Sales Project as an Amateur

[eponacelt]

@Tha_Ridge

OMG, YES! If you are selling anything that is not super expensive but is kind of green, be prepared. The people that will come out of the woodwork are terrifying. My very fancy 4-year-old TB mare was tried by a very sweet but very beginner 11-year-old who came with her mom, no trainer. Bless that mare.

On the flip side, I sold a horse once who bucked the girl off twice. She was competent and he was an a$$hat. And she still bought him and still owns him about 10 years later. He was such a shit, but he eventually got on really well with her sister and the family adores him. Go figure.

[173north]

@luckycricket123

I’m curious… For the low 4figure projects do people do a basic PPE before purchasing?

I didn’t - mine was super cheap, and I’d already known him for a few months and knew he was plenty sound for what I and future buyers might want. He is also not going to sell in a price range (mid fours) where buyers will want to do a full-scale vetting. I would vet one if I was aiming to sell it in the $10k+ range.

@GoodTimes

A friend of mine has had good luck flipping ponies the last couple years. She’s 30ish and small so she fits a pony, but has the experience to really school them.

Can confirm, I’m 5’1 and my project is a small pony. There’s lots of nice ponies that fall through the cracks because there isn’t anyone small enough to ride them. You will probably need a kid for the videos, though - something to keep in mind.