Lure and Trapping supply prices !
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06/22/18 10:15 PM
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See June is now at $7.50 an ounce on his lure! I understand that people are trying to make a living off this industry. It’s just kinda disheartening with probably the worst fur prices we’ve ever seen , everything around us is going up in price. I encourage everyone to cut corners that makes sense try to keep your cost down. Make your own bait lure etc...
Last edited by Mic NC; 06/23/18 12:05 AM.
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Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices !
[Re: Mic NC]
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06/22/18 10:29 PM
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DelawareRob
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I refuse to cut corners.
I think $7.50 is fair considering one fox will buy almost two ounces of lure.
Who is John Galt?
You don't rise to the occasion, you fall to the level of your training.
Semper Paratus
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Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices !
[Re: Mic NC]
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06/22/18 11:19 PM
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Paul Dobbins
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I started the lure price increase. Here's my post about the increase. Mike, perhaps you can understand things from my perspective. "Due to the increase in cost of producing my lures, I had to raise my lure prices. As I stated recently on here, I was making very little on my lures and needed to increase the price if I was going to continue offering them for sale. I wanted to give y'all a heads-up, so that when you went to order lures, you'd already know about the increase.
I could have diluted the lures, or used inferior ingredients to keep the prices the same and make more profit. However, the lures would have suffered and I have too much pride in my lures to do that. I'd prefer to get out of the lure business before I'd put lures out there that were not up to the standards they have been over the years. Besides, dad would have a fit if he were here and knew I had lowered the standards on the lures he formulated.
Anyway, now the prices are as follows. 1 ounce - $7.50 4 ounce - $25.00 pints - $80.00 Bait Solution - $25.00 Beaver and Bobcat Medley - $20. per pint"Here's the post - https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/6211221/Lure_price_increase#Post6211221
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Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices !
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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06/22/18 11:22 PM
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I started the lure price increase. Here's my post about the increase. Mike, perhaps you can understand things from my perspective. "Due to the increase in cost of producing my lures, I had to raise my lure prices. As I stated recently on here, I was making very little on my lures and needed to increase the price if I was going to continue offering them for sale. I wanted to give y'all a heads-up, so that when you went to order lures, you'd already know about the increase.
I could have diluted the lures, or used inferior ingredients to keep the prices the same and make more profit. However, the lures would have suffered and I have too much pride in my lures to do that. I'd prefer to get out of the lure business before I'd put lures out there that were not up to the standards they have been over the years. Besides, dad would have a fit if he were here and knew I had lowered the standards on the lures he formulated.
Anyway, now the prices are as follows. 1 ounce - $7.50 4 ounce - $25.00 pints - $80.00 Bait Solution - $25.00 Beaver and Bobcat Medley - $20. per pint"Here's the post - https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/6211221/Lure_price_increase#Post6211221 And all this time, I thought you guys worked for free.
Who is John Galt?
You don't rise to the occasion, you fall to the level of your training.
Semper Paratus
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Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices !
[Re: Mic NC]
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06/22/18 11:24 PM
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Law Dog
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Postage just keeps going up even the PO flat rate stuff is no longer a deal at $7+ for the smallest box now it was under $5 a few years ago!
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
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Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices !
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DelawareRob
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Another thing to consider is that a lot of those bottles of lure are sold by lure makers at wholesale price to dealers for resale, which squeezes the profit margins even tighter. The market is the market. Will be interesting to see how things play out. I’m just glad my office doesn’t get complaints about how much Lure is in a bottle. I wouldn’t want to have to open a bunch of bottles to check the net contents. Since they are glass I would need to open all of them to get the tare weight of each bottle. No thank you!
Who is John Galt?
You don't rise to the occasion, you fall to the level of your training.
Semper Paratus
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Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices !
[Re: andy weiser]
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06/22/18 11:52 PM
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I get it it’s not a knock to any lure maker out there why do it if you can’t make money ! I assure you the price of a NC coyote hasn’t tripled! I will continue to buy June’s lures because they catches fur but I will try to keep cost down anyway I can! I think that’s just good common sense.
Last edited by Mic NC; 06/23/18 06:35 AM.
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Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices !
