- Location
- Hereford
Brightwells online is doing ok so far .
All dependant on where it is
All dependant on where it is
Silage / Straw / Hay Price Tracker
- Thread starter TFF
- Start date
These online timed auctions see a flurry of bids in the last few hours, trouble is you dont know if your bidding against the vendor but you just have to bid to what you think its worth. Sunderlands sale will have been a usefull guide to people.
Looks like round bale silage will cost atleast £1 more /bale this year to make with the wrap increase alone
- Location
- Hereford
It seems like a lot couldnt bid on the Sunderlands sale online . A few talking about it today in the market . . Had a bloke from Cheshire ring me cos he tried for 20 mins to log on but couldn't and tried the 2 mobile numbers on the catalogue but no answer. He had been down the day before to look at some of the lots .
It is a faff, he should have viewed it on sale day and come to the sale in person.
lloyd
Member
- Location
- Herefordshire
That up front deposit must put some
potential buyers off.
Did you sell him some private
Skintagain
Member
- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
- Location
- Hereford
They originally wanted 5k deposit up front the same as the machinery sales but I kicked up quite a stink about it last year and they eventually agreed to drop it to 500 just for the fodder sale .
They are getting the better prices though!
- Location
- Hereford
As if I wouldDid you sell him some private
but how much commission is online to auction
gone up the hill
Member
- Location
- Devon
Utter pee take wanting a deposit for a fodder sale!
Buyers cannot remove the fodder anyway untill payment has cleared and vendors informed.
They may be getting okay prices but if online people who are watching the sale and see a lot that is cheaper and local will be prevented from bidding unless they have paid a deposit.
I would love to know the logic for a deposit for a fodder sale and indeed any type of auction!
- Location
- Ceredigion
I don't pay until I get home
gone up the hill
Member
- Location
- Devon
But you do not load the forage you have just bought up on the roof rack of your car/ truck do you and take it home with you there and then? lol..
I agree but unfortunatly not everybody will stand by their winning bid , easier to keep them honest if your holding funds i suppose.
- Location
- Ceredigion
It says I have to pay £500 to bid is that correct , i just want to look at the bids
gone up the hill
Member
- Location
- Devon
Cant say i have ever heard of anyone not stranding by their bid for forage bought at auction in the past but always a first i guess.
Im only guessing but i would think theres abit of nonsense goes on and it probably stops internet nutters bidding, which there are an ever increasing amount of.
welger rp 220
Member
- Location
- Carmarthenshire
Surely the £500 is refundable if nothing bought..If you genuinely want fodder you'll pay the £500 and taken off what you buy
..I can't say I blame the auctioneers a few years ago I went to a one off fodder auction sale in my area I bought one local lot of haylage off a farmer I knew for £22 a bale..A local well known "character" who's one of them constantly going bankrupt and starting up again decided to become a farmer..He never bid on any of the local farmers bales and bought bales some 30 or 40 miles away for £29 a bale and when the auctioneer asked how many he wanted he goes "I'll take the lot" some 600 bales of round haylage
I thought to myself there's something not right there he never bid against me or any of the other lots..I was right turns out he removed all the bales and auctioneers never got paid but auctioneers had to pay the vendor
..I can't say I blame the auctioneers a few years ago I went to a one off fodder auction sale in my area I bought one local lot of haylage off a farmer I knew for £22 a bale..A local well known "character" who's one of them constantly going bankrupt and starting up again decided to become a farmer..He never bid on any of the local farmers bales and bought bales some 30 or 40 miles away for £29 a bale and when the auctioneer asked how many he wanted he goes "I'll take the lot" some 600 bales of round haylage I thought to myself there's something not right there he never bid against me or any of the other lots..I was right turns out he removed all the bales and auctioneers never got paid but auctioneers had to pay the vendorQuite a sight at sunderlands recent auction when a genuine buyer/farmer bought 1 lot of 50 straw bales and then was asked how many other option lots of 50 he wanted. I will take the remaining 15 lots came the reply. 800 Bales! Auction doesnt take long when there buying like that. 12kSurely the £500 is refundable if nothing bought..If you genuinely want fodder you'll pay the £500 and taken off what you buy
welger rp 220
Member
- Location
- Carmarthenshire
Aslong as he pays then its all good..I've never been a fan of them asking how many lots do you want...I've seen it so many times at farm sales the first lot isn't in the best of nick say farm gates,sheep or whatever yet the ones further on are better ones so a farmer holds back from the first lot hoping he'll get to bid on the ones he wants yet the buyers just bought it all
