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Location: SW MO | Hey all. I have a cheaper end horse for sale, and have provided all of the information/videos on earth to a girl who is wanting to put a deposit on the horse. With that said, she is wanting to meet halfway to pick up the horse. Which is 8 hours one way for me. I am just unsure, even with the deposit if I want to do this. How would you approach this? |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | So your saying that you going to let her take your horse on a deposit that she payed? That sure is a long ways to be going, did you already get the deposit are is she going to pay you when you meet up? I would be really leary about this. Theres just to many miles between you two, I would want all my money up front befor I drove all that ways, to make darn sure shes going to be there.
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 Too Skinny
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Location: LA Lower Alabama | If you are uncomfortable charge the deposit plus mileage BEFORE heading down the road. I have done it twice and it worked out great. One was only 2 hours so I didn't charge anything. The other was 5hrs and I got gas money up front. Both had to pay cash and one rode the horse once we got there. |
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 Miss Laundry Misshap
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| I'd make sure the horse was paid in full before getting in the truck.
I'd also charge something for the privilege. Hauling is NOT cheap for decent haulers, so it shouldn't be at your cost. Especially if the horse's price isn't high enough to cover any sort of hauling cost. (25-30k ++, yeah, I'd probably think about hauling!) 1500-5K---probably not!
A deposit doesn't equal a bought horse. Neither does a check. Driving that far needs a guarantee. |
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| Where are you located at? I ask because I know of a guy who just drove from a Kentucky to Arkansas and got stood up by a gal. |
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| Not a chance. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Whiteboy - 2017-12-20 3:03 PM Not a chance.
Same here, not a chance. Get her to pay for the horse and then have her drive to get it are hire a hauler.. |
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| Agree with the statements above...not a chance =/ Unless she will pay you in full, PLUS shipping costs for the horse. |
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Location: Deep South | I would treat it just like I would if a professional hauler was transporting the horse. You are just providing this service instead of hiring it out. So horse needs to be paid in full up-front. And you need to be paid additional for mileage. |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | Mzbradford - 2017-12-20 1:50 PM
Hey all. I have a cheaper end horse for sale, and have provided all of the information/videos on earth to a girl who is wanting to put a deposit on the horse. With that said, she is wanting to meet halfway to pick up the horse. Which is 8 hours one way for me. I am just unsure, even with the deposit if I want to do this. How would you approach this?
I would charge shipping, especially on a cheaper horse. I have paid $500 to have a horse delivered that was only 10 hrs away-one way. Time is money and with the risk of her not liking the horse etc and backing out, I'd tell her to come to your place or pay to ship it. I try to be very accommodating but horse people will take advantage and screw you over like no one else. |
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 The Vaccinator
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Location: Slipping down the slope of old age. Boo hoo. | THIS. Make sure the horse is paid in full and you have payment for the haul -- |
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Location: Carpenter, WY | Nateracer - 2017-12-20 2:00 PM I'd make sure the horse was paid in full before getting in the truck.
I'd also charge something for the privilege. Hauling is NOT cheap for decent haulers, so it shouldn't be at your cost. Especially if the horse's price isn't high enough to cover any sort of hauling cost. (25-30k ++, yeah, I'd probably think about hauling!) 1500-5K---probably not!
A deposit doesn't equal a bought horse. Neither does a check. Driving that far needs a guarantee.
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| Mzbradford - 2017-12-20 2:50 PM
Hey all. I have a cheaper end horse for sale, and have provided all of the information/videos on earth to a girl who is wanting to put a deposit on the horse. With that said, she is wanting to meet halfway to pick up the horse. Which is 8 hours one way for me. I am just unsure, even with the deposit if I want to do this. How would you approach this?
Keep it simple ...
8 hours one way sez 700 mile round trip ... @ avg speed @ 40mph = 18 hours easy ...
means 700/12mpg x 2.50/gal diesel = $150 in gas for you ...
