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Sold to Groeney today w/ prices
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03/10/18 08:10 PM
03/10/18 08:10 PM
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North, MS
TrapperCarl78
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I made the Searcy, Arkansas Groenewold pickup location today at Searcy Farm Supply. I had small batch of beaver that I accumulated over the last two weeks since I shipped my seasons catch. It went real simple and like this....
I backed by tacoma up to the truck and Mr. Lewing stepped up to my tailgate. He said "You know them dry beaver are $9 and them green beaver are $7". I said sounds good load em up. Wait but how bout them rats. He said thems $2. Sounds good cut me a check fella.
6 dried beaver @ $9 each
6 green beaver @ $7 each
3 rats @ $2 each
Not too bad for getting paid on the spot with no commission on southern fur I reckon. It was a cool for a person from the South to finally have the "Groenewold Truck" experience. Funny thing is Mr. Lewing's wife purchased 10 of my dried beaver @ $13 each in the MS Trappers Association State Sale a few weeks ago.
TC
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Re: Sold to Groeney today w/ prices
[Re: TrapperCarl78]
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03/10/18 09:56 PM
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central arkansas
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Not too shabby. Thats what the prics were in malvern
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Re: Sold to Groeney today w/ prices
[Re: TrapperCarl78]
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03/11/18 12:48 AM
03/11/18 12:48 AM
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North, MS
TrapperCarl78
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Yea this fella wasn't playing around he gave me the price and seemed to shoot straight. He had a pile of beaver in the truck. It was for sure a great experience and I will probably do it again.
TC
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Re: Sold to Groeney today w/ prices
[Re: TrapperCarl78]
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03/11/18 11:00 AM
03/11/18 11:00 AM
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Wisconsin
The Beav
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Groney Is so efficient that he knows what he Is going to give you before he even sees your fur. And I'm not kidding when I say that.
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Re: Sold to Groeney today w/ prices
[Re: TrapperCarl78]
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03/11/18 12:09 PM
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The Beav
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LOl
But I'm right. Let's say groney Is working on a $12.00 average on coon. He knows from the get go that If you have 30 coon he knows how to manipulate the price per pelt to get It to that figure.
Some $20.00 coon some $10.00 coon some $5.00 coon. Those coon may not be worth those prices but It gets him where he wants to be with the average.
The trapper sees 5 or 6 $20.00 coon In his pile and that's all he remembers when he leaves the rat wagon with the check.
Groney Is a smart business man and he Isn't going to take It In the shorts when It comes to buying fur.
Ever notice how Nov and Dec rats are worth more then Jan and Feb rats. He's just making up for the higher prices he paid in the beginning of the season. And of course he's now buying on speculation.
I miss the competion between the country buyers. We had 5 buyers In my area now we only have one.
Last edited by The Beav; 03/11/18 12:10 PM.
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Re: Sold to Groeney today w/ prices
[Re: TrapperCarl78]
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03/11/18 02:39 PM
03/11/18 02:39 PM
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potter co. p.a.
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i've worked in a network of them country buyers around here for 30 yrs.also wish groeny bought PA fur,i'd be more apt to be hitting some beaver right now.he buy's 25 min. from my house but in ny and i don't have a ny lis. this year.
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Re: Sold to Groeney today w/ prices
[Re: TrapperCarl78]
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03/11/18 03:51 PM
03/11/18 03:51 PM
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The Beav
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Every outlet for our fur has some type of an advantage.
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Re: Sold to Groeney today w/ prices
[Re: The Beav]
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03/11/18 06:39 PM
03/11/18 06:39 PM
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fingertrapper
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Every outlet for our fur has some type of an advantage. Lot of truth here. The fewer the options the easier for the trapper to lose out. Whether a person is savvy enough to pick the right outlet at the right time is another topic all together.
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Burke
Let's go do something.
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Re: Sold to Groeney today w/ prices
[Re: The Beav]
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03/15/18 02:38 AM
03/15/18 02:38 AM
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wileytrapper
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LOl
But I'm right. Let's say groney Is working on a $12.00 average on coon. He knows from the get go that If you have 30 coon he knows how to manipulate the price per pelt to get It to that figure.
Some $20.00 coon some $10.00 coon some $5.00 coon. Those coon may not be worth those prices but It gets him where he wants to be with the average.
The trapper sees 5 or 6 $20.00 coon In his pile and that's all he remembers when he leaves the rat wagon with the check.
Groney Is a smart business man and he Isn't going to take It In the shorts when It comes to buying fur.
Ever notice how Nov and Dec rats are worth more then Jan and Feb rats. He's just making up for the higher prices he paid in the beginning of the season. And of course he's now buying on speculation.
I miss the competion between the country buyers. We had 5 buyers In my area now we only have one.
That was so "Spot On" !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Sold to Groeney today w/ prices
[Re: TrapperCarl78]
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03/15/18 02:19 PM
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So if you bring a bunch of fur to groany,and he separates it into a few piles say coon-$20-$10-$5.Can you say "I'll take your offer on the $20 buck coon but I will take back the others"?
When we brought our fur into the Northern store buyer,or Ratcliff,the other buyer,we would get a price and grade on each skin,and could take or leave what we wanted.
Last edited by Boco; 03/15/18 02:20 PM.
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Re: Sold to Groeney today w/ prices
[Re: wileytrapper]
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03/15/18 08:19 PM
03/15/18 08:19 PM
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Southern Michigan
trappergbus
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LOl
But I'm right. Let's say groney Is working on a $12.00 average on coon. He knows from the get go that If you have 30 coon he knows how to manipulate the price per pelt to get It to that figure.
Some $20.00 coon some $10.00 coon some $5.00 coon. Those coon may not be worth those prices but It gets him where he wants to be with the average.
The trapper sees 5 or 6 $20.00 coon In his pile and that's all he remembers when he leaves the rat wagon with the check.
Groney Is a smart business man and he Isn't going to take It In the shorts when It comes to buying fur.
Ever notice how Nov and Dec rats are worth more then Jan and Feb rats. He's just making up for the higher prices he paid in the beginning of the season. And of course he's now buying on speculation.
I miss the competion between the country buyers. We had 5 buyers In my area now we only have one.
That was so "Spot On" !!!!!!!!!!!!! Exactly how it works, well put Beav. We had buyers in every small town here including my cousin. They would all communicate what was hot and not, but he paid more for prime fur than others, they bought early stuff for to much to get numbers. He bought less and made more per pelt. Then he'd buy from other buyers cheap.
Common sense catches alot of fur..
Pay homage to all you harvest..
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Re: Sold to Groeney today w/ prices
[Re: pcr2]
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03/15/18 11:21 PM
03/15/18 11:21 PM
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Little Valley, NY
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i've worked in a network of them country buyers around here for 30 yrs.also wish groeny bought PA fur,i'd be more apt to be hitting some beaver right now.he buy's 25 min. from my house but in ny and i don't have a ny lis. this year. Couple pa guys have brought fur to my stop
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