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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06/22/18 11:56 PM
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I started the lure price increase. Here's my post about the increase. Mike, perhaps you can understand things from my perspective. "Due to the increase in cost of producing my lures, I had to raise my lure prices. As I stated recently on here, I was making very little on my lures and needed to increase the price if I was going to continue offering them for sale. I wanted to give y'all a heads-up, so that when you went to order lures, you'd already know about the increase.
I could have diluted the lures, or used inferior ingredients to keep the prices the same and make more profit. However, the lures would have suffered and I have too much pride in my lures to do that. I'd prefer to get out of the lure business before I'd put lures out there that were not up to the standards they have been over the years. Besides, dad would have a fit if he were here and knew I had lowered the standards on the lures he formulated.
Anyway, now the prices are as follows. 1 ounce - $7.50 4 ounce - $25.00 pints - $80.00 Bait Solution - $25.00 Beaver and Bobcat Medley - $20. per pint"Here's the post - https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/6211221/Lure_price_increase#Post6211221 I hadn’t seen your post but I get it.
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Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices !
[Re: Mic NC]
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06/23/18 12:40 AM
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These are one of the few things (lures) that are still made in North America. Be glad there isn’t any foreign steel or aluminum in them or they’d be higher yet.
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Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices !
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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06/23/18 01:53 AM
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I started the lure price increase. Here's my post about the increase. Mike, perhaps you can understand things from my perspective.
"Due to the increase in cost of producing my lures, I had to raise my lure prices. As I stated recently on here, I was making very little on my lures and needed to increase the price if I was going to continue offering them for sale. I wanted to give y'all a heads-up, so that when you went to order lures, you'd already know about the increase.
I could have diluted the lures, or used inferior ingredients to keep the prices the same and make more profit. However, the lures would have suffered and I have too much pride in my lures to do that. I'd prefer to get out of the lure business before I'd put lures out there that were not up to the standards they have been over the years. Besides, dad would have a fit if he were here and knew I had lowered the standards on the lures he formulated.
Anyway, now the prices are as follows. 1 ounce - $7.50 4 ounce - $25.00 pints - $80.00 Bait Solution - $25.00 Beaver and Bobcat Medley - $20. per pint"
Here's the post - https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/6211221/Lure_price_increase#Post6211221 I've only been to North Carolina 1 time about 13 years ago on business. Mr Dobbins i sent you a package and a letter awhile back telling you what I thought about your products and your price increase and if you stop making Backbreaker or change the way you make it I might have to make another trip and there might be some furniture moving, Lol .like I said real trappers know quality and that's what you make. Spending a few extra dollars for quality is always a good idea.(PLEASE KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK)
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Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices !
[Re: Mic NC]
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06/23/18 03:01 AM
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They told us about a year ago lure prices were going up.Heck lure makes been taking it on the chin for a long time.Personally I don't know how they made a profit at %.00 this long.And no I am not a rich man I am on a fixed income.
Rick Otts
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Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices !
[Re: Mic NC]
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06/23/18 04:36 AM
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Heck, I feel very fortunate to have great lure and bait makers....I’d pay more just to use their products...
Not sure what I would do if the great makers around here were not making lures and baits...
I’ve always thought the pricing was very fair....
I just work overtime to make it happen...I figure 8-12 hours of overtime is easy compared to making any lure or baits... Plus I’m clueless on where to start...
Last edited by ambush32; 06/23/18 04:40 AM.
Thought I was a good trapper until I started trapping coyotes...... Thought I was a good bowhunter until I targeted mature bucks....
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Re: Lure and Trapping supply prices !
[Re: ambush32]
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06/23/18 05:20 AM
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Heck, I feel very fortunate to have great lure and bait makers....I’d pay more just to use their products...
Not sure what I would do if the great makers around here were not making lures and baits...
I’ve always thought the pricing was very fair....
I just work overtime to make it happen...I figure 8-12 hours of overtime is easy compared to making any lure or baits... Plus I’m clueless on where to start... I use to think like you, but know I'm trying to build up a line of lures. "What was I thinking" lol it is fun to work up a batch and test it out i learned a lot in the 5 years.
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