Re: NAFA wild fur auction
[Re: wissmiss]
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07/10/18 12:14 PM
07/10/18 12:14 PM
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redfoxtrap2008
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my otter question answered.They lotted our fresh otter shipped to late for may separate in the 600s had there been interest in the otter left from may they were prepared to sell them.Although available pt he said they wouldn't sell them till after the May carryover was sold.More than likely won't sell till next February. at least that's what I was told.
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Re: NAFA wild fur auction
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07/10/18 12:20 PM
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not much to talk about because everything was bought back. Stupid to have 2 auctions this close together, especially in a down market. They should split the difference and run routes accordingly. I agree. They should have one less auction than they do too.
The difference between animals and humans is that animals would never let the dumbest ones lead the pack.
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Re: NAFA wild fur auction
[Re: wissmiss]
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07/10/18 02:42 PM
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I'm thinking that there are quite a few NAFA shippers that sent goods for the July sale that are having those goods held until next season. It sucks for those shippers but there is a perfectly logical reason for NAFA to do so.
With the May sale being late in the season and the July sale only 6 weeks later, the receipt of fresh goods for the July sale was rather low. With quite a few species - wild mink, skunk, possum, badger, grey fox, ermine, and some sections of red fox - NAFA simply did not have a large enough collection to put up decent lots.
Rather than just throw everything into one big jumbled lot or have lots with just a few skins in each lot, NAFA decided to hold those skins over until next season. They will be combined with fresh goods to be put up with other goods to make lots that are more attractive to the buyers.
Even though those shippers have to wait 7-8 months for their goods to be offered, I think it is the best decision and the one that makes the most sense.
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Re: NAFA wild fur auction
[Re: wissmiss]
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07/12/18 04:14 PM
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NAFA sells cantor by the ounce. There are 3 grades - select, ordinary and shells. Some time they list them as 1s, 2s, 3s.
Selects (1s) are plump full castors that are dry to the touch but still flexible. Should not be dried rock hard.
Shells (3s) are empty castors, damaged castors and small ones that are dried rock hard.
Ordinary (2s) is everything else.
Castor is continually drying, unless stored in a freezer. Your castor may be dry when you shipmit, but NAFA will take a further reduction for shrinkage. Sometimes as much as 30%.
When you consider shrinkage and NAFA fees, there are usually better places to sell castor. Lure makers, state association sales and some country dealers. Check around before you ship next season.
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Re: NAFA wild fur auction
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07/13/18 08:20 AM
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NAFA sells cantor by the ounce. There are 3 grades - select, ordinary and shells. Some time they list them as 1s, 2s, 3s.
Selects (1s) are plump full castors that are dry to the touch but still flexible. Should not be dried rock hard.
Shells (3s) are empty castors, damaged castors and small ones that are dried rock hard.
Ordinary (2s) is everything else.
Castor is continually drying, unless stored in a freezer. Your castor may be dry when you shipmit, but NAFA will take a further reduction for shrinkage. Sometimes as much as 30%.
When you consider shrinkage and NAFA fees, there are usually better places to sell castor. Lure makers, state association sales and some country dealers. Check around before you ship next season. Kind of the same deal as grading, 99% of trappers don't have a clue what real grading is. Castor is a hard product to work with, it continuously dries until it turns almost black and is worthless. NAFA handles it slightly different then FHA in that they have it in drying racks and you get what it is when they grade it out. FHA uses a straight forward deduction per shipment. Both methods work. The buying customer does not want to buy 200lbs at a time that turns into 160lbs after drying. I graded enough castor to know the stunts that some trappers pulloff like packing rocks or stuffing castor shells into castor pods to increase the weigh. Or ripping the castor out full of fat and membrane still attached or leaving the penis still half attached. Not a lot of fun cleaning up moldy castor because it's was not dried properly. Both auction houses have castor handling information on their web sites that explain the proper handling method for a reason. http://www.nafa.ca/wp-content/uploads/Beaver-Castor.pdfhttp://furharvesters.com/pdf/castor_eng.pdfAnd as a matter of fact the auction houses set the price for castor that everyone else follows.
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