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  Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | I am not normally a big complainer, but the "I want to buy your 21 yr old crippled $500 broodmare for my novice 3yr old daughter's first barrel horse" is getting REDICULOUSLY OLD. And that is not even the start of it.
And another thing. I have answered over 5 emails just this week for potential buyers asking questions that are STATED RIGHT IN THE AD. Who they are bred to, if she was ever ridden, if the horse is broke etc etc. Please if you are on the look out for a horse (and I myself am shopping and wish more people would put more info in their ads) please read the entire ad, you just may find your questions already answered. Then you will know if the horse is something you are interested in. |
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 Dancing in my Mind
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV |  Hang in there! I have not sold in a long time but I hate every minute of it when I have to. Some people are just clueless  |
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Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | Thank you. I love these old mares and really don't want them ridden, they should just be kept happy and raise a few more babies (in smaller pastures). I have one that will be 18 and someone also wanted to make her a barrel horse. She probably hasn't been ridden since she was in race training as a 2yr old. It was also for a young child. I wouldn't think it would be worth the effort at her age, she may or may not be sound. I have no idea as we bought her as a broodmare years ago and that is all she has been for us. |
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Veteran
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| I agree! I'm selling a greenbroke 5 year old mare and cannot count how many emails and calls I've gotten from people wanting a child's mount for their beginner novice. Yes she is a very sweet mare but AS STATED IN THE AD she is NOT a kids horse yet. Yeesh people. I wrote a book about her please read through it before contacting me. |
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I AM being nice
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Location: MD | Yeah, well..... I want to buy your 21 year old crippled $500 broodmare and I'll pay you full price, but I'm going to ask that you cover shipping costs! I swear, why does WY have to be ALL the way across the country from here?!
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 The BHW Book Worm
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| Ugh I feel for you I am not in the selling game in any way shape or form. When I do have a horse for sale and it's worth a couple dollars it normally sells it's self word of mouth or if I'm selling an animal to cut my losses I'm always very blunt and honnest about defects... it may annoy me more when I see that horse for sale months later and it's all of a sudden ridding sound ...I guess as long as my name isn't mentioned ugh. People just want something for nothing and it doesn't work that way. |
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 Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana | I totally get where you are coming from. When I had my old mare for sale, people knew how old she was, knew she had some arthritis, knew she was a kid's horse...then they tell me after coming to try her that she is too old. The age was in the ad! Grr...
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 Best of the Badlands
Location: You never know where I will show up...... | WrapSnap - 2014-02-05 9:34 PM Yeah, well..... I want to buy your 21 year old crippled $500 broodmare and I'll pay you full price, but I'm going to ask that you cover shipping costs! I swear, why does WY have to be ALL the way across the country from here?!
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Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | WrapSnap - 2014-02-05 8:34 PM Yeah, well..... I want to buy your 21 year old crippled $500 broodmare and I'll pay you full price, but I'm going to ask that you cover shipping costs! I swear, why does WY have to be ALL the way across the country from here?!
I think I have her sold somewhat locally. We'll see lol. I would sure get her to you if it didn't cost so dang much to ship |
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 Night Watchman
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Location: Central Montana | I feel your frustration. I only had mine for sale a short time last fall and decided I'd rather keep her than deal with trying to sell her. If it is meant to be the right person will come along by word of mouth. |
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 A Barrel Of Monkeys
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Location: Texas | I had to sell a bunch a couple years ago when I went thru a divorce. To some, that translated into "I'm gonna offer her $300 for her $5,000 horse". Or, "will you send a video of your broodmare?" What do they want to see the broodmare do? Walk and graze?
I did deal with some good people too, but the fruit loops got the better of me. |
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Pig-Bear Dog Lover
| I had someone text and offer me $2800 for a horse listed at $8500 yesterday... Umm NO! And I just sold an older gelding but I had a lady come out and try him and say he's to old.... AFTER I spent the time to haul him out ect.. clearly stated his age in the add... I think a few people just want to joy ride and say they tried x number of horses before they made up their mind, even KNOWING it was not what they were looking for before coming out... oh well... |
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Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | the broodmare video cracked me up. I guess I can see where they wouldn't want one the paddles as that is usually a sign of knees pointing too far in or out and that is a genetic trait. I have never asked for one, I think with good pictures you can see that for yourself...and thankfully have never had to take one. I do have them ask for one when I just told them they are out in a HUGE pasture with no corral. I am willing to do this, but it sometime takes time because I need my husband to help me run them in for it.
I have a cheap gelding right now because he hasn't had as much done with him as I like done (my husband did it while I was pregnant). I have it stated in all my ads that he isn't started yet and I have a video of him just moving around the round pen. He isn't a bit spastic in the video as I try to get him to move away from me. People STILL want to know if he has been saddled at least or ridden at all. Come on folks, for that price you are not going to get him riding! We pay $650-$800 for 30 days and they are usually REALLY riding because it is not just in a round pen or pasture. He is decently bred, sound and decent looking. I do want him sold and have knocked off some of his price for those asking that would have to haul him.
