$3300 paid for white geese

BadDuck · **Joined:** Sun Mar 24, 2013 1:05 pm **Posts:** 2

I was at the auction and it was 2 bidders that I saw and I was stunned when it got to $1000 could not believe when it ended at $3300 I have never seen such crazy bidding. I am now buying geese and the reserves will be $1000 minimum. My friends are going to do the same to cash in on this

originbreed · **Posted:** Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:00 pm

its good to get a high price for your birds at auction, but unrealistic prices like that may only harm the local auctions.
poultry auctions are a much needed part of backyard breeding.

BadDuck · **Joined:** Sun Mar 24, 2013 1:05 pm **Posts:** 2

I agree less people will go in turn less sellers and the over inflated prices will crash not good to sellers or those that paid way too much.

Haywood · **Joined:** Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:20 pm **Posts:** 1

WOW did it look like this http://s10.thisnext.com/media/largest_d ... FDADF4.jpg I hope they breed

WaterFowling · **Joined:** Mon Mar 25, 2013 4:30 pm **Posts:** 4

Absurd price

SendInTheClowns · **Joined:** Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:38 am **Posts:** 20

Haywood wrote:

WOW did it look like this http://s10.thisnext.com/media/largest_d ... FDADF4.jpg I hope they breed

hehehehe like that one

oozcorpse · **Joined:** Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:15 am **Posts:** 2715

BadDuck wrote:

I agree less people will go in turn less sellers and the over inflated prices will crash not good to sellers or those that paid way too much.

Just being a debate leader here =
And on the down side = prices that are too low = not giving the real worth of fowl (NOT saying these geese were worth that much as I am NOT – and can’t really comment in that regard as I don’t know the background work that lead up to them)

Prices that are too low = more buyers but less sellers as to undervalue your birds is not a wise thing to do. And most sellers want at least a fair price for their hard work.

originbreed · **Posted:** Tue Mar 26, 2013 6:55 pm

with decent birds going to auction, the sellers best interest is to set a reserve price.
if an auction house wont take birds set with reserves, the seller does not have to put them up for auction.
auctions do work for both parties if run correctly.
a good auctioneer with knowledge of what he is selling will get the fairest price.
auctions do get peoples blood flowing and with this their wallets open wider than other
circumstances would permit.

oozcorpse · **Joined:** Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:15 am **Posts:** 2715

all good points origin

ColacWaterfowl · **Posted:** Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:26 am

originbreed wrote:

with decent birds going to auction, the sellers best interest is to set a reserve price.
if an auction house wont take birds set with reserves, the seller does not have to put them up for auction.
auctions do work for both parties if run correctly.
a good auctioneer with knowledge of what he is selling will get the fairest price.
auctions do get peoples blood flowing and with this their wallets open wider than other
circumstances would permit.

Summed up very well

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