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| So, I was interested in a horse for sale on craigslist.org. I've been looking for a well bred prospect for months. Older then 5 and younger then 10. The horse was used as an all around horse, dressage, a little jumping, and trail riding. He is 14 and little older then what I was looking for but is a grandson of Dash for Cash and Special Elan and a Great Grandson of Beduino. They were only asking $875. I had been trying for 2 weeks to set up a time to come see him. The owner usually took 12 to 48 hours to get back to me and never really set up a decent time to see him. So I got off work around noon Wednesday and contacted her, she informed me she would be working in the evening and asked if Thursday or Friday would work. I said no to Thursday since it was Thanksgiving but agreed for Friday. I contacted her on Friday and she told me the horse had sold Wednesday…..okay grrrr I said I could come Wednesday. But then I look on Craigslist again on Saturday and there he is for sale for $3500 by the new owner! Buying and selling horses has been very frustrating lately.Does flipping of horses such as this bother anyone else? I'm not mad just bummed out I guess. Never worked with the Dash for Cash line and was looking forward to it. Maybe I'm just extra irritable this week…. |
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| 3KissHit - 2013-12-02 2:39 PM So, I was interested in a horse for sale on craigslist.org. I've been looking for a well bred prospect for months. Older then 5 and younger then 10. The horse was used as an all around horse, dressage, a little jumping, and trail riding. He is 14 and little older then what I was looking for but is a grandson of Dash for Cash and Special Elan and a Great Grandson of Beduino. They were only asking $875. I had been trying for 2 weeks to set up a time to come see him. The owner usually took 12 to 48 hours to get back to me and never really set up a decent time to see him. So I got off work around noon Wednesday and contacted her, she informed me she would be working in the evening and asked if Thursday or Friday would work. I said no to Thursday since it was Thanksgiving but agreed for Friday. I contacted her on Friday and she told me the horse had sold Wednesday…..okay grrrr I said I could come Wednesday. But then I look on Craigslist again on Saturday and there he is for sale for $3500 by the new owner! Buying and selling horses has been very frustrating lately.Does flipping of horses such as this bother anyone else? I'm not mad just bummed out I guess. Never worked with the Dash for Cash line and was looking forward to it. Maybe I'm just extra irritable this week….
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| DD2012 - 2013-12-02 2:41 PM
3KissHit - 2013-12-02 2:39 PM So, I was interested in a horse for sale on craigslist.org. I've been looking for a well bred prospect for months. Older then 5 and younger then 10. The horse was used as an all around horse, dressage, a little jumping, and trail riding. He is 14 and little older then what I was looking for but is a grandson of Dash for Cash and Special Elan and a Great Grandson of Beduino. They were only asking $875. I had been trying for 2 weeks to set up a time to come see him. The owner usually took 12 to 48 hours to get back to me and never really set up a decent time to see him. So I got off work around noon Wednesday and contacted her, she informed me she would be working in the evening and asked if Thursday or Friday would work. I said no to Thursday since it was Thanksgiving but agreed for Friday. I contacted her on Friday and she told me the horse had sold Wednesday…..okay grrrr I said I could come Wednesday. But then I look on Craigslist again on Saturday and there he is for sale for $3500 by the new owner! Buying and selling horses has been very frustrating lately.Does flipping of horses such as this bother anyone else? I'm not mad just bummed out I guess. Never worked with the Dash for Cash line and was looking forward to it. Maybe I'm just extra irritable this week….
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| 3KissHit - 2013-12-02 3:39 PM So, I was interested in a horse for sale on craigslist.org. I've been looking for a well bred prospect for months. Older then 5 and younger then 10. The horse was used as an all around horse, dressage, a little jumping, and trail riding. He is 14 and little older then what I was looking for but is a grandson of Dash for Cash and Special Elan and a Great Grandson of Beduino. They were only asking $875. I had been trying for 2 weeks to set up a time to come see him. The owner usually took 12 to 48 hours to get back to me and never really set up a decent time to see him. So I got off work around noon Wednesday and contacted her, she informed me she would be working in the evening and asked if Thursday or Friday would work. I said no to Thursday since it was Thanksgiving but agreed for Friday. I contacted her on Friday and she told me the horse had sold Wednesday…..okay grrrr I said I could come Wednesday. But then I look on Craigslist again on Saturday and there he is for sale for $3500 by the new owner! Buying and selling horses has been very frustrating lately.Does flipping of horses such as this bother anyone else? I'm not mad just bummed out I guess. Never worked with the Dash for Cash line and was looking forward to it. Maybe I'm just extra irritable this week….
