(06-18-2012 12:00 PM)Nenya Eun Wrote: (06-18-2012 09:06 AM)anna acanthus Wrote: I'd like to say also that the fact of having way too many auctions per week is causing plenty of damage to the market in itself. I won't go into the reasons as this ought to be pretty obvious.
I so agree with all you said, especially that sentence about auctions, Anna !
As a successful Auctioneer, I have to jump in on this. I've been auctioning for a year now. I have seen auctioneers come and go. Auctioneers have a great responsibility to the community and to the market itself. In order to sustain the market, you have to know what you are doing. Auctioneers should be well trained and knowledgeable about the kitties they are selling.
Auction kitties should be well bred, and have something that make them special. Not some things you can see everyday. They should be unique in some way. Not something you can find everywhere else. If we, as auctioneers do not know backwards and forwards about the cats, or set standards and monitor what goes on the panels, that is what hurts the market.
It is erroneous to say that auctions hurt the market. There are auctioneers at NUMEROUS markets (and I'm NOT just talking about where I am at. I'd name names but I don't want to leave anyone out.) that get OUTSTANDING prices for the kitties they are auctioning. But with all the auctions popping up, there are unfortunately auctions that are struggling for many reasons.
I have to agree with RAYNE and say, if we as members of this community attend auctions where prices are well below where they should be just to get the steal, then we are hurting the market ourselves. He is right, we need to value the work and breeding that the breeder has worked so long and so hard to get where they are at. Those are the kitties that you see on these auctioneers panels that are getting results. (AND YES, I am talking about auctioneers at other markets, not just my own.)
I try to go and support every auction I can, but its just impossible to hit them all. I seldom see other auctioneers attending mine. Thank you to those few of you, that do come. Please invite me to your next one.
I think this is a great community and let's all work together!
Chelle
