Re: [AlpacaTalk] Buying alpaca fiber?
Hey Heather,
Don't want to dump on you even more--but I did want to say a few things about the Alpaca Auctions in Nebraska. We live only 50 miles from the auction and have attended quite a few of them. In my experience, watching the buyers, most either already have alpacas or have enough interest that they have spent hours before the auction doing research and talking to the owners of the animals for sale. We have had several people who have contacted us, come for a farm visit and listen to us preach.... YOU MUST HAVE MORE THAN ONE ALPACA...
This Nebraska auction does have a place in the industry, it is another option for reducing your herd by a few animals or the whole herd. Not all auctions can be the best, breeders choice, elite of auctions. Not all auction organizers are high tech, computer literate or are trying to run a high-class show, some just run a bare-bones operation and that is what works for them. There are alot of good to average alpacas out there that fit someones breeding or non-breeding farm. I hope I never have to use this kind of auction to sell my animals but if I do, I will be there to educate a possible owner before they bid. At least I could meet the potential buyer, unlike on-line auctions...that'
Ace & Robin Buettenback
B4 Alpacas LLC
3742 S Locust
Grand Island Ne 68801
--- On Fri, 8/1/08, Heather Zeleny <alpacatalk@westwind
From: Heather Zeleny <alpacatalk@westwind
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Buying alpaca fiber?
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
Date: Friday, August 1, 2008, 11:20 AM
I guess I missed most of the discussion regarding these pet male sales.
Do we know for a fact that Fantasy Farm Tx is buying pet males from
other breeders? Or are they their own pet males? They do have a large
farm, over 45 females for sale, so I'm sure they get plenty of pet boys
born every year!
As for Jim Patrick, well, I don't care much for his scheme, either.
Buying your animals at $.50 on the dollar and then he makes the
profit... To me that says greed, the usual 10-15% brokerage fee isn't
enough, he requires 50%.
I just wish we had people queuing up to give US $1000 each for our pet
boys!
I absolutely agree about not selling alpacas at farmer's markets and
livestock auction houses. And I just can't shake the bad feeling I have
about that alpaca auction "house" in Nebraska... No online info, no
catalog of lots for sale... I have the feeling it's run like one of
those livestock auctions. I have heard too many stores about people
buying animals there and then asking "What do they eat?" And I have
even heard about people buying unweaned crias as pets, so they can bond
with them.
We get calls for mentoring and after sale support- from other people's
clients! Of course we answer any question and offer our knowledge and
experience, but hey people! We have good alpacas too, many ribbon
winners! Good blood lines!
Heather
On Aug 1, 2008, at 8:58 AM, Allison Moss-Fritch wrote:
> One of the questions I've been asking myself..as I gather that this
> farm is
> getting large shipments of very young weanling males.is which big
> breeders
> elsewhere are willing to take a $100 or so per baby and then ship
> them off
> to this sales farm that takes such poor care of them.
>
> That is a question that you also should ask: What are their sources of
> registered pure blood alpaca males with fancy schmancy names.which
> are truly
> only fiber herd material and should never be sold through such venues
> as
> farmer's markets and livestock auctions.to the unsuspecting and
> uneducated
> public.
>
> Allison Moss-Fritch
>
> New Moon Alpacas
>
> Santa Clara, CA
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