[AlpacaTalk] Re: Looking for Advice About Selling My Alpacas

 

Laura,
Thanks for the advice. I was thinking that a couple of hundred would be about right but I had no basis for that thought. I just really want to make sure that whoever gets them is committed to taking care of them and thought that having to pay a little something would show that commitment.
Jacqueline
--- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com, "Laura A. Roberts" <laura0554@...> wrote:
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> If you are more interested in them having a good home, I would
> suggest checking with other farms. At ten years of age and not show
> quality,unless they are very easy to handle and can be used as 4H projects,
> I don't think you will have much luck selling them for more than a couple
> hundred dollars, if that.
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> I have been offered males free of charge on many occasions. I
> normally do not take them unless I really have a use for them- their color
> or fiber can improve my herd in some way, or my daughter wants to show them
> in performance classes.
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> If it was me, I would advertise for someone wanting a pet and
> fiber animal. If a good home appeared, I would probably give them away.
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> Laura Roberts
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> R Half Pint Farm
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> Spotsylvania, VA
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> From: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Jacqueline
> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 10:44 AM
> To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Looking for Advice About Selling My Alpacas
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> Hello I hope someone can give me some advice. I am considering selling my
> two male alpacas. I got them from a friend and have decided I prefer my
> sheep and I just don't like working with alpaca fiber as much as wool. I
> don't have any idea what I should charge for the guys since I got a deal
> from my friend. They are about 10 years old. One peach colored one red
> colored. One is intact and the other is not. They have nice fleeces but are
> not show quality confirmation wise. I have papers for them. I want to charge
> enough that I know the person really wants them and will be committed to
> caring for them but I'm not looking to make a killing on them.
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> If anyone could give me any advice I'd welcome it.
>
> Jacqueline Jacobson
> Lone Jack Fiber Mill
> www.lonejackfiber.com
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