The Sale Barn Turn preview
By Ralph Galeano
Full column word count 733
Most all of us have bought critters’ at the sale barn. It’s not only the best social event going but it gives you an excuse to get off the ranch and go to town whether you need to or not. Sometimes you drop by the sale just to watch and end up buying something you regret almost before you get it loaded in the trailer.
Auctioneers
can be slicker than snot when it comes to enticing you to bid on something you
really don’t need. And the sellers, they proclaim their cows as the best
mothers a calf can have. “She comes home every spring with the biggest,
healthiest calf on the place!” I’ve always wondered why they’re selling
her if she’s so good.
I
suppose it's just one of those things, really. They're out to make money, much
like we are when we're at work or when we're on an
Online Poker Website, and they want to really sell their wares as best they
can. Ever pass a fruit stall at the market and hear all about how this guy's
apples are the best apples in the whole world? Exactly
Horses are another story. The fine art of horse trading reaches its peak
at a sale barn. Be careful when it comes to horses. Now horse
traders can talk you out of your last dime for something that looks good in the
sale ring but starts bobbin’ his head when you get back to the ranch.
Here’s how to buy something you don’t need but can’t resist at the auction barn. Come along and read about a cowboy’s woes when he gets home and unloads his treasure.
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