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Location: Somewhere around here | If you're not the best person at pricing your horse/s for sale then where do you go to kind of get a second opinion on what they should be priced? Do you ask friends, ask on here, or something else? | |
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| cecollins0811 - 2016-10-21 7:49 AM
If you're not the best person at pricing your horse/s for sale then where do you go to kind of get a second opinion on what they should be priced? Do you ask friends, ask on here, or something else?
To bad we don't have a Blue book for horses like we do cars. lol The biggest factor is your specific area. When I was shopping for a finished horse ( I'm from CA) I was looking at horses in TX. THey have more of them, and the horses that are 2D back there, are often solid 1D here in CA. You get more bang for your buck. I would say get hold of a reputable trainer in your area that knows the market, knows your horse. Thats always a good place to start. | |
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| FLITASTIC - 2016-10-21 10:16 AM cecollins0811 - 2016-10-21 7:49 AM If you're not the best person at pricing your horse/s for sale then where do you go to kind of get a second opinion on what they should be priced? Do you ask friends, ask on here, or something else? To bad we don't have a Blue book for horses like we do cars. lol The biggest factor is your specific area. When I was shopping for a finished horse ( I'm from CA ) I was looking at horses in TX. THey have more of them, and the horses that are 2D back there, are often solid 1D here in CA. You get more bang for your buck. I would say get hold of a reputable trainer in your area that knows the market, knows your horse. Thats always a good place to start.
Remind me to send my 2Ders out to you for selling :) | |
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| Find somebody that sells barrel horses for a living, let them ride your horse, they'll help you out together a price. May cost you a little to get an estimate, but it can be really helpful getting the right price for your horse. | |
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Location: The edge of no where | classicpotatochip - 2016-10-21 12:27 PM Find somebody that sells barrel horses for a living, let them ride your horse, they'll help you out together a price. May cost you a little to get an estimate, but it can be really helpful getting the right price for your horse.
^This...it will give you the best idea of what your horse can realistically bring. | |
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Location: Jersey Girl | classicpotatochip - 2016-10-21 1:27 PM Find somebody that sells barrel horses for a living, let them ride your horse, they'll help you out together a price. May cost you a little to get an estimate, but it can be really helpful getting the right price for your horse.
This. That's how I decided on a price when I put my horse up for sale. | |
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| Location has nothing to do with price. You can haul a horse across the country for less than $1,000. If you think an area is too expensive, look somewhere else. FB, Websites like BHW, Ranchworldads, racehorseplace.com, ropehorseworld.com, etc. Lots of ways to find a horse. | |
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| Find your NEAREST small catalogue sale and either attend it for
comparisons or if consignment fees and pass out fees are less
than $300 take your horse and if the price is right expect to
pay 6-7% auction fee.
If catalogue comment section is small and you want more
said about your horse .. take a printed out pedigree (AQHA
form preferred) and more details ... hand to auctioneer as
you enter the sale ring.
Once you get to the auction tell NO ONE what you want for
the horse .. just say you would like to have as much as possible
and that is the reason you are there ... horse traders and small
sale auctioneers are buddies and your information may be
shared and your horse set off at a low end price ... so keep
your mouth shut ..
UNLESS ask if they are signed in for the sale and have a
bidder number ... find out what price they have in mind ..
if you will take it ... take them to the sale office and work
your deal thru the sale office and be honest and pay your
commission ..... this is not alley trading ....
Most have a pre-sale demo pen or will play a video you
provide while being auctioned ...
Have your horse in good condition and prepped
to the best of your abilities ... with current coggins ..
You could do a notice in craigslist with whatever description
they allow and the date time location of the sale and W/WO
your cell # .. or run a small newspaper ad in a couple of
larger cities within a 100 miles of the sale location.
Put the price in the ads .. without the word ASKING ... if you
get some calls you know horse is in their price range OR
you may get no calls
but people may show up at the sale thinking they can get
the horse cheaper ... this is a good thing ... it can turn into
a bidding war within seconds if your horses are
demonstrated properly (like a slow focused lope
around the barrels instead of screwing up trying
to be a speed demon) and they look the part..
GOOD LUCK ..
