I think no matter what you breed you have to have the right animals at the right time. I bred Ball Pythons for 5 years and they were not always "easy to sell" even when you have the popular morphs. As for Leopard Geckos, I found them a hard sell due to the supply, way too many people breeding them. And thats how I see Ball Pythons now. No one is getting the high prices like they used to, and new morphs are worth a fraction of what new morphs were back in the begining. The first year I hatched pastels was 1999 and they were very hard to sell because people were not that into Ball Pythons yet, and didn't want to drop the big bucks. Same with Garters right now. Give them time. They may not be the next Ball Python, but they are gaining alot of attention in the hobby, and they will become easier to sell as this happens. I have sold quite a few baby Garters this year, just by advertising here, and on fauna.

Anyways, I think this is what Jeff was alluding to when he mentioned how important the piebald morph is for the hobby. The piebald will thrust Garter Snakes into the spot light, and we will see an influx of new people wanting all the species and morphs, not just the pied. Just my two cents..