reasonable price for an unbroken three year old?

[alfielola05]

i am considering going to see an unbroken 3 year old cob, i am slightly in love with him already from his pictures, his owner is looking for 850, for this time of year and for an unbroken three year old with unknown breeding whats everyones thought on the price?

 

[s4sugar]

Might be a bargain but equally could be four times his value.. not enough to go on.

 

[Sparkles]

Reasonable.

 

[scrunchie]

£850 for a common-bred cob is a lot.

If I was to sell my Saffy, who's also 3 and unbroken, and about 15hh of mixed breeding, I'd ask for about £500 at the moment.

But then they are cheap in my part of the country.

 

[Suziq77]

Someone commented on here last week that if anyone asks how much to pay for something people will tell you "not more than [say] £100" but if you are selling the same horse the same and ask how much it is worth people will suggest "not less than [say] £5,000" which I thought pretty much sums up the perennial question.

I do feel it's primarily a buyers market at the moment, although a gem of an all rounder or a specialist horse can command their price.

Depends how much you want THAT horse really and whether you would always feel uneasy if you paid what someone might say they personally thought was over the odds.

I'd say go and look at a few, be very sure why you want unbroken etc. think about how that restricts you and what sort of support you'd need/have available and take it from there.

 

[Kenzo]

Well at the end of the day, I look at it this way...

If you like him and he's a picture of health, moves well, has a nice sensible head on his shoulders, is blank canvas apart from usual handling,and will mature into the sort of cob you'd want then he's worth every penny.

A 3yr old is a nice age to get them I think, you can crack on with things (in moderation but enough to keep you busy) and not have years to wait before you can start on the riding side of things.

If he's nicely marked and well put together, he'll be worth twice a much in a years time, depending on how big he'll mature.

But at the same time you can pick 2yr coblets up for a few hundred pound or less, end of the day is about money or how much you like him?

 

[alfielola05]

thank you for your replies, i realise its quite a how long is a piece of string question i was expecting round about the 600 mark but didnt want to come across insulting offering such a low price

 

[RubysGold]

I bought my 3yo cob in October, he had done nothing, he was £1250 which was more then i wanted to spend, thought it was more then he was worth,
however i couldn't let him slip past me so i paid what they asked.
Now i can see why they wanted that much, he's amazing and i hope to have a fantastic horse when ridden, if i don't mess it up

 

[Arkmiido]

I know someone who has recently bought a 4yo cob stallion with lots of impressive movement, broken to drive, lightly backed, and is completely sane and bombproof, for that same money (in order to school and bring on to sell). And I thought that was alot given the kind of price he will end up commanding even with miles on the clock, ie probably not alot more...
If you like this youngster, buy him - he's worth what you want to pay for him. But go and have a look at a few. And if you want to see what cobs really change hands for, have a look on www.dragondriving.co.uk (and be prepared to be somewhat horrified at some of the ads!!)

 

[Enfys]

Any horse is only worth what you want to pay for him at the end of the day. You may think 850 is too much, but the next person may think he's worth it.

If you like bargaining then start at 600 (and if I was the seller I'd tell you to try again ) and you'll probably get him for 750-800, all depending on how fast they want to sell him. If they state 850 firm, then presumably they mean the price is firm and are in no hurry to move him on.

I sell weanlings at $3000, no offers, although I do barter! I swapped one last year for 50 round bales, two lambs, a filly, new blanket, new halter and cash