Sensible offers please

[Rob R]

Why do people put 'sensible offers'? in an advertisement? Is it a sign that they don't know how much they want or that they wish to be offended by what others consider a 'sensible' price? I tend to avoid replying to such ads, so it makes me wonder, why do it?

[Duncan MacIntyre]

Would "realistic offers" be more acceptable?

One of my favourites from ads, not necessarily from this site, but generally, is "genuine reason for sale"

Duncan

[Rob R]

It's the FG - similar wording, different ads, it annoys me every week. I want to know the price before wasting money on a phone call. Not that I want any of the items but if I did...

[SteveM]

what about "price on application", how do I know if I am interested if I dont know the price!

[Rob R]

what about "price on application", how do I know if I am interested if I dont know the price!

There's one this week 'new special offers' and then POA

[John999]

If you want to sell something put a price on the item and negotiations can follow. Simple.
J.L.

[Mark Bowles]

Sadly i think most of the time the owners don't have a clue and are maybe looking for bids. It frustrates me too. Also when an ad is free as it is on this site and there is room for comments why do they put nothing, or the words overstocked, everyone gets overstocked if they are breeding right,thats the idea!

[Saffy]

Do you think that possibly people are not used to describing stock and are afraid that if they say - for instance that the animal has good conformation that someone will arrive to see it and complain that it isn't as described?

Stephanie

[Mark Bowles]

A picture can also help, or not, sell an animal.

[Rob R]

A photo may encourage me to contact an 'offers' ad, but no photo won't get me to enquire unless I know the breeding to be worth a visit. I may as well be reading the FG without a pic.

[Rob R]

The latest ad on here surprised me 'For sale as owner no longer showing' - I'm still trying to work out what that means - surely a good bull is worth keeping whether you show or not?

[carole]

Knowing the owner of the bull, Bernard Stamp has had a fantastic record with that Bull and no doubt would expect others to do well showing "Envoy". Perhaps folks are also unaware of "Mighty mouse" another bull which Bernard also had a lot of success with.

As someone who has never shown any of our stock I still recognise the value in this bull, just dont have the pennies for it.

But moving back to the point of the original OP I do agree that "offers " suggests that the owner does not know the value of the animal and in recent years when other breeds have increased in value, the dexter is often the same price as when we started some 7 years ago, does this not also suggest that the Dexter as a breed as not kept pace with the other cattle breeds.

[Rob R]

Knowing the owner of the bull, Bernard Stamp has had a fantastic record with that Bull and no doubt would expect others to do well showing "Envoy".

I only question the wording because it sounds, to me, as if the bull is only good for showing, as opposed to breeding. It may not be true but it stood out, as someone who no longer shows, as an animal you shouldn't consider buying unless you were going to show him.

[Broomcroft]

Well I just think that if you're the buyer, a sensible offer is a low one .