Dexter Books on Ebay - Books for sale

justmalc · Post by **justmalc** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:52 pm

Hi All,

Just noticed on when browsing Ebay that there are two Dexter books for sale;

Ted Neal's Life and Times of Dexters is item 220287343173 and W Thrower's The Dexter Cow and Cattle Keeping on a small scale is item 220287340276.

Sorry I can't put a link my IT skills aren't up to it. Does anyone else know how?

Thanks,

Malcolm.

Broomcroft · Post by **Broomcroft** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:04 pm

Hi Malcolm

Hope these work?

Ted Neal's book http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=....ed+neal

The Dexter Cow & Cattle Keeping on a Small Scale http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/The-Dex.....c0.m14

I paid £45 for a copy of Ted's book...well worth it as well.

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justmalc · Post by **justmalc** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:44 pm

Thanks Clive, I must learn to do these things sometime.

Malcolm.

ann · Post by **ann** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:39 pm

just had a quick look and ted neal's book is at £38 and
and throwers is currently £53 both have some time to go.

nice to think ones books are gaining value when most things are getting cheaper!

Sylvia · Post by **Sylvia** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:33 am

Or, to put it another way, maybe investment in books about them is more profitable than having the cattle themselves.

Bury Hill Farm · Post by **Bury Hill Farm** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:44 am

Oh Sylvia,

I cant think the last time we saw you post something positive on this site, I am quite happy with my Dexters and the return I get from them as I am sure most keepers do.

Are you the unluckiest person here or just a negative sort ?

Sylvia · Post by **Sylvia** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:34 am

I would count myself lucky BHF in many things. Living in a lovely area with a farm which has such a wide variety of wild flowers and birds. Married (to the same person) for 38 years and still speaking !! And I have had livestock which I loved to bits and cared for so well and who gave me lots of trouble-free babies and lots of joyful moments.

We aren't desperate financially, but when I worked out what it was costing to keep this dream going I decided some drastic steps needed to be taken.

As you have come to this site fairly recently you will have just caught me in one of the saddest years I have had recently.

Selling almost all my Dexters and Shetland sheep has been a devastating thing to do. I have never wanted to show my stock so my animals remained mostly unknown but I took the greatest care in their breeding and had my fair share of very special animals. They have all gone now, mostly for the sort of prices which would have insulted breeders of any old rubbish. And I still have my alpaca herd to thin out, so yes I think it is fair to say that I'm feeling moderately negative at present.

Generally, I am more upbeat, I'm sorry you have just caught me at a bad time.

Broomcroft · Post by **Broomcroft** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:51 am

You don't get me down Sylvia, you make excellent and very real points some of which people won't address or bury their heads in the sand about. You are spot on when you said that keeping a rare breed is fine when you in flow, but when you come to sell out, you can find that there is no real market for your livestock. I would like to see a real market exist for Dexters, cheap, average, and top of the range, preferably all at the same sale.

I've said this before, if sales were marketed and thought through instead of just all over the place and often in the same day, then more of a general market for Dexters would exist. It's all about marketing and it's something I hope the new council will take a good look at.

There are quite a few books and I found one that dates back to 1870. Here's a list http://cataylor.myzen.co.uk/Temp/DexterBooks.html.

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Sylvia · Post by **Sylvia** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 1:18 pm

Thanks Clive, and Margaret for your personal message. I expect you know by now that many points I make are just a bit jokey, but on the other hand, as you say, there are matters which need to be addressed.

Bury Hill Farm · Post by **Bury Hill Farm** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:29 pm

Sylvia

My comments to were meant as a bit jokey and were in no means meant in a personal way (I hope you didnt take them as this).

You are quite correct in the fact that I have only recently joined this site, have obviously caught you at a bad time and I hope times improve for you.

I do feel that too many negative points though whether meant in a jokey way or not can give the wrong impression to potential new keepers and therefore obviously have a negative effect on the future saleability & prices of all of our stock.

I do also agree fully with Clive that sales do need to be timed a bit more thoughtfully so that they do not fall all at the same time, giving buyers an opportunity to attend which will hopefully keep prices at a real level. There were 3 sales on at the same time yesterday and dhad they been on seperate days I would certainly have gone to at least 2 if not all 3 of them.

Sylvia · Post by **Sylvia** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 5:00 pm

Bury Hill Farm wrote:Oh Sylvia,

I cant think the last time we saw you post something positive on this site, I am quite happy with my Dexters and the return I get from them as I am sure most keepers do.

Are you the unluckiest person here or just a negative sort ?

Now this demonstrates how careful you have to be when posting and I hadn't given much thought to it before.

Just how did you expect me not to take what you wrote personally?

In fact, replying as I felt I ought to dredged up so many memories that it had me in tears.

For clarification this post is a warning and should not be regarded as a joke in any shape or form.

monica waltho · Post by **monica waltho** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:23 pm

W. R. Throwers book got to £72 and Ted's book got to &79.77 glad I bought my for £12.
Can Ted's book not be reprinted or have we any budding authors out there for a new book, perhaps Judy Knight ought to write one!

Broomcroft · Post by **Broomcroft** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:06 am

Another copy of Ted Neal's book is on eBay. Try this link if you are interested in buying:

Ted's Book on EBay

Only just over a day to go, so don't delay!

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