I am remembering something about a horse buyer warned about on AL. I have had an offer for my horse to go to Italy. He wants to send money but he isn't coming to see her. She is not an arab, but I want to tap into your collective experience. I wouldn't normally consider selling abroad and I will certainly be doing more finding out about this man before proceeding. Does anyone remember the name of the chap who was buying arabs? This one is called J Cosmos. Thanks any info gratefully recieved.
I hope I am not going to upset you know but I wouldnt sell my horse to anyone who hasnt been to see them.
Loads of stories about people geting conned out of money though and I would procede with absolute caution on this. Please please look very carefully into this and make sure it is not a scam to get money from you.
What sort of mare is she? Is she a mare that someone might buy "sight unseen" for her breeding/performance? If not, it sounds a bit iffy.
I bought Shalique "sight unseen" when she came to UK from Countess Penny in Sweden but I already had her full sister and I like those bloodlines. I also paid for her by bankers draft before I got her and she came to the Jonses's to be sold and I know them.
I've bought five horses sight unseen (well photographs) from abroad, so people do do it, is there something about this horse that a foreign buyer would be interested?
Thanks for your replies. I would sell my horse to someone who hasn't seen him/her, but only if I can make the final decision when they come to pick the horse up. He has seen loads of photos and she is a horse that would be worth buying unseen.
I can put all of your minds at rest now because although I haven't been able to find anything bad about him, I am still not comfortable with my mare going abroad as I would have no way of intervening if anything went wrong. This is not a criticism of anyone who does sell abroad.
I had posted this topic mainly to pick your brains and to highlight pit falls in selling. This chap could turn out to be a scammer.
I also bought my horse through AL and unseen as we're in SW France and he was in SE England. Did send a very knowledgeable friend to see him though and he was paid for in full before he stepped on to the transporter. I'd also spent quite a long time on the phone to the owner, asking my own questions and answering them in return. Just cos we're abroad, doesn't mean we're scammers or horrid owners.
"Just cos we're abroad, doesn't mean we're scammers or horrid owners."
Marengo
I quite agree. There are scammers and bad owners in UK just as there are abroad. I have sold 2 horses abroad; one to France and one to Sweden and they both have super homes with lovely owners. However, there are quite a few scammers from abroad who answer adverts for horses and pay with dodgey checques and your horse has gone and so has the money.
Horse buyers abroad
Wales
Posted - 11 Mar 2011 : 1:30:54 PM
