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Post by Trudy on Jun 14, 2010 20:07:40 GMT
How come most people these days don't put there prices on the adverts and just simply 'POA' or 'PM for price' Surely its alot easier for future buyers to know whether or not the horse is within there budget before getting further details etc?? Its got to be easier for the seller to state what price their asking than to receive millions of PM's/emails txt etc to then find out the horse is way out of the buyers budget? And I find in a lot of cases these people who do send messages asking more info are then accused of being 'timewasters' when they realise its over there budger, why not put a price and the people no where they stand on whether or not it would be affordable? ;D
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Post by bonnieheather on Jun 14, 2010 20:20:19 GMT
I agree!!
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Post by Trudy on Jun 14, 2010 20:31:28 GMT
I usually don't bother with the one's without price as I sometimes find that if the owner can't publicly state the price then maybe its a little over-priced just my opinion of course, as owners must have a reason for not putting them and Im genuinely interested to know the reasoning for this ;D
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Post by flair1 on Jun 14, 2010 21:10:21 GMT
I totall agree with you all, if an ad says POA, or PM for price it has put me off too so i just dont bother enquiring, but im not a timewaster either if i know the price and i like, i buy end of story no ifs, buts, etc etc.
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Post by rudy on Jun 15, 2010 18:15:37 GMT
Glad its not just me then ;D
Anyone got an opinion who doesn't put their prices on their ads? ;D
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Post by bundle on Jun 15, 2010 18:37:32 GMT
I hate it when an advert doesn't say which part of the country they are in!
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Post by evie on Jun 15, 2010 19:49:45 GMT
I don't bother either....!!!! When I have bothered I have had a heart attack....
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Post by Trudy on Jun 15, 2010 20:01:57 GMT
Also agree RE the area also not being put on adverts! Can anyone shed any light on why sellers opt not to give out such information on price/area etc I'd say 90% of ads are like this so why cannot any reasoning be given for it (just to add this isnt aimed at anyone in particular or isnt a dig at the sellers either, just don't understand the logic in it as it seems to put more people off rather than entice them )
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Post by blueberry on Jun 15, 2010 20:21:55 GMT
I advertised a horse a little while back and did not put a price, the reason being that although I had an idea what i wanted for her I really wanted to find a nice home so I wanted to speak to people first and if they were a suitable / nice home but could not afford the asking price,I was prepared to negotiate . i didn't want to put on a price that would scare people off or price her too low . It really doesn't bother me if a price is shown, if i'm interested i pick up the phone and ask, if it's too much I just say thank you but that is more than I am able to spend.
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Post by hs on Jun 15, 2010 20:44:40 GMT
I think if there is no price then I could not afford it - something along the lines of if you have to ask about the price you can't afford it!
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Post by tuppence on Jun 15, 2010 20:51:18 GMT
Yes, if there is no price it puts me off. I assume they are asking for a substantial price.
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Post by kayjayem on Jun 15, 2010 21:05:30 GMT
I think if there is no price then I could not afford it - something along the lines of if you have to ask about the price you can't afford it! That's funny you should say that. We enquired about a sec D a few years ago which was advertised with no price. We had a sizeable budget but when asked the price of a 3yr old advertised with no price was told very snottily "if you need to ask the price you can't afford it" I still can't believe that one, it was at the other end of the country, like you'd go view without a clue what the price was! I'm sure our budget would have been enough but no way would that pompous twit get a penny from me!
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Post by twiglet1 on Jun 15, 2010 21:36:11 GMT
I think if there is no price then I could not afford it - something along the lines of if you have to ask about the price you can't afford it! That's funny you should say that. We enquired about a sec D a few years ago which was advertised with no price. We had a sizeable budget but when asked the price of a 3yr old advertised with no price was told very snottily "if you need to ask the price you can't afford it" I still can't believe that one, it was at the other end of the country, like you'd go view without a clue what the price was! I'm sure our budget would have been enough but no way would that pompous twit get a penny from me! I agree also ! no price is frustrating ! OMG how snotty so shocked at that response from a seller
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Post by bonnieheather on Jun 15, 2010 22:02:59 GMT
And when people leave off other vital bits of info - sex, age, height. I guess it could be a mistake, but you'd have thought they'd re-read the ad before putting it on??
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Post by Milliesmum on Jun 15, 2010 22:23:11 GMT
And when people leave off other vital bits of info - sex, age, height. I guess it could be a mistake, but you'd have thought they'd re-read the ad before putting it on?? Often it's a ploy because people will then ask the questions, they can answer and all the time they are bumping the advert! It keeps the ad at the top of the page! We weren't born yesterday, we do know why people do it and if we spot you doing this we will deal with it, usually by adding the new information to the first post so we can delete your 'bump'!!
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Post by Stacey on Jun 16, 2010 10:28:46 GMT
At the other end of the scale, I also think people do it because they are uncertain if they will even sell the pony in the climate and so don't want to advertise it openly at a cheap price in case people think there is something wrong with the pony.
