Dealers selling through other people?

[sandi_84]

I've recently come across a fair few adverts for people selling horses as if they were their own when they are really a dealers horses.

Is this quite a common thing?

I wonder what would be the legal comback on the proxy if say a horse was being sold as a bombproof good to do child's 1st ridden horse who was actually a complete pain in the bum, bucking bronco style horse?

Personally I would only ever sell a horse that was my own or my mum or sisters but even then it would be made clear that I was selling for them and the horse was not my own.

Would you ever do it?

 

[BethanT]

I know someone who sells on behalf of other people but she is not a dealer. She does it because she is very good at talking to other people and highlighting a horses good points while still being truthful and honest. She is also a very good rider and can therefore show of a horse to its best ability. She actually sold my first pony for me a) because I had a broken leg at the time and couldn't ride her and b) because it was my first ever sale and I had no clue what I was doing.

I may add, she is also good at getting a good price for a horse/pony which for a seller is key as I know some people need the money but would too easily drop the price to make a sale.

As for selling on behalf of dealers it could be because the horses sound better if they are from a private sale as opposed to a dealer as some dealers have a bad reputation (especially down my way) and so puts buyers off instantly. I guess its just a way of drawing people in and making a sale.

 

[sandi_84]

I can see how a proxy would be a good idea in the position you were in with your leg etc

I would be worried that a buyer could sue me for selling a horse that was not as described and possibly dangerous :/

 

[be positive]

Selling horses on behalf of a private owner still counts as trading and is fairly commonly done for many reasons, if declared there is no problem with this but a "private" sale of a dealers horses with no declaration is dishonest, it may sound better to draw in the buyers but the buyer will have little come back if there is no proper receipt. A good honest dealer should not have to use this method to sell a genuine horse, the chances are the ones that get farmed out this way are the horses with issues that they cannot sell by normal methods.
I sell a few for other people but it is always declared, the buyers can be in contact with the owner but I reduce the timewasting, manage the sale, vetting etc, I would never consider doing this for a dealer as I would be open to any comeback if I negotiated the sale in my name.

 

[poiuytrewq]

The way I read the op's question is that a "private" seller is advertising a horse which someone like myself may call about and be under the impression its the horse that person privately owns? (as im id always be wary of buying from a dealer and id try and buy from a private home)
Rather than a person selling for a private person being classed as a dealer.
I may be wrong but that's the way *I* think the question is being asked.

If I was a buyer id be really annoyed. Id not mind however the other way round.