Fur Buyer Halfords

[Whitetail200]

Now that Halfords is a authorized depot for fur harvesters has anyone sold their raw fur to them & if so how was the prices on coyote for example . Red Fox, Beaver,Marten

[Buck du Nord]

I sold my first 30 coyotes of the season to Steve from Halfords and didn't like the way he graded my furs and the way he is running is business now. For a few years i really enjoyed dealing with Mary but now that this time is done, I will explore other options. It's only my opinion

[Bill 2 Feathers]

I took my first 8 to him. I wanted them shipped to North Bay. He did everything in his power to buy them. All he did was give me a paper copy and put them in a back. Will it be mine or some of his garbage? Never will I go there for anything again!

[treeroot]

Originally Posted by Bill 2 Feathers

I took my first 8 to him. I wanted them shipped to North Bay. He did everything in his power to buy them. All he did was give me a paper copy and put them in a back. Will it be mine or some of his garbage? Never will I go there for anything again!

This happened to me as well. The guy asked if I wanted to sell them or send them to auction. I said auction without asking details about anything else.

A few mins later I left with a paper and asked if my fur would be tagged. He said it will get tagged once he was done with the paper work.


I never thought anything of it until I read your post.

The guy does have free will to swap auction fur for fur he has bought in that back room.

Never again... it used to get metal tagged right infront of you.

I didn't bring in much fur this year, but the coyotes were some of the nicest I've ever got.

[bushbug]

I went there the other day and got Steve to grade and give me a price.I didnt accept it so i told him to ship it all to fur harvesters .He grabs my fur in a big bundle and stuffs it into one bag. This man has to learn how to handle fur again.

[HunterDave]

Early in the season a bunch of us up this way discussed the possibility of nefarious activity happening with shipping fur through an outlet who’s operator is also a Trapper/fur buyer. We all agreed that it probably wasn’t a good idea to do. I’m not saying that there’s any monkey business going on but there’s definitely a possibility that it could happen. Even if you watch the individual tag all your fur, what is stopping him from switching the tag to a different pelt later on and you’d never know?

I ship all of my fur for auction through the ATA and I would suggest that Trappers in the Edmonton area take the extra time to do the same. It’s much more organized/professional and with numerous sets of eyes the possibility of shenanigans taking place is extremely low imo. I’ve never been concerned with anything like that happening at the ATA. In fact, the last batch of fur that I took there filled a tri-wall and I watched as they strapped up the box and got it ready for taking it out to the storage container. It’s a way better operation.

Money corrupts.......beware of the wolves.

[Marty S]

In Steve’s/Halfords defense... Halfords is a reputable outfit, Steve is a decent and reputable human being and he isn’t going to hawk your fur. Im sure hes not hard up, look at his business, do you think he needs the couple hundred bucks that hed make here and there?

Hopefully FHA will come out with the fancy security seals/tags like NAFA had in the last days... put and end to the never ending mistrust and accusations as well as the stupid talk.

The original question piqued my interest tho!!! Sure to be some delightful stories there.

[Jtstahl]

I'm not sure how much my comment will mean but I feel like I should stick up for Steve. Most of my buddies and I sold to Steve without having any complaints. I averaged $160 for 18 coyotes. No one I talked to was lower then $130. We had over 90 coyotes in total. The guy doesnt force u to sell your coyotes to him. I mean, its convenient to have him in Edmonton for those who need cash, or just a second opinion.. It's nice that we can shop around. The more buyer's, the more options we have. Plus, Its great for ppl who dont care to send thier fur to the sale.

Walking into his shop I was convinced that I was sending my fur to the sale. Last year we did really good! But I gave him a shot and I was happy. Take your fur to some other Depot. Everyone has that choice. I see guys complaining about Marty's prices, then there are guys super happy with his prices. Why? I dont get it. I think guys over value their fur and aren't happy with any amount of money. Those that bitch about private buyer's most likely bitch about sale prices aswell. We all have a choice to whomever we sell our fur too. I know some guys will take advantage of you. So if u dont like the price you're offered, simply move on. Dont blame Steve because u chose to take your fur to him. That's stupid!

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[HunterDave]

The post about getting ripped off makes no sense to me. Was someone holding a gun to his head forcing him to sell?

I’ve never heard any complaints about Steve’s buying prices. Quite the contrary actually. Guys keep telling me that I need to take my fur there and give him a shot. These are Trappers without agendas that I know and trust so I gotta listen. I’m almost done putting up my Yotes and I’ll sort them and see him next Wednesday. If I don’t like the offer I’ll just ship them to auction through the ATA. The bar has been set pretty low with one buyer offering me $118 for my best December pelts.

[Big Grey Wolf]

I never believe we should run down any business without proof. However the 'Real' issue being discussed here is 'Immediate Bar Code Tagging ' of fur going to auction in front of the trapper. When both Buyer and Shipper are combined in a business it offers a chance for quality fur to be added to personal stock in backroom when Bar Code tags not attached.

[Buck du Nord]

If I sold my first batch of coyotes to Steve this year, it is because i was ok with the price that he gave me, there is no question about it...end of the discussion.

On the other hand, when the guy tell me that he will call me back at the end of the day or the next morning, I'm expecting him to call me. Where I have a problem, it is when I know that my pelts (that I'm pride) are sitting on a concrete floor and it took more than two week before I finally talk to him again...and it is because I called myself a few times before he finally answered.

In my book, it is not how you run a business !

Again, it is only my opinion.

[HunterDave]

I just got back from selling a bunch of coyote pelts to Steve. His prices are comparable to other buyers but he doesn't drop the grades lower than what they actually are.......a $170 *I is a $170 *I and not a $150 I-II.

His offer was $3 and change lower than the average that I came up with based on his prices so we were pretty much bang on and he had no problem rounding up the $3 to meet my asking price.

In the end he made money, I made money, and both of us were very happy with the transaction.

I have no problem whatsoever endorsing Steve.

[PCP_ECOM]

Originally Posted by HunterDave

The post about getting ripped off makes no sense to me. Was someone holding a gun to his head forcing him to sell?

I’ve never heard any complaints about Steve’s buying prices. Quite the contrary actually. Guys keep telling me that I need to take my fur there and give him a shot. These are Trappers without agendas that I know and trust so I gotta listen. I’m almost done putting up my Yotes and I’ll sort them and see him next Wednesday. If I don’t like the offer I’ll just ship them to auction through the ATA. The bar has been set pretty low with one buyer offering me $118 for my best December pelts.

ya that's pretty low if their well furred yotes

[TrapperMike]

So what was your average Dave.