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Post by EJM on Jun 16, 2010 10:37:58 GMT
dont be put off by not having a price on the advert i responded to a add last year in the scottish farmer we ended up with a bargin they just wanted a good home for their home bred ponies and really did not know how much to put on the ad with the current climate.
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Post by sarahp on Jun 18, 2010 6:52:33 GMT
I'm with blueberry in the current climate. And I don't see why it should be a problem for anyone to ring and ask the price - if more than they are prepared to pay then a polite answer to that effect should be no problem to anyone, and no excuse for the vendor to be rude. It isn't always easy to assess quality in an ad, and potential buyers vary hugely, some want only the best and are prepared to pay for it while others want a bargain which will almost certainly be average rather than top class. The problem ones are those who thing they will get a HOYS/Olympia horse for peanuts!
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Post by conniegirl on Jun 19, 2010 0:06:47 GMT
My connemara was a POA pony. I got him for peanuts as they wanted a very good home for him for the rest of his days. I got him for less then 1/10th of what he was worth.
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Post by turtlepooch on Jun 19, 2010 9:11:51 GMT
I agree with tuppence I never ask if POA as again always assume its a high price especially in the SJ world. Please people put on prices and also locations.
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Post by sarahp on Jun 19, 2010 9:47:09 GMT
Locations I agree with, it only need be the County to be useful. conniegirl above has a good illustration that POA is NOT always expensive! There may be various reasons for not putting a price.
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Post by ladybird on Jun 19, 2010 13:01:46 GMT
POA i hate and probably wouldnt reply to as i would think it would be expensive (could be wrong but thats how i feel) Location is very helpful/essential as no matter how perfect the pony, several hundred miles could be a problem for lots of people (not for me i have to say as i love going on 'jollys' and all my ponies are from 'abroad' lol .
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Post by Pebble on Jun 19, 2010 17:39:07 GMT
I advertised a horse a little while back and did not put a price, the reason being that although I had an idea what i wanted for her I really wanted to find a nice home so I wanted to speak to people first and if they were a suitable / nice home but could not afford the asking price,I was prepared to negotiate . i didn't want to put on a price that would scare people off or price her too low . It really doesn't bother me if a price is shown, if i'm interested i pick up the phone and ask, if it's too much I just say thank you but that is more than I am able to spend. I never put the price on an advert as the home is paramount and if people like the pony as much as you want them to they will phone you and you can pick who is likely to be the next best owner. Price isn't everything. Approval of the potential owner is far more important.
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Post by ladybird on Jun 19, 2010 18:23:12 GMT
I agree the home is paramount, but surely it just wastes everybodys time if say the vendor wants 2000 and the buyer only has 1000 ( yes i know, not a very good comparison but you know what i mean) no matter how good the home, or how wonderful the pony, if the moneys not there , its just not there.
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Post by private on Jun 20, 2010 18:50:40 GMT
Not everyone wants other people to know how much they are making or loosing off a pony. At least if there is no price it means the buyer can keep it private as well. I have bought some very cheap ponies where has been no price. Its always worth a phone call if you are interested in the pony.
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Post by Trudy on Jun 20, 2010 21:06:25 GMT
I can totally understand people wanting a good home more than the money...But maybe you could still put a guide price and also state 'the price is very negosociable (sp?sorry) to the perfect home' OR OIRO In my opinion I would like to know if i stand a chance of affording the horse or atleast if I thought I could offer the horse the perfect home I could make a realistic offer for what price they are asking. I think quite frustrating to buyers if you like the look of the horse on the advert, find out more info on it and to think you've found one that really suits your requirements to only then find out its way out of your budget, as I don't like to just ask the price as the first question as I feel I'm being quite rude doing so. Also I find if you reply and explain you do only have so much to spend but are VERY keen on the horse you then come across as being either cheeky or a timewaster. Obviously I understand this isn't the case with all sellers, and that sellers have there reasons for not putting the price this is just my opinion. Also (sorry to ramble on ;D ) but someone also said above as a reason for doing this is they don't want public to know how much there asking and want to keep it private... BUT ANYONE can send you a message or give you a phone call to ask so in the end it doesn't remain private anyway
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Post by bessieboo on Jun 21, 2010 10:38:07 GMT
I recently advertised one of our ponies and didn't put a price, that is because although I know everyone says the home is more important than the money but in this case it REALLY was so I didn't want to put a price as I was very very negotiable if I thought it was the right home. I didn't want to put people off if they thought they didn't have enough money as if they were the right home there could have been a compromise there.
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Post by zeebeedee on Jun 21, 2010 10:54:52 GMT
I too am put off by no price. I echo Trudy that even if a price is not put in a guide could be. My old boy was advertised as "bargain" - I knew the yard who were selling him on behalf owner and rang up and asked if their idea of a bargain was the same as mine as given his breeding/conformation etc a bargain price for him could still have been a lot! Bought him and kept him all his life so in this case "reasonable to good home" would have had the same effect.
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