Fur Harvesters Auction Report
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09/03/20 04:13 PM
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Roger Ringgold
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1867 Bond StreetNorth Bay, Ontario P1B 8K6CanadaTel.: (705) 495-4688Fax.: (705) 495-3099www.furharvesters.comSeptember 3, 2020Fur Harvesters Auction - August 30 & 31 Auction ReportThe Covid19 pandemic has made it impossible to conduct a normal fur auction. Our slogan is “Fur Harvesters Auction, where the WORLD comes to buy Wild Fur”. Our Federal Government’s position on international travel to Canada made it impossible for the world to attend. As we stated months ago, the worst case scenario would have us only entertaining Canadian Brokers. This was still better than what we had to work with in March, where no one was allowed to come and inspect the goods and everything was offered online. Last week Kopenhagen Fur of Demark had an auction. International Brokers on business from almost any country were allowed to attend without quarantine. This is the world’s largest fur auction house dealing mainly in ranch mink. They had over 40 buyers attend and we managed to get close to 30, which was quite incredible considering that only Canadians could attend our auction. Articles such as wolves, wolverine, bears and other sundry goods received active bidding on the first day and prices on these were very acceptable. The second day opened with western coyotes and we had great interest and very active bidding from at least a dozen brokers, all of which had phones in their ears for the entire coyote auction, taking instructions from foreign customers unable to attend in person.We advised our buyers that Private Treaty sales would only be conducted during our two sale days and these sales would end at the final hammer on the 31st. At the conclusion of the auction we informed everyone that all unsold goods were being transferred over to our online auction platform. This online auction will begin on September 4th and conclude at 4:30 pm East-ern Daylight Time on September 11th. After this sale is complete we will prepare a detailed market report on all species.RespectfullyMark DowneyChief Executive OfficerFur Harvesters Auction Inc.
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Re: Fur Harvesters Auction Report
[Re: Roger Ringgold]
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09/06/20 05:44 PM
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So, we really no nothing about the amount of hides sold per critter OR is that posted somewhere else?? I'm interested to know how many of the 160k coon that they started the auction with actually sold. From what has been stated on tman, it appears "very little". What does actually mean, a few hundred, a few thousand, or more...? 10% would be 16,000 coon hides. It would be interesting to know some hard numbers. Maybe after Sept 11, when the on-line auction concludes, or so it appears...
"And God said, Let us make man in our image �and let them have dominion �and all the creatures that move along the ground". Genesis 1:26
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Re: Fur Harvesters Auction Report
[Re: NonPCfed]
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09/06/20 06:59 PM
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trapperne
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So, we really no nothing about the amount of hides sold per critter OR is that posted somewhere else?? I'm interested to know how many of the 160k coon that they started the auction with actually sold. From what has been stated on tman, it appears "very little". What does actually mean, a few hundred, a few thousand, or more...? 10% would be 16,000 coon hides. It would be interesting to know some hard numbers. Maybe after Sept 11, when the on-line auction concludes, or so it appears... Outside of western coyotes which appeared to be 10-20 percent off, nothing else sold sold at all, and it does not appear they sold anything private treaty
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Re: Fur Harvesters Auction Report
[Re: Roger Ringgold]
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09/06/20 07:17 PM
09/06/20 07:17 PM
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wissmiss
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Actually, FH did sell a fair amount of fur during their live auction. It just wasn’t the species that most trappers trap. Skunks, wolves, wolverine, black bears, all did very well. Better end skunks were in the $15.00 plus range. And on the bears, wolves and wolverine, the lower end sold 100%.
Now that might not sound very exciting to most trappers but there are goods being sold. And with goods being sold, that means that FH is getting buyer commissions, which in turn helps them pay the bills (keep the lights on). And it isn’t just the % auction commission they collect from the buyers, there is the handling/packing fee on every pelt they sell. $6.00 per pelt on wolverine, $10.00 per pelt on wolves and bears.
That fee applies no matter what the pelt sells for. A wolf that sells for $500.00 and a wolf that sells for $5.00 all have the same $10.00 fee. And those fees add up.
I know trappers would like to see better prices on the basic items - Raccoon, beaver, muskrat, fox, etc - but it is what it is. FH is giving it their best shot.
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Re: Fur Harvesters Auction Report
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09/06/20 08:03 PM
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So, we really no nothing about the amount of hides sold per critter OR is that posted somewhere else?? I'm interested to know how many of the 160k coon that they started the auction with actually sold. From what has been stated on tman, it appears "very little". What does actually mean, a few hundred, a few thousand, or more...? 10% would be 16,000 coon hides. It would be interesting to know some hard numbers. Maybe after Sept 11, when the on-line auction concludes, or so it appears... Well, I sold one if that helps.
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Re: Fur Harvesters Auction Report
[Re: trapperne]
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09/06/20 08:06 PM
09/06/20 08:06 PM
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LLtrapper
"The Coon Combine"
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"The Coon Combine"
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So, we really no nothing about the amount of hides sold per critter OR is that posted somewhere else?? I'm interested to know how many of the 160k coon that they started the auction with actually sold. From what has been stated on tman, it appears "very little". What does actually mean, a few hundred, a few thousand, or more...? 10% would be 16,000 coon hides. It would be interesting to know some hard numbers. Maybe after Sept 11, when the on-line auction concludes, or so it appears... Outside of western coyotes which appeared to be 10-20 percent off, nothing else sold sold at all, and it does not appear they sold anything private treaty They sold only select 5x and 4x heavy Western coon. They stopped at the 3x ab selects with no bid. Top lot coon was 25.00 for a 5x select a-b. They stopped at the 4x select Ds selling at 15.00. No interest in anything else and they pulled the catalog. LLL
Isaiah 51:6 But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.
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Re: Fur Harvesters Auction Report
[Re: Roger Ringgold]
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09/06/20 11:22 PM
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Thanks LL!! Now if I can only catch 4xl coon...And, 3xl skunk with bright white stripes...
"And God said, Let us make man in our image �and let them have dominion �and all the creatures that move along the ground". Genesis 1:26
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Re: Fur Harvesters Auction Report
[Re: Roger Ringgold]
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09/06/20 11:51 PM
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The Beav
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And how many coon were In those lots?
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Re: Fur Harvesters Auction Report
[Re: The Beav]
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09/07/20 04:18 PM
09/07/20 04:18 PM
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LLtrapper
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And how many coon were In those lots? The catalogs are still up. Go look. LLL
Isaiah 51:6 But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.
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Re: Fur Harvesters Auction Report
[Re: Roger Ringgold]
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09/07/20 04:32 PM
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The Beav
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LLL You going to back off a bit on the coon harvest this year? I will skin any incidentals but I'm not going to target any coon.
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Re: Fur Harvesters Auction Report
[Re: Roger Ringgold]
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09/07/20 06:46 PM
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danny clifton
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We need to kill a few and keep the population healthy.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Fur Harvesters Auction Report
[Re: Roger Ringgold]
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09/07/20 08:07 PM
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The Beav
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Fords and chevys do a good job around here.
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Re: Fur Harvesters Auction Report
[Re: The Beav]
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09/07/20 08:32 PM
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LLL You going to back off a bit on the coon harvest this year? I will skin any incidentals but I'm not going to target any coon. I will not be trapping this fall. No cents in it any more and I do not find pleasure in killing. LLL
Isaiah 51:6 But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.
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