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<blockquote data-quote="Boot Jack Bulls" data-source="post: 1369432" data-attributes="member: 24016"><p>I would give him the refund. Get the bull home, re-condition and re-test. Maybe you can sell him again. Maybe he ends up as hamburger. <strong>For me</strong>, it is never worth the damage to my business to risk a bad rep. I would take the hit and move on. I actually have had a bull sold as a weanling not pass his BSE as a yearling when the purchaser had him in his possession for over 6 months. We took the yearling back and sent him for kill (damaged testicle, no recovery possible). We gave him a lease bull to use free for that season so he would not be out a calf crop. Then we gave him another bull of similar breeding and value to replace the "broken" one. The buyer was so pleased with how we handled the situation, he has purchased more bulls from us, utilized our lease program more, and intends to keep buying from us in the future. We took a loss on the one lease and partial loss on the "broken" bull, but in the end, I think it was worth it. :2cents:</p><p></p><p>Also, we had purchased a bull from a reputable Limi breeder, that died after 4 months in our possession. Their program allowed for 1/2 price paid at sale, 1/2 price paid 6 month later. It was a freak thing, nothing the breeder could have foreseen or accounted for in a guarantee, but when we told them, they were very understanding and told us not to pay the second half due on the bull. It was more than we expected, and they have earned us as a customer for life!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Boot Jack Bulls, post: 1369432, member: 24016"] I would give him the refund. Get the bull home, re-condition and re-test. Maybe you can sell him again. Maybe he ends up as hamburger. [b]For me[/b], it is never worth the damage to my business to risk a bad rep. I would take the hit and move on. I actually have had a bull sold as a weanling not pass his BSE as a yearling when the purchaser had him in his possession for over 6 months. We took the yearling back and sent him for kill (damaged testicle, no recovery possible). We gave him a lease bull to use free for that season so he would not be out a calf crop. Then we gave him another bull of similar breeding and value to replace the "broken" one. The buyer was so pleased with how we handled the situation, he has purchased more bulls from us, utilized our lease program more, and intends to keep buying from us in the future. We took a loss on the one lease and partial loss on the "broken" bull, but in the end, I think it was worth it. :2cents: Also, we had purchased a bull from a reputable Limi breeder, that died after 4 months in our possession. Their program allowed for 1/2 price paid at sale, 1/2 price paid 6 month later. It was a freak thing, nothing the breeder could have foreseen or accounted for in a guarantee, but when we told them, they were very understanding and told us not to pay the second half due on the bull. It was more than we expected, and they have earned us as a customer for life! [/QUOTE]
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