Zenyatta

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:21 am

reserve commission, I believe, is 2.5%

griff · Postby **griff** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:41 am

So it would only take $250,000 to run him through a sale with a $10 million reserve??

griff

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:08 pm

Yes - if the commission was enforced and there was no special treatment or pre-agreement.

clh · Postby **clh** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:13 pm

It is rumored that sometimes people run their crop through the sale and run-up the price to establish a higher value for insurance purposes or for estate purposes. Of course, that is just the rumor mill

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madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:00 pm

clh wrote:It is rumored that sometimes people run their crop through the sale and run-up the price to establish a higher value for insurance purposes or for estate purposes. Of course, that is just the rumor mill .

There is also the advertising value - for the sire, its farm, the consignor, etc. I think, sometimes, those RNA fees might be split four or five ways..