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Location: California | Someone offers you quite a bit less than you are asking for a horse? |
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Location: Iowa | I figure its their right to make an offer, I can easily say no, can't blame them for trying. |
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Location: Desert Land | I've never been offended, but I have had a couple offers that just made me think the offeror was just plain out of touch. |
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Location: In a happy place | No. For the moment this is a free country. They are free to offer and you are free to quickly say NOOOOOOO! |
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Location: MD | No, but if it happens over and over again...I would quickly go through why I priced the horse the way that I did and how fast did I want the horse to move. Also, what would cause people to continually throw me low-ball offers, aside from being cheap obviously? |
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 Playing the Waiting Game
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| As long as they don't pick the horse apart for every little flaw.. NO I would not be offended... If they are telling me everything the see wrong with the horse then I get testy... Especially if its a nice horse that I have spent a lot of time on. |
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| I sold 8 horses in 2013. ALL of them were sacrifice priced. The only one that piffed me off on low offers was my BB colt. He was priced way, way, way below what he was worth, like less than half, and I had one dude call and offer me half of that. I had to count to 10 to continue the conversation. During those 10 seconds I considered just hanging up, or ripping the guys head off, and lots of unpleasant things, but ended up saying as politely as possible, "Sorry, no offers accepted."
I knocked a few hundred off a few others since I could see good fits. And the last filly I sold I called the gal back after she'd called. I made her an offer she couldn't refuse. The filly was barely 14 hands tall and wasn't going to grow much more and this gal was all of 5', a good trainer, and only one state away.
I passed on many potential buyers because they were picking the horses apart. All these horses were very well bred. No lamenesses, and two turned out toes (revealed) being the only flaws. This was a true "my loss, your gain" situation when I lost my job. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | No, but I am offended when some people think I am stupid enough to pay their asking price. |
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| It only bothers me when the horse is picked apart. I have been the guy that emails/ calls with a "low ball" offer but because that is truly what I had to spend and I liked the horse enough to try. I did not call/ email picking the horse apart trying to make the owner think it is worth less. That, IMO is rude. |
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Location: SE Louisiana | I found a way to stop that in it's tracks.... I just kick it up $100 every time they make a counter-offer...   |
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Location: Texas | Yes. If they can't afford the horse, they shouldn't even inquire. |
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Location: Four Corners Colorado | It doesn't bother me at all. If you catch me on the right day I might just take it. |
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Location: Desert Land | Fun2Run - 2014-11-30 8:14 AM
Yes. If they can't afford the horse, they shouldn't even inquire.
While generally I would agree with you....I'm happy someone had the balls to make a low ball offer otherwise I wouldn't have a really nice mare that I do right now. My friend saw a really nice mare listed on here and sent an email to the seller. She told the gal that she loved the way the mare was bred and if the girl ever got in a position where she needed the money or would reduce her price to let her know. The seller responded and asked what kind of price my friend had in mind and she threw out a number that was only about 35% of what she was asking. Later that day the seller replied and told her to bring cash and a trailer.You just never know what kind of position someone is in. |
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Miss Southern Sunshine
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Location: South Central Florida | No, and I don't really understand why some people are. The first really good horse we bought for my daughter, we didn't really know a lot about what we were doing. The horse had been on the market for a while and I offerred half what she was asking. I told her the horse was everything she said it was, and we were in love, but honestly this is all I have and I hope your not offended. If I had the full amount I would pay it. So here is my offer, if you don't get her sold and your interested please consider me. She said yes immediately. I wasn't trying tl steel the horse, it was all I had. She was not offended.
I have had low offers on other items I've sold...never been offended. I don't understand the people that think you should not look if you don't have the money. Sometimes its a learning curve, sometimes people as asking high because they expect a lower offer...lots of reasons. I just say no, but if I don't sell it for more, I'll let you know.
Now if someone starts trashing something.....I probably won't sell it to them no matter what they offer.
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Location: British Columbia | Fun2Run - 2014-11-30 9:14 AM
Yes. If they can't afford the horse, they shouldn't even inquire.
I feel this way too. I have priced the horses I've sold VERY reasonably and there's always that one person that tries to low ball you and say "well I only have this much to offer". If you can't pay for the horse, how can you afford to care for it.
Edited by TMEquine 2014-11-30 12:05 PM
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Location: Central Montana | Fun2Run - 2014-11-30 9:14 AM Yes. If they can't afford the horse, they shouldn't even inquire.
Yes!!!! ......This ^^^^^^^^^^
I don't sell often and price more than fairly. If someone doesn't think my horse is worth the asking price give or take a few hundred dollars then they shouldn't be inquiring. |
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| No! Because the day you need to sell, its worth what the buyer can pay. I have never lost a sale by being somewhat negotiable, and often end up doing partial trades. (IMO it makes things interesting.) Sometimes the best situation for the horse does not have the biggest bank account.
And slightly off topic, it amazes me what some sellers imagine a horse is worth in this day of easily traceable records. That goes both ways too, you shouldn't expect to buy a proven horse for colt price.
And if sellers would just put the price on the ad it would sure save a lot of useless inquiries... or it might get the horse sold to someone who refuses to call on an ad with no price.... |
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| HotbearLVR - 2014-11-30 8:45 AM No, but I am offended when some people think I am stupid enough to pay their asking price.
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Googly Goo
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| Fun2Run - 2014-11-30 10:14 AM Yes. If they can't afford the horse, they shouldn't even inquire. Just because you don't agree with the asking price doesn't mean you can't afford it.
People that have acquired wealth didn't get there by being foolish.
Edited by TXBO 2014-11-30 1:15 PM
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| Not offended when somebody offers way less, because I can say no.... but what offends me is when people tell me they cant ride my horse because he is too broke.....really? They make it sound like a bad thing! |
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