SnicklefritzG --I never thought of that! I recall her ad said, “Good home,” so that’s why I presented my place to her for a horse she appeared to care deeply for. I suspect she was overly optimistic on the horse’s value. I hope she found a good home for the horse, at whatever price she asked. My only point was that just because someone offers less than one’s asking price doesn’t mean they cannot afford more, or that they cannot afford to care for the horse well. Some of us just don’t see the need to spend extra on a horse than our budget allows —in this case, I’d compared what similar horses to what I wanted were going for in my area --and I felt $4k was going to buy a nice one. It did. Just not hers.
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This is interesting to me–I’ve sold one of my foals via only internet chat/text message, never spoken to the owner on the phone (I did search her on USEF/USEA etc though), as well as conducted majority of another sale via fb messenger–she even bought on payments, but he stayed with me on young horse board–she’s a super owner, and he will never want for anything.
Also, as a buyer, I frequently ask in negotiation what the lowest someone will take is (normally for inanimate objects)–however as a seller, I never answer that question–I respond, XXXXX is the price, you are welcome to make an offer. I also have a dollar amount in mind on what I’ll sell for–but if I change the price, I change the deal too. If I take less than my already budgeted wiggle room, I might charge for delivery rather than free delivery, or make sure to bill for ulcer prevention before the move, rather than cover it myself, etc. However, is someone pays full price and doesn’t try to negotiate me down, I also change the deal and spend part of what I might have given up making sure their experience is extra top notch.
OP, I’ll be really curious to what your potential client comes back with!
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