Right on. I recently bought a 1000g normal for $200 plus shipping because It will throw some killer mojaves for me in a year, if any of her pattern or color carries over. I could have got 2 or 3 cbb females of that size for around that price, and used them to hatch out 2-3x more mediocre mojaves to dump into the market, but she was a gorgeous snake so I was happy to pay more for her. I also paid $400 for my male pastel when they were going for about $200-$250, because he was a smoking example of a pastel. It was $400 because it was a package deal with a 2100g female. I didn't care for the female's color or pattern so I brought her to the local reptile show and gave her away to a mother and son who were about to buy a w.c adult. The list goes on, and the rewards are the killer hatchlings that they produce. It's all about quality.