PRICES OF BIRDS FOR SALE

[Guest TAMMY_1]

looking at prices of birds, so decided to put a small poll up

[Guest WINGS 04]

tammy i have got birds that i would not let go for less than a £1000 but it is up to the ppl that are bying them as to what they want to pay

[Guest j.bamling]

Tammy in my opinion some birds are over priced for the birds they are selling but

but a bird is only worth what another fancier is willing to pay --I have paid £500 for birds and a lot more than that at times but i was prepared to pay that for the bird whether it was worth £500 is another question but i was willing to pay it !!

[Guest]

Tammy in my opinion some birds are over priced for the birds they are selling but

but a bird is only worth what another fancier is willing to pay --I have paid £500 for birds and a lot more than that at times but i was prepared to pay that for the bird whether it was worth £500 is another question but i was willing to pay it !!

 

WHAT DID THE BIRDS BREED YOU THAT YOU PAID 500 BUCKS FOR

[Guest j.bamling]

 

WHAT DID THE BIRDS BREED YOU THAT YOU PAID 500 BUCKS FOR

 

bred winners but ive had a lot better breeders what cost a lot cheaper i bought the sire of our combine winner for £150 bred winners for fun fed toppers and a combine winner from 400 miles !!! like i said before they are only worth what people are willing to pay !!

[Ronnie]

The thing is there's no gaurantee's so you pay your money and take your chance .

I think it all boils down to how much of a gambler the individual is.

Unless your buying a pedigree to sell off, then its another story all together.

[Guest]

I haven't voted in the poll. Nothing there really fits in with my thoughts on the subject.

 

If you pay £1000 for a pigeon you need two things:

 

(1) a spare £1000

 

(2) a belief that the money is well spent on this bird. You must believe it is what you need to give your loft an edge.

 

 

I think its (2) that really decides the bird's value. And if (2) is in your head, you'll do your damndess to get (1).  A pigeon's value is what you believe it to be.

 

Bit like beauty ... your eyes only.  ;D

 

 

 

 

[Guest j.bamling]

The thing is there's no gaurantee's so you pay your money and take your chance .

I think it all boils down to how much of a gambler the individual is.

Unless your buying a pedigree to sell off, then its another story all together.

 

Totally agree the man has not been born what can say with 100% that the bird will breed winners it is a game of chance and Luck plays a big part aswell its whether you are willing to part with the money but still no guarantee

[Guest TAMMY_1]

I haven't voted in the poll. Nothing there really fits in with my thoughts on the subject.

 

If you pay £1000 for a pigeon you need two things:

 

(1) a spare £1000

 

(2) a belief that the money is well spent on this bird. You must believe it is what you need to give your loft an edge.

 

 

I think its (2) that really decides the bird's value. And if (2) is in your head, you'll do your damndess to get (1).  A pigeon's value is what you believe it to be.

 

Bit like beauty ... your eyes only.  ;D

 

 

 

 

what are your thoughts on the subject then Bruno ?

[DOVEScot]

I haven't voted in the poll. Nothing there really fits in with my thoughts on the subject.

 

If you pay £1000 for a pigeon you need two things:

 

(1) a spare £1000

 

(2) a belief that the money is well spent on this bird. You must believe it is what you need to give your loft an edge.

 

 

I think its (2) that really decides the bird's value. And if (2) is in your head, you'll do your damndess to get (1).  A pigeon's value is what you believe it to be.

 

Bit like beauty ... your eyes only.  ;D

 

 

 

 

So is only good looking birds that win?

[Guest]

A bird is worth whatever you can get some idiot to give you for it, sad but true!.Known lots of fanciers pay a fortune,not seen any of their results improve though!.I think personally the biggest key to success is your own loft management skills ie motivation [of both fancier and birds],health etc,more important than any fancy bit of paper.No one is ever going to sell you one of their best birds anyway so how can a bird be worth £5oo or more?

[homer]

imo a pigeon is a pigeon is a pigeon !

meaning, no matter what u think, a pigeon is only worth about 10 quid !

i dont care if its a racer from loui massarella or a show bird from doug mclary, pigeons (god bless em) breed as sweet as a nut so how the hell can they be worth hundreds of pounds ??

[Guest TAMMY_1]

imo a pigeon is a pigeon is a pigeon !

meaning, no matter what u think, a pigeon is only worth about 10 quid !

i dont care if its a racer from loui massarella or a show bird from doug mclary, pigeons (god bless em) breed as sweet as a nut so how the hell can they be worth hundreds of pounds ??

 

THEY CANNAE BE

[THE PRIEST]

I BELIVE ALL BIRDS ARE OVER PRICED BUT WE STILL PAY OVER THE TOP TO TRY AND BRING IN THAT SPECIAL BREEDER. PERSONALY I HAVE ONLY PAID UP TO £100 FOR A BIRD AND AFTER 3 SEASONS IN THE STOCK LOFT IT WENT IN THE BIN.

