I kinda forgot you were blind . I guess that means you are going off description. I wouldn’t say that 5 has a cleaner pattern. In my opinion, i actually think that 17’s pattern is better. but 5 it is a little darker. 17 has nicer colors that I assume will keep getting better and better with the img.
Any more recent pics of them?
Also this is all coming from someone who was no experience with boas. This is all just what I feel/think.
It’s hard to explain. Both 17 and 5 have similar colors and patterns. But 17 has an average looking pattern to me. Number 5 pattern has a very distinctive look to me. If I owned them, I would keep 5 and sell 17.