This message is from: "Janne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Carol, you are right on. I have read this before and have tried to live by it as well. There are manay times when Mark and I will say, "boy, was that ever the best thing we ever bought", and it is always about a quality item of any sort. And we never even think back on the $ amount. However, soooo many times it is, "what junk", when you think you got a real deal.
BUT, there are rare occasions when you can get a deal, ever so rare. Two years ago, I had looked at a 2 year old QH filly I had seen literally in a pasture off a highway, but she was way out of reach for me to buy at the time. I was saddened, but moved on. (my hubby was relieved, ha) Then this last fall, I happened to come by an add on the web, and it seemed to me to be the same horse, - sure enough it was, and I went to check on her again, this time the owner was moving out of state the next week, and wanted to sell her to a good home, for 1/4 of the former price. Well, she was now trained to ride and healthy, and yes, she is now out in my barn. Rare, but a deal! I have recently adv. some fjords on here for a dear friend, couple of them are also a deal as far as $$ goes, as they are well started and very nice young geldings, some are relatively good deals, but young as well. There is def. a buyers market out there, at least in the Central part of the US. What I have found is that people get very leary because they are priced low, which I can understand, - we are NOT trying to lower the market, it is just that this friend needs to move these fjords, and does not need to make a living on the $$$. ( that would be nice!) I am not making a dime on any of this, just hoping to find some good using fjord homes for several nice fjords. Actually, I have tried to talk him UP in price, - that feels weird in the horse world! :> Anyway, just wanted to clearify where we are coming from up here in ND. Janne
