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Post by Tim Rose on Mar 11, 2008 11:12:57 GMT -5
What could we do? To make this a cool area to hang out on? Live sound feeds form an auction in progress?  .... Market forecasts? Any idea's? |
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Post by bobwendt on Mar 11, 2008 12:32:37 GMT -5
it`s all about the money, always. so markets markets markets. nothing else matters. we can go to trapperman if we want to know what to wear to the prom or name the dog.
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Post by DaveM on Mar 11, 2008 12:49:47 GMT -5
All of the above.  |
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Post by tonymalone on Mar 11, 2008 19:29:00 GMT -5
markets
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Post by MKBorders on Mar 11, 2008 19:34:25 GMT -5
Ditto Markets.
I made the suggestion to folks who run another trapping site that there should be an effort to post the sales results of all the auction houses we have access to, side by side.
Might even include prices from some of the bigger country buyers in different regions.
The purpose of all this would be to give trappers a side-by-side comparision of prices so they can make better decisions.
Not to mention, with publicly posted comparisons, we might actually ignite some competition.
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Post by bobwendt on Mar 11, 2008 20:21:47 GMT -5
I like to follow state auctions too, to get trends mainly. like watching the cats and coons build steam this year. a farmer storesand sells his grain , judging best he can the best market for him based on prices and which year to sell based on tax advantages. some years i make enough money farming I`d rather sell after the first of jan, assuming the next years farm income looks shaky, i.e. lower tax bracket. sometimes sellng cheaper is still smarter, so it`s not always about selling at he peak price. but watching sale trends can give a fellow at least an educated guess. like our summer coyotest hey want to take away. easily 3-5 times the value of a december coyote ,alive. and often 25-50 times the value of the most expensive hide taken the previous winter season. even holding live coyotes often makes sense. trapping is a business and without knowing the markets we are all trapping blind
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Post by Rwaddell on Mar 11, 2008 21:47:25 GMT -5
Markets but definitely not limited to Wild Fur. The Wild Fur markets are to closely tied to the Ranched Fur. It would be nice to have updates on ranched fox and mink, not only in North America but the European Markets as well.
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Post by foxcatcher1 on Mar 11, 2008 23:03:27 GMT -5
Thats a good point Robert. The rise and fall of ranch fur is a very good indicator of wild fur trends. My only question is how can you use the ranch fur markets help decide which wild fur bearers to target.
Don
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Post by tonymalone on Mar 12, 2008 4:58:15 GMT -5
lots of scantily clad gals modeling fur, ought take care of it!
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Post by mjkluesener on Mar 12, 2008 7:41:35 GMT -5
That Tony, always thinking..........
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Post by Tim Rose on Mar 12, 2008 7:56:49 GMT -5
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Post by Rwaddell on Mar 12, 2008 14:18:39 GMT -5
Can you enlarge that photo?
Second thought, get rid of it! I don't want everyone knowing why I like to trap bobcats!
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Post by tonymalone on Mar 12, 2008 15:55:06 GMT -5
dang it boy , that works for me!
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Post by Rwaddell on Mar 13, 2008 0:06:33 GMT -5
MEOW!
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Post by ees2guns on Mar 17, 2008 15:48:16 GMT -5
Here Kitty. Kitty!!!!!
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