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Re: NAFA sale... [Re: Jeremiah Wood] #6478583
03/02/19 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by jwood
I see the same as wissmiss, cats still to come. Can't come soon enough. This ranch mink auction is PAINFUL to listen to. You can hear the frustration in the auctioneers' voices.


Since you are in northern Maine, you can probably see the smoke from the big fire in Toronto.


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Re: NAFA sale... [Re: Dirt] #6478585
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Originally Posted by Dirt
Originally Posted by jwood
I see the same as wissmiss, cats still to come. Can't come soon enough. This ranch mink auction is PAINFUL to listen to. You can hear the frustration in the auctioneers' voices.


Since you are in northern Maine, you can probably see the smoke from the big fire in Toronto.


P.S. I hope they don't have to close the airport.


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Re: NAFA sale... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6478590
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My gut feeling it will be 4:15 Central time when they sell cats and it is going to be as painful as the ranch mink auction.


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Re: NAFA sale... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6478594
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Mink are going cheap.


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Re: NAFA sale... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6478596
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For those in the know, are these mink lower end?


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Re: NAFA sale... [Re: trapper les] #6478597
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approaching wild mink prices.

Re: NAFA sale... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6478599
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This cat sale might be sad hope not so far beaver was highlight of my furs and coyotes

Re: NAFA sale... [Re: jarrett] #6478601
03/02/19 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by jarrett
For those in the know, are these mink lower end?


I'm not really in the know, so maybe someone else can chime in. But they have been no-sale-ing furs all day in the 20's and 30's. So my guess is they held back the better ones and now, as Dirt said, it seems like a fire sale on the lower end. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Re: NAFA sale... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6478608
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I think top end cats will do well,everything else will struggle.

Re: NAFA sale... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6478610
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Ranch mink grades are more complicated than ours. A lot of the buying is based on the producers. Seems certain producers get premiums on their products. However, that being said they are selling Golds, Silvers an VSL right now. As far as grades ;Gold and silver are top. VSL would be in the bottom. Lots of other things matter too, like nap, clarity and the shades of color within the primary color now of Pastels which is basically light brown. Size seems to be the biggest factor.

Disclaimour: Just observations from the Auction and information provided by NAFA.

Simple answer: they are selling good mink cheap.

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Re: NAFA sale... [Re: jarrett] #6478613
03/02/19 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by jarrett
For those in the know, are these mink lower end?


Based on what I see in the catalog, these are not lower end mink. They are your ordinary better end rancher collections from the past breeding season.

Low end money know would be listed as Breeders and Section III. It appears they are offering neither at this sale. Probably hold them for the May sale. Maybe even August.

Based on what I've seen browsing through the catalogs, I would rather be a wild fur trapper than a mink rancher. I've been told it costs $30.00 to $35.00 to raise a ranch mink. All you have to do is look at the figures and you know they are losing money.

With the bought back wild fur, there is always a chance it might sell for more money. But when a ranch mink sells for $12.00 on a nice female - it is sold and you've lost money.


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Re: NAFA sale... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6478623
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That's a bummer. But I guess it's pain now or pain later. At some point these have to clear out before we start to see prices come back.

Re: NAFA sale... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6478625
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Thanks Wissmiss, I wasn't for sure with the prices they were getting and the lack of interest by the bidders at the opening prices. Its been a painful auction to listen to, hope people are still there for the cat auction. I think it has taken a lot longer to get through the mink than they thought it would.


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Re: NAFA sale... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6478627
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And now there website is crashing.


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Re: NAFA sale... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6478629
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The serious cat buyers will be there no matter what time they start selling the cats. They know the schedule and work around it. And if the auction runs late enough, NAFA will send out for pizza or sandwiches or something to feed the buyers. The cafeteria is only open for breakfast and lunch.

By the time they get to the southern cats, auction room will probably be rather empty. smile


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Re: NAFA sale... [Re: wissmiss] #6478637
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Originally Posted by wissmiss


By the time they get to the southern cats, auction room will probably be rather empty. smile


Yep...us southerners cant afford to ship anything to the auction houses when northern latitude fur is struggling.

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Re: NAFA sale... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6478668
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I think I will sell my Chinchilla traps


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Re: NAFA sale... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6478676
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Re: NAFA sale... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6478684
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Re: NAFA sale... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6478691
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