Farm Sale ....Burn....Nr Selby

http://www.bartles.co.uk/imgs/auction.pdf

Well looked after kit by the looks

 

[Dolomite]

Quality looked after kit for small farmers and wasn't all that busy. However a shockingly poor auction company and set up, slow and very average catering and an auctioneer who didn't know what he was doing. Things weren't so bad I didn't think until qf and a few other dealers started really going for everything.

 

[msheep66]

How much did the MF 230 make?

 

[twizz]

Anyone got any results from the sale

 

[Gormers]

Was told the two older tractors made 9k & 11k.

 

[Gormers]

Quality looked after kit for small farmers and wasn't all that busy. However a shockingly poor auction company and set up, slow and very average catering and an auctioneer who didn't know what he was doing. Things weren't so bad I didn't think until qf and a few other dealers started really going for everything.

Do you think auctioneer was slow timing until dealers turned up, @Rob-B ?

 

[Dolomite]

Do you think auctioneer was slow timing until dealers turned up, @Rob-B ?

Possibly a ploy to give the big hitters chance to get in at it. However what I meant in my previous comment was that he didn't know where the lots numbers ran so went one way only to have to go another to get to the next item. Then he didn't make it clear if it was a price per bale, price per tonne or price for job lot when at the straw. If he'd made it clear I'd have had a go as it went cheap I found out. Then on others he sold as job lot instead of singleular items, and the opposite sold a job lot when different lot numbers. Even ended up with 5 min pause as he and the assistant worked out what he did and was doing wrong. Very poor auctioneering worst I've seen.

 

[Gormers]

Possibly a ploy to give the big hitters chance to get in at it. However what I meant in my previous comment was that he didn't know where the lots numbers ran so went one way only to have to go another to get to the next item. Then he didn't make it clear if it was a price per bale, price per tonne or price for job lot when at the straw. If he'd made it clear I'd have had a go as it went cheap I found out. Then on others he sold as job lot instead of singleular items, and the opposite sold a job lot when different lot numbers. Even ended up with 5 min pause as he and the assistant worked out what he did and was doing wrong. Very poor auctioneering worst I've seen.

I bet there was a lot of mutterings & comments from the sale goers @Rob-B .
I know some guys on a bad day would have had him by the scruff

 

[JLTate]

The MF230 made £9,800. He bought it new in 1989 for £10,500.

I agree with above, was poorly organised and the queues to get a coffee. Took forever.

 

[JLTate]

2nd cut silage went for £25 a bale! Women thought it was cheap as she was behind behind me.

1st cut the neighbouring farmer bought I think for £8 a bale.

 

[YorkshireAndrew]

Who was the auctioneer on the day ?

 

[Dolomite]

Bartles of Tadcaster and the auctioneer was a fella who watches stock and pigs through Selby market and usually opens the wrong gates.

 

[msheep66]

The MF230 made £9,800. He bought it new in 1989 for £10,500.

I agree with above, was poorly organised and the queues to get a coffee. Took forever.

Had it done many hours?

 

[JLTate]

I can't remember now. It was very tidy / straight.

I don't think you'd get a much better one.