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01-14-2022, 09:05 AM
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Sell to fur buyer or ship to Auction?
Just curious where everyone’s thoughts are. Are you selling to fur buyer or shipping to auction? And give a reason or opinion why either way.
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01-14-2022, 04:36 PM
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This year I will ship to auction after hearing the rumours of some highway robberies by certain fur buyers. And don’t get me wrong,I have dealt with good fur buyers in the past. But this year it seems like the bad are trying to dry hump you and the good ones are too scared of the uncertainty in the market right now.
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01-14-2022, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Powder monkey
This year I will ship to auction after hearing the rumours of some highway robberies by certain fur buyers. And don’t get me wrong,I have dealt with good fur buyers in the past. But this year it seems like the bad are trying to dry hump you and the good ones are too scared of the uncertainty in the market right now.
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That pretty much sums up my feelings as well.
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01-15-2022, 12:18 AM
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Send to auction. FHA won’t sell your fur for what I heard some buyers are paying.
FHA won’t sell your fur for cheap and will carry it over to the next auction if need be.
Only one wild fur auction now so maybe FHA will surprise us.
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01-15-2022, 08:01 AM
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Much different landscape in the market this year from last, a world of difference from two seasons ago.
No comparison.
Buyers were hungry for goods then, a true lust for coyotes and associated antics that followed. But that is not the marketplace today. The market is very quiet, deathly quiet, and this is not limited to coyotes.
Various reasons for the quietness, but it boils down to time might prove to be our best friend??? The market could stabilize at a favourable level in time. However bear in mind the concept of a falling market, in such the faster you unload your goods the better you will do. However in light of $33 and $40 country averages, how much worse could you do? I hear rumours of $50 country average but not aware of them materializing. I suppose stuff could be a no sale… that be worse.
The stagnant price for coyote is not an isolated thing, at the SAGA sales in EU, prices were down and limited interest, the key problems, China absent even tho internet sale and 2- Covid based inventory backlog, both of finished goods, parkas, articles, as well as skins.
Chinas absence was due to covid lockdown implications, cant goto work to build fur trimmed parkas, cant go shopping to buy fur trimmed parkas… and mink coats and fox strollers etc. thus carryover inventories and…. Springtime is coming!
Myself, Im not certain what im going to do with my fur yet. There will be no great coyote giveaway like the one of summer 2019, but im still quite afraid of a giveaway like summer of 2020. 2019 couldnt be helped but 2020??? At least now many understand covid better and its very good to see the virus seemingly softening up - omicron throat instead of chest - and that softening likely to continue.
(BTW, what was the next virus Gates was candidly suggesting was next??? Anybody?)
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01-15-2022, 09:01 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marty S
Much different landscape in the market this year from last, a world of difference from two seasons ago.
No comparison.
Buyers were hungry for goods then, a true lust for coyotes and associated antics that followed. But that is not the marketplace today. The market is very quiet, deathly quiet, and this is not limited to coyotes.
Various reasons for the quietness, but it boils down to time might prove to be our best friend??? The market could stabilize at a favourable level in time. However bear in mind the concept of a falling market, in such the faster you unload your goods the better you will do. However in light of $33 and $40 country averages, how much worse could you do? I hear rumours of $50 country average but not aware of them materializing. I suppose stuff could be a no sale… that be worse.
The stagnant price for coyote is not an isolated thing, at the SAGA sales in EU, prices were down and limited interest, the key problems, China absent even tho internet sale and 2- Covid based inventory backlog, both of finished goods, parkas, articles, as well as skins.
Chinas absence was due to covid lockdown implications, cant goto work to build fur trimmed parkas, cant go shopping to buy fur trimmed parkas… and mink coats and fox strollers etc. thus carryover inventories and…. Springtime is coming!
Myself, Im not certain what im going to do with my fur yet. There will be no great coyote giveaway like the one of summer 2019, but im still quite afraid of a giveaway like summer of 2020. 2019 couldnt be helped but 2020??? At least now many understand covid better and its very good to see the virus seemingly softening up - omicron throat instead of chest - and that softening likely to continue.
(BTW, what was the next virus Gates was candidly suggesting was next??? Anybody?)
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I guess it’s a chance you take either way but at 30-45$ averages what do you really have to loose sending to auction. At least the auction has minimum bids that if not met they go no sale until the next auction at which time the world could open up a little more and could see a little bounce back in demand. Or not I guess that’s the risk.
Just trying to talk it through for myself to see the better option risk versus reward I guess.
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01-15-2022, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by HunterDave
Send to auction. FHA won’t sell your fur for what I heard some buyers are paying.
FHA won’t sell your fur for cheap and will carry it over to the next auction if need be.
Only one wild fur auction now so maybe FHA will surprise us. ![Smile](images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Lucky for you Dave, you sold your coyotes to Steve in 2020 and missed the pain and agony some suffered, but time heals (kinda) and trappers are a forgiving sort, or forgetful.
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