BuckeyeBeef2 said:
frostback said:
Really,,,, now we must mow our pastures before taking photos so people don't think the worse, and everyone is a crook and trying to cover something up? Come on, cattle look the best on green grass. Go look in person then.
I didn't mean to come across like I was calling anyone a crook. I know it is a hassle to mow pastures before taking pictures and videos, especially if someone has 46 lots like Okotoks. I like to go look in person also, I am just saying it can cover up things, and if you are splitting hairs on which to buy online, it makes it harder, but you are correct....go see them in person, and thats exactly why I do that, I am just sayin
Don't apologize for even a second! I noticed it too, and you are not wrong.
There may be some instances in which these videos and pictures are shot out in the pasture, but let's all come back down to reality here. These videos are shot in picture pens, and anyone with a brain can see that they are. Every calf walks up the same incline, in front of the same barn, past the same pickup.......... So why can't we see the bottom 4 inches of each wheel on these steer prospects?
These calves aren't cheap. I don't know about the rest of you, but we don't have the money to throw away on one that we can't keep sound. I have called two guys already and asked for more pictures. I am super particular about soundness and movement. We played babysitter to a couple steers that didn't move very well our first year, and we will never do it again. It is way too much work, and it takes the fun right out of it.
Online auctions are an opportunity to open up your market to a potentially limitless number of prospective customers...as long as you show those customers what you have to offer. If you don't have anything to hide, then DON'T HIDE ANYTHING!
Dan, I know that your situation is different. I am talking about 5 inches of grass in a picture pen, and that is also what BuckeyeBeef2 is talking about.