I voted same, but for a different reason. I really don't think there are only two specific genes, one for Black Pastels and one for Cinnamons. I've seen some Cinnies that look like Black Pastels and some Black Pastels that look like cinnies. There are a LOT of different lines out there and I think a lot of the people that imported them decided to name them one or the other. For example, look at all of the different pastels out there. There used to be many lines but with so many different combos and inter-breeding, most pastels are just referred to now as the generic "pastel". I've bred a number of Cinny clutches from my BHB line with different females, and some come out looking very much like a Black Pastel with high contrast colors whereas others come out looking like a typical Cinnamon with a nice cinny color, faded head and blushing.
Overall I would give the same recommendation that I would when buying a pastel or any snake: buy the snake, not the name.
Here's one cinny that I hatched last year that resembles the above Black Pastel more than the Cinny:
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