Totally too good to be true, if this horse was sound and sane. You know what they say about "too good to be true"...if it sounds that way, it probably isn't actually true. There are sellers in my area that will post horses on craigslist and will not get back to you or let you have a chance to come look at them if you sound like someone who knows what you're doing. Also, often times the first ad is just to get somebody baited and then the second ad is to get someone to rush to buy him before it's too late again. |
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| Well it might be too good to be true. I only look on craigslist for project horses. Although, I have sold my horses through craigslist and have had success. Guess I didn't think about it being a "bait" add. lol |
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| BamaCanChaser - 2013-12-02 3:14 PM
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Do not look on Craigslist for horses. The end.
Unless you are Kristi Schiller.
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Location: Kansas | LRQHS - 2013-12-02 2:50 PM Do not look on Craigslist for horses. The end.
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Location: Kansas | BamaCanChaser - 2013-12-02 3:14 PM LRQHS - 2013-12-02 2:50 PM Do not look on Craigslist for horses. The end. Unless you are Kristi Schiller.
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Location: Texas | my craigslist horse selling experience ended very quickly after someone, who HAD to be a teenager, offered me 4500 sock monkeys for my colt. it started like this:
I listed him for 4500. said NOWHERE on the ad about negotiating on a price. I get an email saying they will pay $750 and pick him up tomorrow.
I thought this was a joke- so I emailed back and said yeah right, not happening. They email back- my final offer is $1000 and I can pick him up in the morning.
I again think a friend of mine is messing with me, so still thinking this is fake told them absolutely not, not happening, he's $4500 not $1000.
They email me AGAIN and say- What if I pay you half now, and in a few years if he ends up being anything I will pay you the rest. I said- YEAH RIGHT.
They email again and said, well what if I pay him off with his winnings. (this is a WEANLING here.) At this point I am thinking this isn't a joke anymore. I told them absolutely no trades, no negotiating, no payments, no nothing.
I didn't hear anything for a while and thought they got the picture. then I got one more email that said- this may be a long shot, but I make custom sock monkeys as a hobby, and I was wondering if you would be interested in any. I would give you 4500 of them and even if you sold them for $1 a piece you'd more than make your money on the colt!
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Location: Kansas | casualdust07 - 2013-12-02 3:36 PM my craigslist horse selling experience ended very quickly after someone, who HAD to be a teenager, offered me 4500 sock monkeys for my colt. it started like this: I listed him for 4500. said NOWHERE on the ad about negotiating on a price. I get an email saying they will pay $750 and pick him up tomorrow. I thought this was a joke- so I emailed back and said yeah right, not happening. They email back- my final offer is $1000 and I can pick him up in the morning. I again think a friend of mine is messing with me, so still thinking this is fake told them absolutely not, not happening, he's $4500 not $1000. They email me AGAIN and say- What if I pay you half now, and in a few years if he ends up being anything I will pay you the rest. I said- YEAH RIGHT. They email again and said, well what if I pay him off with his winnings. (this is a WEANLING here.) At this point I am thinking this isn't a joke anymore. I told them absolutely no trades, no negotiating, no payments, no nothing. I didn't hear anything for a while and thought they got the picture. then I got one more email that said- this may be a long shot, but I make custom sock monkeys as a hobby, and I was wondering if you would be interested in any. I would give you 4500 of them and even if you sold them for $1 a piece you'd more than make your money on the colt! At that point. I didn't reply. LOL.
