Not true at all wonkey_donkey. and sorry to all if this is what it looks like, just cant help beating myself up for not being able to find him a child to love him.
It is quite interesting reading all the negative response due to selling horses at auction... If you sell at a decent sale such as malvern yes you do get dealers, but the dodgy ones wont pay a high price, you often get far more knowledgable people there and your horse will have a better chance to go on, at malvern you can show your horse off properly, jump it round a course of jumps and they can be vetted the same day, it is a bit different to the likes of stow fair.
im very suprised an experienced teenager/small adult hasnt bought him quickly for £800 i thought maybe you were asking around £1700-2000 but thats very cheap.