Edited by BARRELHORSE USA 2016-10-22 5:55 AM
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| Honestly, when I listed my colt, I knew he had some insane potential but being a 4 year old gelding, i wasn't sure what to list him at. I came on here and used the search on listed barrel horses. Set it to 4 year old geldings and compared pedigrees and videos to see what everyone was listing their young ready to haul babies and listed him accordingly. He sold in 2 weeks with good video and pictures! I thought I was pricing him quite high but he sold extremely quick. BHW is the bomb.  | |
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| You can get a very good idea by asking experienced sellers and doing research online, as previously mentioned. I think a lot of it depends on your goals as well. Do you want to make a sale within a month, or is that not really a big deal if you keep the horse longer?
To me there are some major price milestones that will keep or exclude many potential buyers in your market. For example, if you want to price your horse at $20k, but are hoping to make a sale quickly, it might be worth your time (and money by not keeping the horse for several extra months) to price the horse at $18,500 to stay within more buyers' price range.
Horses seem to be moving okay right now, but I think Spring/Summer is always the time of year to maximize asking price, but you might spend the difference keeping the horse over the winter.
Quality videos and pictures are what sell horses, especially if you are asking $10k or more. If you have them, you will probably not have any problem getting your asking price. If you don't, expect to take less (unless you sell by word of mouth or to friends) or possibly look into paying someone to show/promote your horse. | |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | Whiteboy - 2016-10-21 3:16 PM Location has nothing to do with price. You can haul a horse across the country for less than $1,000. If you think an area is too expensive, look somewhere else. FB, Websites like BHW, Ranchworldads, racehorseplace.com, ropehorseworld.com, etc. Lots of ways to find a horse.
I respectdully disagree with this staement Whiteboy. I bought a rope horse for $500 in Oklahoma and sold him on an internet add within one day of posting him. He brought $5,000 here in North Texas. No papers. Just his roping records and videos of previous runs.
Same horse. Different market, different needs for the area. Location has everything to do with it for me. I have yet to personally buy a horse here in N.TX and I probably never will. They're too expensive for me and what I'm used too. I used to get all mine from N.E. Oklahoma. Ride them for a bit to make sure they were sane, safe, and consistent, and resell them when someone gave me an offer for them at a roping or a race. I made good money doing that for a while.
To me, location is everything.  | |
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Location: Deep South | IRunOnFaith - 2016-10-24 4:09 PM
Whiteboy - 2016-10-21 3:16 PM Location has nothing to do with price. You can haul a horse across the country for less than $1,000. If you think an area is too expensive, look somewhere else. FB, Websites like BHW, Ranchworldads, racehorseplace.com, ropehorseworld.com, etc. Lots of ways to find a horse.
I respectdully disagree with this staement Whiteboy. I bought a rope horse for $500 in Oklahoma and sold him on an internet add within one day of posting him. He brought $5,000 here in North Texas. No papers. Just his roping records and videos of previous runs.
Same horse. Different market, different needs for the area. Location has everything to do with it for me. I have yet to personally buy a horse here in N.TX and I probably never will. They're too expensive for me and what I'm used too. I used to get all mine from N.E. Oklahoma. Ride them for a bit to make sure they were sane, safe, and consistent, and resell them when someone gave me an offer for them at a roping or a race. I made good money doing that for a while.
To me, location is everything.
I 100% agree with this. | |
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| IRunOnFaith - 2016-10-24 4:09 PM Whiteboy - 2016-10-21 3:16 PM Location has nothing to do with price. You can haul a horse across the country for less than $1,000. If you think an area is too expensive, look somewhere else. FB, Websites like BHW, Ranchworldads, racehorseplace.com, ropehorseworld.com, etc. Lots of ways to find a horse. I respectdully disagree with this staement Whiteboy. I bought a rope horse for $500 in Oklahoma and sold him on an internet add within one day of posting him. He brought $5,000 here in North Texas. No papers. Just his roping records and videos of previous runs.
Same horse. Different market, different needs for the area. Location has everything to do with it for me. I have yet to personally buy a horse here in N.TX and I probably never will. They're too expensive for me and what I'm used too. I used to get all mine from N.E. Oklahoma. Ride them for a bit to make sure they were sane, safe, and consistent, and resell them when someone gave me an offer for them at a roping or a race. I made good money doing that for a while.
To me, location is everything.
I view that as a difference in marketing rather than location. There are deals, but you need to be in the right place at the right time. Those deals can happen in N. Tx or S. UT. | |
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