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grainboy

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Location
Bedfordshire
Does make me smile, everyone goes to a sale looking for a bargain,
No one ever thinks of the vendor or vendors family, sometimes auction is the only way out of financial ruin, or bereavement reasons,
A farm auction can be a very distressing time for all concerned, many won’t even attend, it’s the final curtain, for a life times work. !!!!!
 

Old Boar

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Location
West Wales
Does make me smile, everyone goes to a sale looking for a bargain,
No one ever thinks of the vendor or vendors family, sometimes auction is the only way out of financial ruin, or bereavement reasons,
A farm auction can be a very distressing time for all concerned, many won’t even attend, it’s the final curtain, for a life times work. !!!!!

Around here, if a family is retiring or there are bereavement reasons, it is vital to "get your name on the books" and bid for something, usually paying above the odds for an item. Isnt it the same elsewhere?
 

PSQ

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Arable Farmer
Does anyone know what the CR9070 combine made at the Easter Auquharney sale today ? (Peterhead / ANM)

 

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