Auctions!!!!!

[Old Cowzilla]

yes i hate online auctions , i never even went to look at the stuff in the three auctions that were nearby this year

On the plus side I was done bidding yesterday by the time I finished breakfast ( ran out of money ) so I didn't have to waste the rest of the day for the live part of the sale. I don't think it will ever go back to the old ways. Standing in snow with a north wind wouldn't have been much fun anyways.

[Grahamp]

On the plus side I was done bidding yesterday by the time I finished breakfast ( ran out of money ) so I didn't have to waste the rest of the day for the live part of the sale. I don't think it will ever go back to the old ways. Standing in snow with a north wind wouldn't have been much fun anyways.

This is true we miss the nostalgic beautiful day sale by a friendly good neighbour farmer heading into happy retirement. Most sales are not that. I remember one sale my Dad went to in Medicine Hat in the 90’s. Worst weather day ever, he thought the sale might even be cancelled. Bought a bunch of stuff super cheap. But think of the poor farmer, you work your whole life and then you miss out with no guarantee sale and a freak horrible storm. Money you are counting on for your retirement. The purpose of a sale is not to provide us with good deals at the expense of a retiring farmer but rather a means for a business to get rid of all their equipment at a fair price where fair is determined by an auction’s price discovery. You can hate on Ritchie and I don’t like their sales but they have improved the sale experience for the owner 10 fold, by bringing in online bidding and removing weather concerns, and adding a guarantee.

[seldomseen]

Watched a bit of the Schapansky sale in Tisdale today and thought most items sold for a decent price. Nothing crazy high and a few good deals and best part No buyers fee!
The exception a John Deere 4255 with 6000h for 93,000 but that's a sweet tractor.

[Guest]

I’m curious ?
Does that green paint give off fumes that overtakes bidders ?

[Guest]

Or red paint ? FMG!

[blackpowder]

Maybe we should be buying shares or Ritchie Bros. since their benefiting from all the fees.

RBA shares since IPO have seemed to be a trading stock not a buy and hold.

[Old Cowzilla]

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Or red paint ? FMG!

You could buy a magnum for that kind of money and have twice the tractor.

[wmoebis]

Didn't read the whole thread here and maybe has been asked but why doesn't anybody start a new auction service that does on farm live auctions anymore? Seems a lot don't like on line or Richie style so reinvent the wheel!

Must be a reason.

[Guest]

Didn't read the whole thread here and maybe has been asked but why doesn't anybody start a new auction service that does on farm live auctions anymore? Seems a lot don't like on line or Richie style so reinvent the wheel!

Must be a reason.

Shapansky Tisdale has one yesterday and today

[ajl]

You could buy a magnum for that kind of money and have twice the tractor.

CaseIH 7240 with 3400 hrs sold in a Premier auction near Camrose last week for $140000. Would still been a better deal than the 5488 but not the same money. There still are some smaller auction companies in AB including Doug Johnson, Premier, Prodaniuk, and Dunkle Auctions.