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Location: Missouri | casualdust07 - 2013-12-02 3:36 PM my craigslist horse selling experience ended very quickly after someone, who HAD to be a teenager, offered me 4500 sock monkeys for my colt. it started like this: I listed him for 4500. said NOWHERE on the ad about negotiating on a price. I get an email saying they will pay $750 and pick him up tomorrow. I thought this was a joke- so I emailed back and said yeah right, not happening. They email back- my final offer is $1000 and I can pick him up in the morning. I again think a friend of mine is messing with me, so still thinking this is fake told them absolutely not, not happening, he's $4500 not $1000. They email me AGAIN and say- What if I pay you half now, and in a few years if he ends up being anything I will pay you the rest. I said- YEAH RIGHT. They email again and said, well what if I pay him off with his winnings. (this is a WEANLING here.) At this point I am thinking this isn't a joke anymore. I told them absolutely no trades, no negotiating, no payments, no nothing. I didn't hear anything for a while and thought they got the picture. then I got one more email that said- this may be a long shot, but I make custom sock monkeys as a hobby, and I was wondering if you would be interested in any. I would give you 4500 of them and even if you sold them for $1 a piece you'd more than make your money on the colt! At that point. I didn't reply. LOL.
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| casualdust07 - 2013-12-02 3:36 PM
my craigslist horse selling experience ended very quickly after someone, who HAD to be a teenager, offered me 4500 sock monkeys for my colt. it started like this:
I listed him for 4500. said NOWHERE on the ad about negotiating on a price. I get an email saying they will pay $750 and pick him up tomorrow.
I thought this was a joke- so I emailed back and said yeah right, not happening. They email back- my final offer is $1000 and I can pick him up in the morning.
I again think a friend of mine is messing with me, so still thinking this is fake told them absolutely not, not happening, he's $4500 not $1000.
They email me AGAIN and say- What if I pay you half now, and in a few years if he ends up being anything I will pay you the rest. I said- YEAH RIGHT.
They email again and said, well what if I pay him off with his winnings. (this is a WEANLING here.) At this point I am thinking this isn't a joke anymore. I told them absolutely no trades, no negotiating, no payments, no nothing.
I didn't hear anything for a while and thought they got the picture. then I got one more email that said- this may be a long shot, but I make custom sock monkeys as a hobby, and I was wondering if you would be interested in any. I would give you 4500 of them and even if you sold them for $1 a piece you'd more than make your money on the colt!
At that point. I didn't reply. LOL.
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| Oh my. I wouldn't completely stay away from Craigslist. You just never know. I had a super nice, anyone could ride, Doc O'Lena mare solid 4D horse (part of my reason for selling) - not spooky, you could haul her anywhere, a dream to ride out. I had her listed for $4,000 on several horse sites that I know people look at. I never got so much as a tire kicker. This was a super nice mare. Finally put her on Craigslist and she sold for my asking price within a week. She is a trail horse and her new owners love her to pieces and she has a great home. So it can work.
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| 3KissHit - 2013-12-02 2:39 PM
So, I was interested in a horse for sale on craigslist.org. I've been looking for a well bred prospect for months. Older then 5 and younger then 10. The horse was used as an all around horse, dressage, a little jumping, and trail riding. He is 14 and little older then what I was looking for but is a grandson of Dash for Cash and Special Elan and a Great Grandson of Beduino. They were only asking $875. I had been trying for 2 weeks to set up a time to come see him. The owner usually took 12 to 48 hours to get back to me and never really set up a decent time to see him. So I got off work around noon Wednesday and contacted her, she informed me she would be working in the evening and asked if Thursday or Friday would work. I said no to Thursday since it was Thanksgiving but agreed for Friday. I contacted her on Friday and she told me the horse had sold Wednesday…..okay grrrr I said I could come Wednesday. But then I look on Craigslist again on Saturday and there he is for sale for $3500 by the new owner! Buying and selling horses has been very frustrating lately.Does flipping of horses such as this bother anyone else? I'm not mad just bummed out I guess. Never worked with the Dash for Cash line and was looking forward to it. Maybe I'm just extra irritable this week….
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Location: Tx | I also wouldnt ever rule out CL. I sold a dang good gelding that I used as my college back up horse on there. He and I were having some problems and we wernt clicking anymore and I listed him for half what I paid for him 2 years earlier, thinking because of his age (17) and that he didnt have a long list of accomplishments with me that I wouldnt even get that for him and a 10 year old girl meet me twice at barrel races and had times falling a second to a second and a half off of my good mare.
