinda so-so unless it's a big one.

However last time I went to a show there was a guy who had this Ball Python that looked insane, I mean it was seriously a new morph IMHO but he said it was just a WC normal...I think he had no idea what he was talking about. He wanted $100 for it but I was mainly there to find a local rat breeder (which I didn't find...) so I didn't have any $ to buy him.