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Postby madelyn » Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:03 pm

Still paying off med bills from the busted leg - is there a rougher market this year than TB's? Well anyhow I've put up some treasured books and tack, my deepest thanks even if you just bid:
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZdad3534
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Postby nferro9925 » Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:54 pm

Count me in! :)
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Postby soundfast » Fri Jul 18, 2008 2:02 pm

Have you thought of selling a lifetime share in your stallion giving them the right to breed one mare per year to him? If they did not want to use their season every year they could sell it to someone else. I have heard of people investing in shares that do not even own a mare and sell the season every year. It would probably bring a lot more money than selling on ebay.
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Postby madelyn » Fri Jul 18, 2008 4:14 pm

I don't know if eBay allows that kind of thing.. I might look into it. Thanks.
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Postby going4stamina » Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:33 pm

Maybe you could come up with a reasonable price for that option and advertise via the Bloodhorse advertising or something similiar?
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Postby madelyn » Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:00 am

Thanks -- I've NEVER found the Bloodhorse advertising to be (a) affordable or (b) effective. I'm not in a position, right now, to pay to advertise anything.
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Postby mehile » Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:35 pm

I have seen people sell stallion seasons on ebay so I wouldn't think selling a lifetime season would be much different. :)
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Postby Bedouwia » Sat Jul 19, 2008 6:13 pm

Thanks for the 'heads up' regarding the Ebay items. I love to bid on stuff. Hope that your leg is healing well. Remember about those medical bills that you can just keep paying and paying a bit at a time. Sadly, as you note, the horse market is very tough at the moment. Don't get discouraged.

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Postby madelyn » Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:03 am

Thanks Bedouwia. Yes, I can pay "bits" a month but they add up to quite a lot.

Say, before I even list these on eBay, does anyone have any interest in brass stall plates? They hold a standard 4x6 index card for name or feeding instructions, etc. I have a LOT of them.
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Postby Bedouwia » Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:47 am

Just want to bump this up a little in the que. I have also have been looking for the books, but don't see any listed yet.

Hang in there. There is light at the end of the tunnel -- of course you always have to hope it is not from an oncoming train. The good news is that we no longer have debtors prison. :lol:

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Postby madelyn » Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:57 am

I sold a bunch of books last week - got nothing for them. I could list some more if there is interest in them:
Preston Burch - Training Thoroughbreds
Don Blazer - Make Money with Horses
Carl Nafzger - Traits of a Winner
E. Prince & G. Collier - Basic Horse Care

If anyone is interested in any of those, I will list them on eBay in an auction today. Thanks.
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Postby Lisann » Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:52 am

I'd be interested in the the first 3 books. If you don't want to pay eBay fees, we could do a private sale.
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Postby madelyn » Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:22 am

Okay! I'll pm you!
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Postby madelyn » Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:04 am

HOLY TOLEDO! I looked on Amazon for a price for Traits of a Winner, Nafzger's book, and they go for around FIFTY BUCKS. Can anyone explain that to me? Oh well. I'll put mine up on eBay today and see what happens.
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Postby Lucy » Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:42 am

madelyn wrote:HOLY TOLEDO! I looked on Amazon for a price for Traits of a Winner, Nafzger's book, and they go for around FIFTY BUCKS. Can anyone explain that to me?


I think it's been out of print for a while. :)

In addition, I was talking to an equine bookseller the other day, and she was describing a sort of 'herd mentality' when it comes to certain books - a title will sit gathering dust for years....then someone will mention it on a web group, or some clinician will recommend it, and all of a sudden there'll be dozens of people looking for it. :lol: Street Sense probably made Nafzger's book a hot commodity again.

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