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| I recently bought a horse through a broker. It was not a fantastic experience and I won't do it again. Nothing horrendous, just not comfortable and it was my fault for getting coaxed into thinking it was "now or never" and I needed to make a split second decision or lose the horse. ugggh never, ever, again.
The horse is okay and so far seems to be as advertised, so that is good.
Anyway, I really want to contact the previous owner to ask about him and get more info. It was easy to find her on FB. But, I DO want to respect that she used and paid a broker and I don't want to cross a professional line in that way.
Would you contact her?? |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | I would contact her. Some people sell through brokers only because they really don't have the time or patience to show a horse to a lot of "prospective" buyers. Good Luck! |
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| I would contact her too. I would not mind at all if I sold a horse through a broker and the purchaser contacted me. |
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Location: Deep South | I've used a broker to sell one before and wouldn't mind be contacted by the buyer. I use a broker only to avoid the hassle of all the tire kickers. |
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| I agree, contact the previous owner. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | What's fun is when you contact the owner and find out their asking price was half what the broker said, and the supposed phone call made to the owner to ask about an offer you made never actually happened. In this case, the horse also failed the vet check because he still had soft tissue problems from a trailer wreck a few months previous and it was advised to give him another 6 months to recover. This would be why they kept saying "he x-rays totally clean" during negotiations. If we had stopped there, he probably would have passed.
It was also very convenient that the much cheaper horse we originally went to look at was "lame" when we got there. But they had this other cool dude for 3x the price. Shady brokers have a lot to teach you about what not to do when buying horses, if you're paying attention. |
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| Three 4 Luck - 2016-08-11 9:09 AM
What's fun is when you contact the owner and find out their asking price was half what the broker said, and the supposed phone call made to the owner to ask about an offer you made never actually happened. In this case, the horse also failed the vet check because he still had soft tissue problems from a trailer wreck a few months previous and it was advised to give him another 6 months to recover. This would be why they kept saying "he x-rays totally clean" during negotiations. If we had stopped there, he probably would have passed.
It was also very convenient that the much cheaper horse we originally went to look at was "lame" when we got there. But they had this other cool dude for 3x the price. Shady brokers have a lot to teach you about what not to do when buying horses, if you're paying attention.
Horrible. Thanks for sharing. |
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Location: Northwest Florida | I wouldn't see any harm in contacting the previous owner. The worst I could see happening is they don't respond. (or they respond with information similar to the above post... yikes).
I'm sorry you aren't 100% happy and excited with your new purchase. Hopefully it all works out. I know I've thought I made mistakes shortly after purchase that ended up being huge successes. |
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Location: Pacific NW | I've sold thru a broker so I didn't have to deal with tire kickers and fielding a lot of phone calls, emails etc. The broker I used actually put a screened buyer in contact with me and the buyer made arrangements for the vet check and negotiated the purchase price ourselves. Since it was an out of state buyer he made his own vet arrangements with help from the broker. The vet scheduled the time that worked for all 3 of us and we skyped during the exam so the buyer could confer with the vet in real time. It worked great and saved me a lot of time. I will definitely use another one in the future if I have the need. |
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Location: LouLouVille, OK | Three 4 Luck - 2016-08-11 9:09 AM What's fun is when you contact the owner and find out their asking price was half what the broker said, and the supposed phone call made to the owner to ask about an offer you made never actually happened. In this case, the horse also failed the vet check because he still had soft tissue problems from a trailer wreck a few months previous and it was advised to give him another 6 months to recover. This would be why they kept saying "he x-rays totally clean" during negotiations. If we had stopped there, he probably would have passed.
It was also very convenient that the much cheaper horse we originally went to look at was "lame" when we got there. But they had this other cool dude for 3x the price. Shady brokers have a lot to teach you about what not to do when buying horses, if you're paying attention.
blllaaaaaaaaaaaaaa And another flipside is some people use brokers so their names are not associated with the sale for a reason... lesson learned... I would contact the owner, but be open minded as to what you might find out. I don't sell many but when I do, I will deal with all of it to be sure a horse has a good home... Hope everything turns out in your favor! |
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| Three 4 Luck - 2016-08-11 9:09 AM What's fun is when you contact the owner and find out their asking price was half what the broker said, and the supposed phone call made to the owner to ask about an offer you made never actually happened. In this case, the horse also failed the vet check because he still had soft tissue problems from a trailer wreck a few months previous and it was advised to give him another 6 months to recover. This would be why they kept saying "he x-rays totally clean" during negotiations. If we had stopped there, he probably would have passed.
It was also very convenient that the much cheaper horse we originally went to look at was "lame" when we got there. But they had this other cool dude for 3x the price. Shady brokers have a lot to teach you about what not to do when buying horses, if you're paying attention.
There is a barrel trainer here in okla who is well known to do this. |
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Location: Woodstown, NJ | I recently bought a horse through a dealer not a broker. It's kind of similar. I would definitely contact the owner. I contacted the only owner on my horse's papers, which was the breeder, because something was odd. My horse is 8 years old and dead quiet but didn't seem to know how to lift his feet or something was wrong physically--just some weird things were going on and I was worried. My dealer was honest. He told me what he knew but he didn't know much. As soon as I talked to the owner/breeder, everything made sense and my horse is fine. He's just very green. Though he's 8, he never had shoes on or a saddle in the 7 1/2 years the guy had him. The owner was surprised I was riding him. So he's really green. I would have never figured it out because he's 8 and he's so quiet. The owner also told me very exciting things about his breeding and tips on how to handle him. I'd make the call. |
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