Andiamo
Well-Known Member
Sorry, just a rant here about sellers of horses...
I'm looking at dressage horse ads, and so many of them put POA, instead of providing a price for the horse. I find it counter-productive. I would prefer just to see the price of the horse to know immediately if I can afford it, before I make a call to the seller to find out more about it, thereby potentially wasting their time and mine.
One particular prominent seller has written POA on all their ads, and also has written "no time wasters or dreamers". So, I am nervous about asking the price of a horse, because if it's way over my budget, then I'm for sure going to be a timewaster in their eyes. For example, I enquired about a 4 yr old baby, and was told it is £28K. ... at least I have a good taste
....then they asked me my budget. Well, I'm not happy giving that out, because suddenly horses can go up in price according to a potential buyer's budget. Why can't sellers just say it like it is, and state the price, in order to filter out the people who would not be able to afford it? I suggested to them in an email, that it would be very helpful if they would provide "price bands" for their horses on their website, and give each horse a rating, so at least buyers know the sort of range it's in, and whether it's worth picking up the phone or not.
Also, I'll call a private seller, and they'll waffle on for almost an hour about every tiny irrelevant detail, and leave me unable to get a word in edgewise, and unable to ask pertinent questions. By the time they take a breath and stop talking, I've lost the will to live, and just want to get off the phone, and I still haven't found out if the horse is sane, sound, if it's been out competing, why are they selling it etc.
Sellers - if you want to sell a horse - please be direct, honest, to the point, state the price in the ad, and allow the enquirer to ask you questions and speak on the phone! If this is not something you feel comfortable with, maybe let a trainer that knows the horse take the phone calls?
Rant over!!!
I'm looking at dressage horse ads, and so many of them put POA, instead of providing a price for the horse. I find it counter-productive. I would prefer just to see the price of the horse to know immediately if I can afford it, before I make a call to the seller to find out more about it, thereby potentially wasting their time and mine.
One particular prominent seller has written POA on all their ads, and also has written "no time wasters or dreamers". So, I am nervous about asking the price of a horse, because if it's way over my budget, then I'm for sure going to be a timewaster in their eyes. For example, I enquired about a 4 yr old baby, and was told it is £28K. ... at least I have a good taste
....then they asked me my budget. Well, I'm not happy giving that out, because suddenly horses can go up in price according to a potential buyer's budget. Why can't sellers just say it like it is, and state the price, in order to filter out the people who would not be able to afford it? I suggested to them in an email, that it would be very helpful if they would provide "price bands" for their horses on their website, and give each horse a rating, so at least buyers know the sort of range it's in, and whether it's worth picking up the phone or not.
Also, I'll call a private seller, and they'll waffle on for almost an hour about every tiny irrelevant detail, and leave me unable to get a word in edgewise, and unable to ask pertinent questions. By the time they take a breath and stop talking, I've lost the will to live, and just want to get off the phone, and I still haven't found out if the horse is sane, sound, if it's been out competing, why are they selling it etc.
Sellers - if you want to sell a horse - please be direct, honest, to the point, state the price in the ad, and allow the enquirer to ask you questions and speak on the phone! If this is not something you feel comfortable with, maybe let a trainer that knows the horse take the phone calls?
Rant over!!!
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