ksalvagno
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Oh my, what a lovely girl! 
Roll Farms - Herdstock is over, and I'm feeling hung over, lol
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ThreeBoysChicks
Loving the herd life
Glad you had a safe trip. She is very pretty.
Queen Mum
N.E.R.D.
Cute babies.
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Dealing w/ a customer that's being.......annoying. 
I posted one of Risque's boys on CL for $100.00. He's a nubian, being sold as a 'dairy wether' for 4-H.
some excerpts from emails....
"here is a picture of the wether we got last year (somewhere else), and got grand champion with....will your goat be this nice?"
(because....I can totally predict that on a 2 day old kid.)
"can I see pictures of his chest and rump and a more recent side view. We'd like to know if he's got potential."
(because apparently she can tell it on a 7 day old kid. And I don't mind taking pics, but, can YOU get a 7 day old kid to pose / stand still w/ 4 other kids in the room???)
"There's just no way I can come up with $100.00 right now."
(then why are you pestering me?? Then I reply "You can have him for $75.00 if you pick him up this weekend.")
Sooo....Sunday night she sends this -
"We can't pick him up until next Friday. Will you take $50.00 - and that is based on whether or not we like his new pics you send. We only paid $50.00 for the kid last year."
Don't get me wrong, I WANT people to do well w/ our kids, and we've had quite a few GCH wethers over the years, but I can't SWEAR the kids will win, esp. when they're sold at a young age...and they're sold at a young age b/c I want the milk for other things....hence the reasonable price.
People who want GUARANTEED winners are...dreaming. A lot depends on how it's raised, fed, exercised, etc....but the show wethers that draw big bucks are Boers and they go for hundreds around here.
And I DO feel it's a reasonable price considering they're getting a purebred, disbudded, vaccinated, well-started, bottle-trained, healthy kid that comes w/ milk, a booster shot, a nipple, and instructions, by golly.
Am I wrong to be annoyed?
I posted one of Risque's boys on CL for $100.00. He's a nubian, being sold as a 'dairy wether' for 4-H.
some excerpts from emails....
"here is a picture of the wether we got last year (somewhere else), and got grand champion with....will your goat be this nice?"
(because....I can totally predict that on a 2 day old kid.)
"can I see pictures of his chest and rump and a more recent side view. We'd like to know if he's got potential."
(because apparently she can tell it on a 7 day old kid. And I don't mind taking pics, but, can YOU get a 7 day old kid to pose / stand still w/ 4 other kids in the room???)
"There's just no way I can come up with $100.00 right now."
(then why are you pestering me?? Then I reply "You can have him for $75.00 if you pick him up this weekend.")
Sooo....Sunday night she sends this -
"We can't pick him up until next Friday. Will you take $50.00 - and that is based on whether or not we like his new pics you send. We only paid $50.00 for the kid last year."
Don't get me wrong, I WANT people to do well w/ our kids, and we've had quite a few GCH wethers over the years, but I can't SWEAR the kids will win, esp. when they're sold at a young age...and they're sold at a young age b/c I want the milk for other things....hence the reasonable price.
People who want GUARANTEED winners are...dreaming. A lot depends on how it's raised, fed, exercised, etc....but the show wethers that draw big bucks are Boers and they go for hundreds around here.
And I DO feel it's a reasonable price considering they're getting a purebred, disbudded, vaccinated, well-started, bottle-trained, healthy kid that comes w/ milk, a booster shot, a nipple, and instructions, by golly.
Am I wrong to be annoyed?
Not in my opinion. She's wanting a guaranteed champion for 1/2 the price posted. I might recommend that she go back to the previous breeders if they are willing to give her the deal she wants. AND in light of all you've already put into and will be putting into the kid, I would go back to full price of $100.00, but that's just me lol.
wannacow
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I agree. I'd go back up to $100 and move on. Chances are they will NEVER be happy and will come back around to bite you.
autumnprairie
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daisychick
Overrun with beasties
I wouldn't deal with them. They seem like the type that if they don't win top prize at fair they are going to come back to haunt you. I would keep it at $100 and sell to someone else. You offered $75 for them to come get him at a certain time and they didn't come at that time so now the price has went back up to $100. You have no control over how well the baby grows out or how they feed and care for him and NO ONE has control over what judge will be judging that certain class and what his/her picks will be for winners from each class. The judge might pick the ugliest kid in the ring just because that is their judging style, no one can know that ahead of time. REDFLAG don't sell to them, and that is my opinion.
REDFLAG don't sell to them, and that is my opinion. 
aggieterpkatie
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Ugh, I'd ignore that buyer or tell them to please look elsewhere. What a headache!
And those little doelings are awesome. Yours reminds me of the painting by Bev Doolittle...this one , with the hidden horses.
And those little doelings are awesome. Yours reminds me of the painting by Bev Doolittle...this one , with the hidden horses.
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YAY!
Someone just paypalled a deposit for the little dude and will be picking him up Weds.
That means I don't have to deal w/ them after all. I didn't think they were being very reasonable..."I want the best, but I don't want to pay for it."
That painting is cool.
Someone just paypalled a deposit for the little dude and will be picking him up Weds.
That means I don't have to deal w/ them after all. I didn't think they were being very reasonable..."I want the best, but I don't want to pay for it."
That painting is cool.
