200.00 is not a low price, you said that it surprised you. Pastels have dropped in price, and there is a huge range of grades (probably the first snake people buy when they get into BPs and the first one they breed - hence alot of them kicking around and many not so great).
He is def a pastel, just a dark one.
Quick peek at the baby and I would pass myself. That baby is going to get very dark.
Bruce