My first experience of a timewaster.

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This is the first time I have ever sold a horse. I advertised him a couple of weeks ago, people came to try him out on the weekend after numerous emails from the little girl who wants to buy him - almost to the point where I felt a bit stalked!. She loved him, txt me loads afterwards, father called yesterday to arrange vetting and it has been booked for Friday. I am not around on Friday so paid my groom (not as fancy as it sounds) to deal with it all.

I received a txt last night " Hi, I am viewing a pony on the weekend at my yard, will need to postpone vetting. If I prefer your pony I will want to ride him again. Thanks"

Two words, and the other one ends in off.
 
You should have asked for a deposit subject to vetting. It might have focused them a little more. I am trying to get a horse vetted and I have had to wait for 2 weeks until the vendor has a suitable date in her diary. I am actually thinking of looking at some horses at the weekend...
 
God I hope they come back to you, and you have the pleasure of saying you'll get back to them. Hope you find a buyer soon. sm xx
 
shysmum said:
God I hope they come back to you, and you have the pleasure of saying you'll get back to them. Hope you find a buyer soon. sm xx
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I hope so! heehee! He is an absolute super star and I am sure he will be snapped up. Hes the pony in my sig. 14h1. Totally gorgeous. I think her father will encourage her to get the other one as it is already at her yard and it makes life easier for them.
 
not sure they are that bad for timewasting actually.

at least they have given you notice that they are postponing!

sounds quite sensible if another pony has come up which sounds ideal to at least try it before deciding.
 
Although frustrating for you i don't see them as time wasters.
When buying you look for the one most suitable. If this other one has just come up for sale and they are interested i think it right to postpone and evaluate both.
From what you said i think it could have been worded better.
On the other hand if someone else is interested and puts in an offer the others have lost out if they do decide yours is more suitable.
Good luck anyway.
 
horses13 said:
Although frustrating for you i don't see them as time wasters.
When buying you look for the one most suitable. If this other one has just come up for sale and they are interested i think it right to postpone and evaluate both.
From what you said i think it could have been worded better.
On the other hand if someone else is interested and puts in an offer the others have lost out if they do decide yours is more suitable.
Good luck anyway.
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Ditto above.
 
Its very frustrating selling horses! Personally I would see those people as frustrating - making the appointment for a vetting then cancellning and then saying they need to ride again. GRR!!

We have 3-4 young horses in our yard that are brought in and broken and then sold on. And I swear to you the number of people who come and say, we'll (s)he's a bit youg and fresh isnt (s)he. Well duh! its a 4 yr old which was clearly stated in teh advertisement! Why did you come to see it then?!?! Crazies!
 
Must agree that I don't think these people are really time-wasters, just a bit indecisive and perhaps not very tactful! It is a big worry for parents trying to find the right pony for a child and they want to be 100% sure they get the right one and be sure that it is safe and not going to ruin child's confidence. It sounds like the girl fell in love with your pony and the parents got swept along with her enthusiasm, but then in the cold light of day started to wonder whether he is exactly the right one for her.
 
Selling horses is a nightmare and you just have to expect people like that, you get a lot worse. At least they let you know and they may still want him if you let them come back!
 
It's a hard lesson to learn about taking a deposit, but one I'm sure you will remember after this!!

I think it's a bit rude of them to just send you such a brief text, but it's their prerogative to change their mind/consider another pony.

Good luck in finding the perfect home :)
 
Puppy said:
It's a hard lesson to learn about taking a deposit, but one I'm sure you will remember after this!!

I think it's a bit rude of them to just send you such a brief text, but it's their prerogative to change their mind/consider another pony.

Good luck in finding the perfect home :)
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I confirmed at the point of sale that the first person to provide a depsit will secure him. They said they would get that to me. Being prudent, I kept him on the market. I am just sensitive of them putting my boy second....humph ;)
 
Ah, well their loss! ;) If you've never taken him off the market then hopefully the right home will come along any day :)
 
Berkeley said:
I received a txt last night " Hi, I am viewing a pony on the weekend at my yard, will need to postpone vetting. If I prefer your pony I will want to ride him again. Thanks"

Two words, and the other one ends in off.
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Would you like these people to have him? If so play along with them, but don't hold your breath.
In cases like that I always say "Well he's still on the market, I won't hold him without a deposit (non-refundable)" then I forget about them, treat them for what they are and get on with advertising again.
 
I've just sold my son's pony. Its the first pony I've sold in 20yrs, and I was shocked at the diference in pony buyers nowadays! Many of them are led by the nose by very spoilt children, who call all the shots. Like the girl in Charlie and the chocolate factory, "I wanti t Daddy, get it me now!" Others rang up asking if my pony (priced at £800 for a realistic sale to a good home) would do county showing. When I said it had won locally, but didn't have the leg conformation for county they would go "Oh. I wanted something to do county level!" I quite often felt like saying "well you'd better go back to the bank then and find another three grand!" One said they didn't want to buy it, but would take it on loan if I liked!

Don't take it personally against your pony (I did now and again!). We just found a lovely home for ours - well worth the wait, and much better than the ones that passed her by.. Good luck.
 
I dont understand why anyone would do that beacuse if your buying a horse and you book a vetting then you must really want the horse.

When i did my first buying (first horse kind of came to me) but when I was looking for my second horse it was really exciting but I knew as soon as I saw her I wanted her and put a diposit down right away, there and then. I really hope I dont have to sell one, sounds to stress full to me.

Hope you find a good home for your horse.
 
horses13 said:
Although frustrating for you i don't see them as time wasters.
When buying you look for the one most suitable. If this other one has just come up for sale and they are interested i think it right to postpone and evaluate both.
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Fair enough to try the other one but I think sending a text like that is out of order. The least they could do was ring, explain and apologise for the inconvenience.
 
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