Horse selling -I've been stupid!

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So at long last we have advertised Tilly. Had several calls on Friday, one from a lovely-sounding lady who said she would like to see her but not until Monday morning (busy with PC & showing over weekend). So I arranged a time, but forgot to take phone number
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. Since then phone has rung loads of time, and there have been several people who said they would come immediately with the cash if they liked her!! Have had to put everyone off until Monday (some people have been rather rude about it, but hey ho) and knowing my luck the original people probably won't turn up anyway
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. As they live fairly close to me (under 1 hr), I am beginning to think if they were interested they would have made the effort to see her straight away. Sorry for rambling post, but I am just hopeless at this horse selling thing.
 
You should never turn people away especially as this woman has not even seen Tilly. You could have a situation where this woman does not even turn up or that Tillly is not what she is looking for. If you really want to give her a chance then take the other peoples tel nbrs & then you can at least call them back. I would though always let other people view as nothing is sold until you have the money in your hand. Good luck hope you find her a nice home.
 
dont feel bad...I did the same too....I saw a lady and have to say I liked her straight away and although I did say I would like to see everyone and then make up my mind, I didnt...I just went with the lady I liked at the start.
I you love your horses its only natural to want them to go to a good home :0)
 
Give the women a chance, for gods sake. I would be VERY pissed, if I had made arrangements to see a horse BEFORE anyone else and the owner went and sold her under my nose- Lack of decency and general politeness there.

Just because she couldn't come at the drop of a hat (People do actually have lives around horses), doesn't mean she is not interested.


She might be the best home for your girl......



No wonder it is so hard to get horses, when there seems to a lack of common courtesy when it comes to selling and to be honest, I wouldn't just sell my horse to the person who waived the most cash in my face.
 
It's easily done. Hopefully she'll turn up Monday and everything will work out for you.

I've just advertised my horse, but based on my one previous selling experience I'll will be making appointments for anyone reasonable who calls, getting numbers and confirming 30mins before that they're still coming. It really annoys me when you go to the yard especially to show your horse and people don't turn up and haven't had the manners to cancel beforehand, that's so rude. Sorry, mini rant.

Yesterday I txtd round a few people just before I advertised and a girl who used to loan a horse on our yard got straight back to me saying she was interested but going abroad on holiday for 2 weeks from today. She tried him yesterday and she seems very keen. I think she's really nice and a good rider, I would love it if she bought him but I will still be showing him while she's away and I explained this to her at the time.
 
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Thats a bit harsh, as she said people have offered to come and bring cash, so why should she hang around on the off chance that 1)the woman will turn up and 2) she will but her. I would still encourage people to come and see her. Never turn people away, you never know one of those might be perfect for her
 
I wasn't being harsh. She forgot to take the women's number down, so can't contact her to say "Look, I have XXX people interested in horse, who are willing to pay- Do you think you'll be still coming down, as I have some offers for her."


Courtesy.


Yes, I would wait for her- If she turns up or not, so be it.


If those other people want the horse that badly, they won't mind waiting till tomorrow. If they get rude, I would seriously consider why they were in such a rush and put out.
 
Well, from a buyers POV, we travelled up to Yorkshire (live in Hants) to see 7 horses, the last one we were waiting for the woman to meet us and she left a voicemail saying the horse had been sold 5 mins after us telling her we were at the meeting place. God I was furious as she could have let us know before and we had an hour 1/2 drive back to the horse we eventually bought. I just thought it was so rude, she knew how far we had driven and at the very least could have told us before we set off! Grr!
 
My last horse i bought i could not get to see it for a few days due to kids and school runs. The owner was happy to wait for me, but i did say i would not mess them around i would turn up, i also rang when i was leaving just to let them know i was on my way.
 
FWIW, whenever you're buying/selling ANYTHING (horses, saddles, lorries...), no matter what you do, you always think you could/should have done things differently & made/saved more money.

Personally I think you've done the right thing waiting for this lady. Keep us posted...
 
I travelled a long way to see a horse I thought sounded right for me . Got lost on the way , phoned for directions only to be told by the owner that she'd just sold him .

Rather annoyed as I wasn't late & had explained that I lived some distance away
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Maybe he wouldn't have suited me , but I'd like to have been given the chance !
 
Yes, it was totally my fault that I didn't ask for this lady's number and I have no intention of selling Tilly before she sees her, as I do have good manners and would not like the same thing to happen to me.
My point is that there are so many timewasters in the horsey world, that knowing my luck she won't turn up and I could kick myself for not taking a telephone number so I don't keep Tilly hanging about all morning. In the meantime, if I have lost out on other potential purchasers then so bit it. I have been taking telephone numbers as suggested and have another couple of people who have asked me to phone them back. This horse selling business is a real nightmare.
 
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Give the women a chance, for gods sake. I would be VERY pissed, if I had made arrangements to see a horse BEFORE anyone else and the owner went and sold her under my nose- Lack of decency and general politeness there.

Just because she couldn't come at the drop of a hat (People do actually have lives around horses), doesn't mean she is not interested.


She might be the best home for your girl......



No wonder it is so hard to get horses, when there seems to a lack of common courtesy when it comes to selling and to be honest, I wouldn't just sell my horse to the person who waived the most cash in my face.

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Totally agree!!
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I had so many sold this way when I was looking, even though I was very serious, had a good budget, and was certainly no time waster. It was heartbreaking. The fact is I was in uni, had my existing horse to think of, rowing commitments etc, often was planning to drive over a hundred miles, making it an all day thing, and needed to make it on a day my mother could come too, as we were buying together. On a nunmber of occassions I'd arranged all of this so as to go view a horse many miles away, phone the night before just to finalise directions or something, only to be told the horse was sold.
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This then made it all the more difficult the next attempt for my mother to organise a day off etc. Just cause they can't come at the drop of a hat, then it doesn't mean they're not serious.
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Take the details of the other people calling and say you will be back in touch. If you've so many inquiries then I don't see the panic.
 
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