Her daddy left the second race with that gelding in tow and since then they have won a couple saddles, quite a few buckles and lots of other awards. She loves that horse to death!!!....I guess he just hated me 
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| hoofs_in_motion - 2013-12-02 3:39 PM
casualdust07 - 2013-12-02 3:36 PM my craigslist horse selling experience ended very quickly after someone, who HAD to be a teenager, offered me 4500 sock monkeys for my colt. it started like this: I listed him for 4500. said NOWHERE on the ad about negotiating on a price. I get an email saying they will pay $750 and pick him up tomorrow. I thought this was a joke- so I emailed back and said yeah right, not happening. They email back- my final offer is $1000 and I can pick him up in the morning. I again think a friend of mine is messing with me, so still thinking this is fake told them absolutely not, not happening, he's $4500 not $1000. They email me AGAIN and say- What if I pay you half now, and in a few years if he ends up being anything I will pay you the rest. I said- YEAH RIGHT. They email again and said, well what if I pay him off with his winnings. (this is a WEANLING here.) At this point I am thinking this isn't a joke anymore. I told them absolutely no trades, no negotiating, no payments, no nothing. I didn't hear anything for a while and thought they got the picture. then I got one more email that said- this may be a long shot, but I make custom sock monkeys as a hobby, and I was wondering if you would be interested in any. I would give you 4500 of them and even if you sold them for $1 a piece you'd more than make your money on the colt! At that point. I didn't reply. LOL.
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Location: Tex. Panhandle | I think you run into that anywhere. I contacted a seller about 1 horse, they gave me all the info that i asked about but also mentioned other horses they had for sale. I totally fell for one of the other horses. They priced him, sent me videos and I was looking into shipping, then nothing. They just completely stopped communicating with me. Now they have the horse I was ready to purchase up for sale for a higher price tag then they quoted me 3 weeks ago
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Location: CA | Sock Monkeys? OMG I am rolling here..... I feel much better now. I have a trail horse for sale and the people that are calling me are ummm unique. One wanted me to sign something that said the mare would never buck her off. |
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Location: Kansas | Thistle2011 - 2013-12-02 5:18 PM i HATE SELLING AND BUYING!!! usually if im selling something its to move it FAST and im VERY honest why im selling the animal.
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Location: Texas | T turning 3 - 2013-12-02 7:00 PM
Sock Monkeys? OMG I am rolling here..... I feel much better now. I have a trail horse for sale and the people that are calling me are ummm unique. One wanted me to sign something that said the mare would never buck her off.
Yeah I deleted the ad shortly after. I had enough fun!
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Location: Central Montana | I don't sell very often.....partly because my horses are part of my 4 legged family, partly because I hate dealing with people.
The last horse I sold I owned for several years, put her up for sale and took her off the market several times before the perfect family bought her. At the time, I didn't know they were perfect but they have turned out to be very much so in every way.
I recently bought a different horse, a reiner, very new to me to ride one. It was evident the owner loved him very much and told me he was the "best horse I've ever owned." And, that may be true, but, the more I work with the horse IMO opinion he has been very spoiled and let get away with things that drive me nuts. Just a big reminder to me that everyone's point of view is different. |
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| I eyed this one yesterday on CL but I'm not really in the market since it is almost Winter. I don't want a project to start until Spring. I thought he looked okay though. http://wichita.craigslist.org/grd/4224355368.html
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| Frodo - 2013-12-02 7:58 PM
Thistle2011 - 2013-12-02 5:18 PM i HATE SELLING AND BUYING!!! usually if im selling something its to move it FAST and im VERY honest why im selling the animal.
I'm with you. I'd rather go to the dentist.
