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Skunks at NAFA #6165712 02/21/18 09:10 PM 02/21/18 09:10 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 53 South Dakota T turbakda OP trapper
turbakda OP trapper T Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 53 South Dakota	I have looked at this auction and past auctions and noticed that the skunks grade I-II. None of them grade I or better. Does anyone know why that would be? Also I have a couple skunks that didn’t show up as graded. Does this mean that they determined them to be worthless and discarded them?

Re: Skunks at NAFA [Re: turbakda] #6165739 02/21/18 09:33 PM 02/21/18 09:33 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,849 Wisconsin T The Beav trapper
The Beav trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,849 Wisconsin	They probably won't discard It. I have had one at NAFA for 4 years. I don't know what the deal Is with skunks other then I see where they will be offered on PT. The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

Re: Skunks at NAFA [Re: turbakda] #6165796 02/21/18 10:29 PM 02/21/18 10:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 16,700 north Idaho W wissmiss trapper
wissmiss trapper W Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 16,700 north Idaho	There is a very limited market for skunks in the International fur trade. Most skunks go to the tourist/craft trade. By grouping the Is and IIs together it makes them easier to sell. You will notice on the completed catalogs that the price drops off a bunch when you get to the IIs and IIIs and IVs. If they pulled out just the Is by themselves, there would be even more skunks sold for 50 cents and down. Grouping the Is and IIs together is a good thing. I'm thinking that all of the skunks didn't get get put up for this sale. Your missing skunks will most likely show up on your May lotting leather. There is only so much time to get fur ready for the auction. Skunks, possums and nutria are not high priority. www.usedtraps.com Please check out my updated inventory of Native American books.

Re: Skunks at NAFA [Re: turbakda] #6165808 02/21/18 10:40 PM 02/21/18 10:40 PM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 2,981 Wyoming S Starvalleytrappe trapper
Starvalleytrappe trapper S Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 2,981 Wyoming	Nutria will shine.....oh never mind Wyoming fur trader chrismhcc@yahoo.com

Re: Skunks at NAFA [Re: turbakda] #6165810 02/21/18 10:42 PM 02/21/18 10:42 PM
Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 61 New Jersey 9 908shooter trapper
908shooter trapper 9 Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 61 New Jersey	The fur market is down. You guys should send in your pelts to get tanned and sell them on eBay that way. I get fox tanned for 12 bucks each, and sell them to kids and even some teachers at my school for 50.

Re: Skunks at NAFA [Re: 908shooter] #6165812 02/21/18 10:45 PM 02/21/18 10:45 PM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 2,981 Wyoming S Starvalleytrappe trapper
Starvalleytrappe trapper S Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 2,981 Wyoming	Originally Posted By: 908shooter The fur market is down. You guys should send in your pelts to get tanned and sell them on eBay that way. I get fox tanned for 12 bucks each, and sell them to kids and even some teachers at my school for 50. That sounds good Problem is anyone with a good amount of fur will have a tough time with that. As soon as you exhaust friends, family and neighbors your market gets tough. eBay is not a good place for tanned goods right now. It's flooded with fur. And anyone with quality fur won't be able to sell tanned very easy because the people buying look at price and not quality generally. So it benefits Alabama type fur more then someone from say Montana Just my .02 Wyoming fur trader chrismhcc@yahoo.com

Re: Skunks at NAFA [Re: 908shooter] #6165834 02/21/18 11:05 PM 02/21/18 11:05 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 949 Hutchinson KS K Kansas Rook trapper
Kansas Rook trapper K Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 949 Hutchinson KS	Originally Posted By: 908shooter The fur market is down. You guys should send in your pelts to get tanned and sell them on eBay that way. I get fox tanned for 12 bucks each, and sell them to kids and even some teachers at my school for 50. Who you using for the $12 tan? Does that include the shipping there and the shipping back?

Re: Skunks at NAFA [Re: turbakda] #6165837 02/21/18 11:07 PM 02/21/18 11:07 PM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,960 n.e, iowa C coonman220 trapper
coonman220 trapper C Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,960 n.e, iowa	I believe possum are grade 1-11 or 11, or damaged, can't rember seeing select possum

Re: Skunks at NAFA [Re: turbakda] #6165842 02/21/18 11:14 PM 02/21/18 11:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 53 South Dakota T turbakda OP trapper
turbakda OP trapper T Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 53 South Dakota	Thanks for the explanation wissmiss, it makes sense. This is only the second time I have sent fur to the auction so when I had missing pelts I wasn’t sure why they weren’t showing up.

Re: Skunks at NAFA [Re: turbakda] #6165905 02/22/18 12:59 AM 02/22/18 12:59 AM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,912 Central, SD Law Dog trapper
Law Dog trapper Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,912 Central, SD	Send in 20+ skunks at a time and the price per skunk is about cut in half for tanning. Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that! Jerry Herbst

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