THE BEST BIRD I HAVE HAD WAS OF A MATE IT COST ME NOWT AND IT IS SIRE AND GRAND SIRE TO ABOUT 20 1ST PRIZES IN MY CLUB AND A 2ND FED AND 1ST COMBINE . NOW THEY ARE TRUE MATES THAT GIVE YOU BIRDS FROM THERE BEST.

[Guest TAMMY_1]

I BELIVE ALL BIRDS ARE OVER PRICED BUT WE STILL PAY OVER THE TOP TO TRY AND BRING IN THAT SPECIAL BREEDER. PERSONALY I HAVE ONLY PAID UP TO £100 FOR A BIRD AND AFTER 3 SEASONS IN THE STOCK LOFT IT WENT IN THE BIN.

THE BEST BIRD I HAVE HAD WAS OF A MATE IT COST ME NOWT AND IT IS SIRE AND GRAND SIRE TO ABOUT 20 1ST PRIZES IN MY CLUB AND A 2ND FED AND 1ST COMBINE . NOW THEY ARE TRUE MATES THAT GIVE YOU BIRDS FROM THERE BEST.

 

exactly a free one

[ALF]

I THINK THE BEST 2 RACERS I HAVE IN MY LOFT UP TILL NOW WERE GIFT BIRDS FROM CREBAG..2 CHEQ HENS 1st Y/B RACE 1 WAS 2nd CLUB 12th OPEN IN THE FED NEARLY 7,000 BIRDS AND THE OTHER 1 WON THE 4th RACE FROM OTTERBURN SO WHAT A PAIR OF PIGEONS TO GIVE SOMEONE ;)    CHEERS MATE 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

ALSO GOT TO ADD MY WINNER FROM LEICESTER WAS A GIFT BIRD FROM MY MATE MALKY DOWN IN ARROCHAR WHO HAS BRED ME A FEW GOOD DOOS ASWELL ;) :) CHEERS MALKY 8) 8) 8) 8)

[jimmy white]

my opinion is   management makes the pigeon,,,,, no amount of money will buy the management  

[madmaxlofts]

i think you get what you pay

10 pound pigeons will always be 10 pound pigeons

if you want to do well you want 1 family from 1 respectible loft and the golden pigeons to progress

[Ian McKay]

A bird is only worth what you want to pay for it.

 

I think auctions are dangerous for the inexperianced

 

I would pay if it was worth it.

 

Fools and their money are easily parted to a professional salesman

[madmaxlofts]

my opinion is   management makes the pigeon,,,,, no amount of money will buy the management  

 

i agree with this also champions can do nothing under the wrong managment

but youve got to have the right pigrons in the 1st place

[Guest]

Don't see that pigeons are any different or the people that are prepared to pay big prices for them. Call them fools if you wish, but then you'd need to include all the other folk including those that buy and sell companies ... its called doing business : folk with something to sell, and folk willing to buy..  

[red1chq3]

I really think that honesty , particularly from the seller, wether it be at an auction or  from a individual plays a bit part in the true value of a bird. there are too many actions  today, even from the big names, are just full of stock or racers that are just surplus to requirements, again honesty. I mean I have paid some silly money at times for birds, but when I look back the best birds I ever had, with some very good results, have been gifted or obtained at a much reduced price from  true FRIENDS

[jimmy white]

 

i agree with this also champions can do nothing under the wrong managment

but youve got to have the right pigrons in the 1st place

 

yes i do agree max, problem being,,, management -pigeon,,,,,,,pigeon-management , i think both are needed ,, but the management will tell you whether you have a good one or not,,, will explain by example ,, 16 birds bought from top class fancier ,between two of us , i got the nestmatesof the ones he had ,,,he done nothing , blamed mr ,,x for sending rubbish birds , yet i formed a team that "cleared the boards"   all were the same price ??

[THE FIFER]

a fellow club mate of mine had a bird called the £5 cock a great racer never off the sheet, and the name came from what he paid for it, £5, it also bred a few good uns as well,

[jimmy white]

how many fanciers go to blackpool,,DEFINATELY not buying any this time ;D ;D  then you see them with a box ;D ;D ;D,,,,,,,fanciers cant resist it [done it myself ;D],,, and if it makes them happy good on them ,,, the price of a pigeon is worth to the buyer what he pays for it  ;D ;D ;D at least for a while you can dream youve got the best breeder etc ,,  ;D true ,,and for the inexperienced , makes them keener ,look after them better ,and feel better ,,,,,,,,but then there comes a time ;D ;D ;D you learn ,,but youve paid for your learning ;D ;D ;D