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| Griz - 2013-12-03 5:47 AM
I eyed this one yesterday on CL but I'm not really in the market since it is almost Winter. I don't want a project to start until Spring. I thought he looked okay though. http://wichita.craigslist.org/grd/4224355368.html
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Location: Some where I haven't left yet | Much like Facebook... giggle, I clicked on the "suggested" link to some group and the add said "Great Trail horse, not scared of anything. But will spook at some things....." Why I don't like buying as much as I detest Selling. I'd almost rather run them through a sale as to deal with individuals coming to try the horse, I'm sure the same can be said when I head to someone's house to "look" Oh well, at least a few of us can see the humor in the "madness" of it all. |
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Location: Kansas | casualdust07 - 2013-12-02 8:10 PM T turning 3 - 2013-12-02 7:00 PM Sock Monkeys? OMG I am rolling here..... I feel much better now. I have a trail horse for sale and the people that are calling me are ummm unique. One wanted me to sign something that said the mare would never buck her off. Yeah I deleted the ad shortly after. I had enough fun! I did sell a broodmare on craigslist really fast for my asking price…go figure. LOL
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Location: Deep South | BMW - 2013-12-02 4:03 PM 3KissHit - 2013-12-02 2:39 PM So, I was interested in a horse for sale on craigslist.org. I've been looking for a well bred prospect for months. Older then 5 and younger then 10. The horse was used as an all around horse, dressage, a little jumping, and trail riding. He is 14 and little older then what I was looking for but is a grandson of Dash for Cash and Special Elan and a Great Grandson of Beduino. They were only asking $875. I had been trying for 2 weeks to set up a time to come see him. The owner usually took 12 to 48 hours to get back to me and never really set up a decent time to see him. So I got off work around noon Wednesday and contacted her, she informed me she would be working in the evening and asked if Thursday or Friday would work. I said no to Thursday since it was Thanksgiving but agreed for Friday. I contacted her on Friday and she told me the horse had sold Wednesday…..okay grrrr I said I could come Wednesday. But then I look on Craigslist again on Saturday and there he is for sale for $3500 by the new owner! Buying and selling horses has been very frustrating lately.Does flipping of horses such as this bother anyone else? I'm not mad just bummed out I guess. Never worked with the Dash for Cash line and was looking forward to it. Maybe I'm just extra irritable this week…. They can ask $3500.00 or $35,000.00-getting it is a whole new ball game. I see people buy one at a sale then immediately list it on BHW for over twice what they gave for it.
I saw one of this years NFR qualifiers buy a horse off FB and then turn around and list it on BHW for THREE times what it was previously listed for only 12 HOURS earlier. The ad went on and on about how pleasant he had been to start and how well he was progressing. Very misleading in my opinion, as I know she couldn't have had time to put more than one ride on the horse with transporting and all. It definitely doesn't just happen on craigslist..... |
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Location: Southern OK aka God's Country | BamaCanChaser - 2013-12-03 8:48 AM
BMW - 2013-12-02 4:03 PM 3KissHit - 2013-12-02 2:39 PM So, I was interested in a horse for sale on craigslist.org. I've been looking for a well bred prospect for months. Older then 5 and younger then 10. The horse was used as an all around horse, dressage, a little jumping, and trail riding. He is 14 and little older then what I was looking for but is a grandson of Dash for Cash and Special Elan and a Great Grandson of Beduino. They were only asking $875. I had been trying for 2 weeks to set up a time to come see him. The owner usually took 12 to 48 hours to get back to me and never really set up a decent time to see him. So I got off work around noon Wednesday and contacted her, she informed me she would be working in the evening and asked if Thursday or Friday would work. I said no to Thursday since it was Thanksgiving but agreed for Friday. I contacted her on Friday and she told me the horse had sold Wednesday…..okay grrrr I said I could come Wednesday. But then I look on Craigslist again on Saturday and there he is for sale for $3500 by the new owner! Buying and selling horses has been very frustrating lately.Does flipping of horses such as this bother anyone else? I'm not mad just bummed out I guess. Never worked with the Dash for Cash line and was looking forward to it. Maybe I'm just extra irritable this week…. They can ask $3500.00 or $35,000.00-getting it is a whole new ball game. I see people buy one at a sale then immediately list it on BHW for over twice what they gave for it.
I saw one of this years NFR qualifiers buy a horse off FB and then turn around and list it on BHW for THREE times what it was previously listed for only 12 HOURS earlier. The ad went on and on about how pleasant he had been to start and how well he was progressing. Very misleading in my opinion, as I know she couldn't have had time to put more than one ride on the horse with transporting and all. It definitely doesn't just happen on craigslist.....
