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Re: [RC] Horse Buyer Beware - Chris PausThank you. As a buyer, I know it's frustrating to want a horse and see it go to someone else. OTOH, as a seller, I have learned the hard way that a buyer really doesn't want the horse unless he or she puts money down on it and enough money not to walk away from.
When I started raising foals, I had a nice colt for sale and a friend really really wanted him and asked me to "hold" him for her, no money down. Buyer no. 2 comes along and wants the horse immediately and offeres me my asking price and a hefty downpayment. I told her to let me call buyer no. 1 and make sure she still wants the horse. Buyer no. 1 said, oh yes, still want the horse. ...
Fast forward a couple of weeks, buyer no. 1 backs out, which was easy for her as she had no money involved. Buyer no. 2 has moved on and no longer wants the horse and probably was a bit miffed that I didn't just sell him to her on the spot. It took me another 9 months to find a ready buyer for that horse.. 9 months of groceries and vet bills.
Now it's a CIF policy ... cash in fist. Yes, I'll hold a horse for you, but only after you make a downpayment and sign a contract. I've also learned to set time limits on how long to keep a horse here before the buyer picks it up, or else I charge board.
Yes, sometimes the buyer gets disappointed. I've been both a buyer and a seller and I've been stiffed a lot more times as a seller.
chris
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Chris Paus
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