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<blockquote data-quote="WalnutCrest" data-source="post: 1412848" data-attributes="member: 21715"><p>Disclosure is not a dirty word.</p><p></p><p>A client is coming a week from Sunday ... driving over 20hrs ... to get two heifers, one of whom needs some TLC and has been priced accordingly. The other one is a better critter and has been priced accordingly. I believe I've been about as clear as I know how to be with this repeat client (they've purchased numerous embryos and semen before, this is their first live animal purchase).</p><p></p><p>I have no qualms about putting a big number on a really nice animal nor about putting a small number on an animal that may really be more of a hit-or-miss project.</p><p></p><p>*************</p><p></p><p>As a bit of an aside, I believe that the producer that is MORE transparent should be able to charge a higher price for what they produce ... not less.</p><p></p><p>If a seedstock producer is telling you the good and bad about their stock, and based on the details they're giving you on the bad you suspect they're really telling you everything, you should be a MORE confident buyer and therefore willing to pay more for the animal / semen / embryo you're buying.</p><p></p><p>The ones that are "caveat emptor" out of the gate are the ones you should negotiate hard on price ... or be quick to walk away from ...</p><p></p><p>There are no perfect bulls. There are no perfect cows. There are no perfect heifers. Buyer's shouldn't expect perfection ... these are live animals, and live animals can find all sorts of ways to not live up to expectations (including to die)!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WalnutCrest, post: 1412848, member: 21715"] Disclosure is not a dirty word. A client is coming a week from Sunday ... driving over 20hrs ... to get two heifers, one of whom needs some TLC and has been priced accordingly. The other one is a better critter and has been priced accordingly. I believe I've been about as clear as I know how to be with this repeat client (they've purchased numerous embryos and semen before, this is their first live animal purchase). I have no qualms about putting a big number on a really nice animal nor about putting a small number on an animal that may really be more of a hit-or-miss project. ************* As a bit of an aside, I believe that the producer that is MORE transparent should be able to charge a higher price for what they produce ... not less. If a seedstock producer is telling you the good and bad about their stock, and based on the details they're giving you on the bad you suspect they're really telling you everything, you should be a MORE confident buyer and therefore willing to pay more for the animal / semen / embryo you're buying. The ones that are "caveat emptor" out of the gate are the ones you should negotiate hard on price ... or be quick to walk away from ... There are no perfect bulls. There are no perfect cows. There are no perfect heifers. Buyer's shouldn't expect perfection ... these are live animals, and live animals can find all sorts of ways to not live up to expectations (including to die)! [/QUOTE]
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