Brag on horse, say you have family commitments and need to remain close to
home and would love to meet her yah yah yah ..
Tell her to send a check $200 less than the agreed on price to help pay for her gas
and say she can pick up horse 10 days after you receive her check for the full amount.
Name the amount to be on the check ... if $2000.. tell her $1800 etc etc ..
This would also give her a very fresh heath certificate on the horse needed to cross
state lines. blah blah blah.. (because you would not get one until her arrival date
is confirmed)
GOOD LUCK ..
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Location: Peg-Leg Julia Grimm | Nope. <<< Short answer. |
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The Advice Guru
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| Depends on how bad you want to sell the horse.
From a buyers point, if I was told nope the horse has to be paid in full, I would walk away. There are too many dishonest sellers there, not saying you are one, but if I was told I had to pay before I could see the horse, nope wouldn't happen.
16 hours one way for a buyer, I am pretty sure I can find horses or sellers willing to meet me closer.
So ultimately it comes down to how bad you want to sell the horse.
I have done half deposit, if they are a no show, I keep it. If they show up and the horse doesn't meet their standards or they believe I misrepresented the horse, I give the deposit back.
I stand behind what I sell, I don't want the horse bouncing from home to home so I would rather take a hit financially then selling a horse the people weren't happy with |
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Location: sunny california | 8 hours one way is basically two days plus a room unless you have LQ trailer. I would charge 250 per day plus fuel. this would not be refundable under any circumstances, and paid before leaving. depending on the price of horse I may elect to apply it toward the price of the horse. |
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| I did this once with the understanding it was a done deal. Buyer had seen numerous videos and committed to buying the horse, and I agreed to haul halfway.
Got there, unloaded horse. She tacked the poor thing up and rode up and down the side of a busy, busy highway for an hour in the dark. Horse was perfect. Then she said, "I'm just not really sure. He's everything you said, but I need to think about it some more." And left. I did not drive 5 hours for the horse to be tried, that would have happened at my house. In hindsight I should have stopped her from tacking him up, but I didn't.
NEVER, EVER, EVER AGAIN. Horse and fuel paid in full and written understanding that the purchase is final, hauling is separate. |
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | Just say NO
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | NO ..... you would have more out in time and expense than if you just sold the horse at a sale! |
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Location: Jersey Girl | I would have to say no as well. That's just too far IMO |
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Location: North Dakota | When I was in college, I bought a horse sight-unseen one time. Of course, she was also an unstarted 2-year-old for (I believe) $750. I think I sent the guy $200 to hold her for me and he met me halfway to pick her up and I paid him for his gas. I can't remember if I sent him the rest of the money, or if I paid it to him when we met. However, he only had to haul her about an hour and a half and no crossing state lines.
An 8 hour drive with only a deposit? Nope. I'd have bill of sale completed and paid in full, and be reimbursed for your hauling fees. What will you do if you drive 8 hours and then she stiffs you? Sure, you have a deposit, but that 8 hours home is going to be a loooong drive.
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Location: Canada | I agree with others I wouldn't do it without full payment and hauling fee. You're not hauling the horse for her to try so it should be paid in full before you leave. I have bought lots of horses sight unseen and sent money and when the hauler arrived sent the rest. What if you arrive and she doesn't show or decides it's not the right shade of colour she wanted (said dripping with sarcasm) she gets to walk away and lose her deposit where as you're out the time and fuel money.
If it was me and I was comfortable with the individual I'd offer her to come the entire way and she could stay the night and have meals with us before heading back the next day.