Then some try to offer 1/2 because he is "untouched"ummm no, he is halter broke, just not to my standards. I have had people want all kinds of things done with him. I did just stick him with a measuring stick for height. I didn't mind trying it, just told her I didn't know if he would be cool with the idea. My super gentle HUS prospect hates seeing that thing coming at him.
I have made a ton of neat friends selling horses, I have 5-6 that I chat with almost daily on facebook, but it is still so so stressful. Politeness can be everything and some days it is hard to bite your tongue (or control your fingers on what you type). |
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Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | Fun2Run - 2014-02-05 10:25 PM I had to sell a bunch a couple years ago when I went thru a divorce. To some, that translated into "I'm gonna offer her $300 for her $5,000 horse". Or, "will you send a video of your broodmare?" What do they want to see the broodmare do? Walk and graze?
I did deal with some good people too, but the fruit loops got the better of me.
That's sad some of the offers. My worst case was a $4500 horse that some woman called about and offered $1500 because that was all she had to spend. She said I should be happy that she was upfront with what she had available and when I said we wouldn't sell him for that she was very upset. I was supposed to take her offer because she was upfront????
She also said her trainer said this horse would be perfect for her and that was another reason I should sell him. I held out and a local young girl bought him for a jumper. My husband about croaked though because he had 60 days ranch riding as a 3yr old and she shows up with her flat saddle and hops on. He was a gentle giant and they were a match made in heaven, but still! |
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Extreme Veteran
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Location: lone star state | If people are asking questions already addressed in the ad, simply do not respond. That's a good sign they are tire kickers! If I'm really interested and ready to buy today I'm going to thoroughly read ad watch videos do any research that may be neccessary before even attempting to go look at horse or communicate with the seller. |
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Who Wants to Trade?
Posts: 4692
| I love yearling sales....and Heritage place! LOL!!!!
Privately it seems I sell client horses a lot faster than my own.
My FAVORITE questions are the ones about horses we sold YEARS ago....then people get mad we don't still have them. I don't keep horses....they expire in September of their yearling year at my house LOL! |
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 You get what you give
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Location: Texas | I feel your pain.
I might have my colt "sold." actually trading him for a mare that sounds perfect for my mom! I'm going to see her next Friday.
My gelding I haven't had much luck on. at all. no calls or emails or anything. Have had local interest for people that have seen him run and win, but no follow through. someone did tell me that she was interested but he was over priced for a "solid 2D horse, even though she's seen him run 1D." Okay- well, typically, when you want to negotiate on price, you start at a different angle. Because negotiations ended right there. LOL. Also, when someone says OBO or make offer, or price negotiable, that typically insinuates that the price is negotiable and not firm anyway. but whatever! He's my go to money winner anyway :P oh darn I get to run him at Diamonds and Dirt! |
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 Reaching for the stars....
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I feel this pain!! ALL of my mares have come from at least halfway across the country. And then one from the opposite coast, one from BC, and one from SD!! |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Mountains of VA | firewaterfuelsme - 2014-02-06 9:35 AM If people are asking questions already addressed in the ad, simply do not respond. That's a good sign they are tire kickers! If I'm really interested and ready to buy today I'm going to thoroughly read ad watch videos do any research that may be neccessary before even attempting to go look at horse or communicate with the seller.
My response to those "buyers" who seem to not be able to read............Thank you so much for your interest. Please re-read the ad and it will answer all your questions. |
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Total Germophobe
Posts: 6443
Location: Montana | wyoming barrel racer - 2014-02-06 8:08 AM Fun2Run - 2014-02-05 10:25 PM I had to sell a bunch a couple years ago when I went thru a divorce. To some, that translated into "I'm gonna offer her $300 for her $5,000 horse". Or, "will you send a video of your broodmare?" What do they want to see the broodmare do? Walk and graze?
I did deal with some good people too, but the fruit loops got the better of me. That's sad some of the offers. My worst case was a $4500 horse that some woman called about and offered $1500 because that was all she had to spend. She said I should be happy that she was upfront with what she had available and when I said we wouldn't sell him for that she was very upset. I was supposed to take her offer because she was upfront????
She also said her trainer said this horse would be perfect for her and that was another reason I should sell him. I held out and a local young girl bought him for a jumper. My husband about croaked though because he had 60 days ranch riding as a 3yr old and she shows up with her flat saddle and hops on. He was a gentle giant and they were a match made in heaven, but still!
We sell cars for a living, and we get that a lot...people offering $2000-$3000 less than our asking price, and I don't know what people think, but I would say at least if not more than 97% of our cars don't have that kind of mark up.
However, I do have a funny story...someone once called and asked what color the blue Malibu was...still cracks me up. And there was a picture of it on the ad.  |
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