I've seen that twice this year with the same seller---one was a Jud Little sale horse that I personally saw sell for $3000 (listed less than a week later for $10,000) and another was a horse I had seen coming through the Triangle Sale in Shawnee. I googled the horse and found 2 ads for her on BHW for $4000 prior to the sale. Less than a week after the sale she was for sale again on BHW for $7500 under the "new" owner. |
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| SoonerLawyer - 2013-12-03 10:02 AM
BamaCanChaser - 2013-12-03 8:48 AM
BMW - 2013-12-02 4:03 PM 3KissHit - 2013-12-02 2:39 PM So, I was interested in a horse for sale on craigslist.org. I've been looking for a well bred prospect for months. Older then 5 and younger then 10. The horse was used as an all around horse, dressage, a little jumping, and trail riding. He is 14 and little older then what I was looking for but is a grandson of Dash for Cash and Special Elan and a Great Grandson of Beduino. They were only asking $875. I had been trying for 2 weeks to set up a time to come see him. The owner usually took 12 to 48 hours to get back to me and never really set up a decent time to see him. So I got off work around noon Wednesday and contacted her, she informed me she would be working in the evening and asked if Thursday or Friday would work. I said no to Thursday since it was Thanksgiving but agreed for Friday. I contacted her on Friday and she told me the horse had sold Wednesday…..okay grrrr I said I could come Wednesday. But then I look on Craigslist again on Saturday and there he is for sale for $3500 by the new owner! Buying and selling horses has been very frustrating lately.Does flipping of horses such as this bother anyone else? I'm not mad just bummed out I guess. Never worked with the Dash for Cash line and was looking forward to it. Maybe I'm just extra irritable this week…. They can ask $3500.00 or $35,000.00-getting it is a whole new ball game. I see people buy one at a sale then immediately list it on BHW for over twice what they gave for it.
I saw one of this years NFR qualifiers buy a horse off FB and then turn around and list it on BHW for THREE times what it was previously listed for only 12 HOURS earlier. The ad went on and on about how pleasant he had been to start and how well he was progressing. Very misleading in my opinion, as I know she couldn't have had time to put more than one ride on the horse with transporting and all. It definitely doesn't just happen on craigslist.....
I've seen that twice this year with the same seller---one was a Jud Little sale horse that I personally saw sell for $3000 (listed less than a week later for $10,000 ) and another was a horse I had seen coming through the Triangle Sale in Shawnee. I googled the horse and found 2 ads for her on BHW for $4000 prior to the sale. Less than a week after the sale she was for sale again on BHW for $7500 under the "new" owner.
is there a law that you can only mark one up a certain percentage? Is it based on time owned?
Never have heard this but I would be curious to know more.
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Location: Southern OK aka God's Country | Not that I'm aware of as long as there's no fraud or misrepresentation that you would feel strongly enough about to sue based on, and you would have to have some pretty staunch proof to not get it thrown out of court. There's no law against making money off people who aren't aware that they're being upcharged. A lot of people pay for the name that is behind the horse in situations like this, so they don't care that they're paying more as long as they can say they bought it from so-and-so. Caveat emptor = buyer beware! |
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I Really Love Jeans
Posts: 3173
Location: North Dakota | I know of a person who will get a trailer load at the local sale barn and turn around and list them within a few weeks for WAY more than they paid. They also advertise themselves as a rescue and take in free horses, then turn around and run them through an auction. People give them horses on the promise that the horses have a safe home but they don't!! |
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 No Tune in a Bucket
Posts: 2935
Location: Texas | I bought a 3yr old stud colt from a Craigslist ad several years ago. Pics looked good. The seller was not a horse person but had the horse due to some legal problems between the seller and the previous owner. He was semi-broke and by Rare Bar. Decided to go to take a look at him and the poor baby was seriously underweight in a small pasture with lots of junk laying around. I made a low ball offer which they refused. It broke my heart to leave him there. They called me with a counter offer about a week later which I jumped on. He qualified for the UPRA finals this year. This Craigslist purchase worked out great. We love him. |
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 Serious Snap Trapper
Posts: 4275
Location: In The Snow, AZ | We have bought a couple of nice horses off craigslist, as well as vehicles, goats and other misc things. Weve had our fair share of duds as well, and sales not work out. I just figure, if it doesnt work out, then we werent meant to have it.
I bought my mare, whos decently bred, off craigslist for $800. She has some kinks, and was greener then we were told. But we have run in the 18's with minimal hauling. I couldnt be happier with my craigslist purchase.
Now, Bingo, the mare i sold, was an awesome barrel horse (i was told). Clocked at the top of the 2D. Won a bunch of hay, saddles, etc. No proof aside from the items themselves. Found out later it was all true..... but it was all won on a different horse. shes now an awesome trail horse.... |
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