If it's a time issue for her there are lots of reputable haulers willing to haul a horse 16 hours. |
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Location: Kansas | no way....I always like to play out the "what if" in my head before hand....what if you decide to do it, and she doesn't show. |
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| Nope. If they want the horse they need to pick it up or hire someone. I drove 12 hrs one way to look at a horse and brought him home. I wasnt going to put that stress on the seller. Honestly, I wouldnt waste a full day on someone Ive never met. |
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Location: Oklahoma | This is what we do, and this is just us. We require a down payment that is none refundable, it is 10% of the asking price of the horse. Once we have that will let the person know we charge so much per mile. We tell everyone this up front and they sign a contract. That way it weeds out the "tire kickers". |
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Duct Tape Bikini Girl
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| Back in 2013, I paid an owner $1000 to haul a horse approx 5 hours to my vet for a pre-purchase exam. I mailed them a check, they cashed it, I scheduled with vet, and they brought the horse. This money did not apply to the purchase price. I had just had neck surgery and could not drive. |
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Location: Southwest Louisiana | I just bought a horse that was located about 7 hours from me. She sent a gazillion videos, gave me a history of the horse and answered every question I had. I asked around here on BHW about her reputation as a seller, got good info, so I sent the entire payment for the horse. She shipped him here after I paid in full. I paid the shipper in cash when he arrived here (per his request). I would have never assumed a seller would send me a horse without me paying for that horse in full. A deposit is only good for holding the horse, not delivering it to the buyer.
I ONLY did this because people here vouched for the seller as an honest person. If I felt weird about it or had any reservations, I would not have sent full payment without seeing the horse. I would have made the drive myself before sending anything more than a refundable deposit. There are some wacky people out there.
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| Until the horse was paid for in full...Dont even think about cranking the truck.. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I would like to know how it went if the OP hauled her horse to this lady. If so hope that it went good.. OP check in with us when you can, I'm really curious how it went  |
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That's White "Man" to You
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| luckyjo - 2017-12-21 7:20 PM
Back in 2013, I paid an owner $1000 to haul a horse approx 5 hours to my vet for a pre-purchase exam. I mailed them a check, they cashed it, I scheduled with vet, and they brought the horse. This money did not apply to the purchase price. I had just had neck surgery and could not drive.
That was a great deal...for the seller at 3X the commercial hauling rate. |
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Duct Tape Bikini Girl
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| Actually, I'm sure they gave me this price because they did not want to do it. I surprised them by agreeing, and I've never regretted it. It was a great deal on a horse that I have now owned for four years, and she's a WINNER  |
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Location: SW MO | Southtxponygirl - 2017-12-27 12:35 PM
I would like to know how it went if the OP hauled her horse to this lady. If so hope that it went good.. OP check in with us when you can, I'm really curious how it went
Hey all! I did not end up hauling the horse. I did not want to be hauling so far for free basically. Then if I did haul that far, I may be putting myself at risk. Initially, the buyer said they would haul to pick the horse up- so I told them I could not haul that far and that they could pick the horse up or arrange shipping. They declined. Glad I didn't take a deposit and drive! I didn't think it was a good idea, but I decided to just see what BHW thought about the situation. |
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| The whole thing sounds a little fishy to me. I just bought a horse sight unseen. No pictures nothing. I offered to mail the guy a check and he said no. Drove 4 hours one way to get the horse. To have you drive half way for a lower priced horse sounds like you are being used. Suggest a horse transport then everything will be on her. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Mzbradford - 2017-12-27 10:34 PM Southtxponygirl - 2017-12-27 12:35 PM I would like to know how it went if the OP hauled her horse to this lady. If so hope that it went good.. OP check in with us when you can, I'm really curious how it went Hey all! I did not end up hauling the horse. I did not want to be hauling so far for free basically. Then if I did haul that far, I may be putting myself at risk. Initially, the buyer said they would haul to pick the horse up- so I told them I could not haul that far and that they could pick the horse up or arrange shipping. They declined. Glad I didn't take a deposit and drive! I didn't think it was a good idea, but I decided to just see what BHW thought about the situation.
Good for you, you didnt need to be doing all that driving without being payed in full on your horse and not being offered from the the other person to pay you for the hauling, since they declined on the arrange shipping or just picking up the horse I dont think they were serious about buying your horse.  |
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