The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Plas Nant on September 25, 2011, 06:38:14 pm
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We were at Chelford on Saturday for the rare breeds sale. Unfortunately, no Soay but we thoroughly enjoyed it anyway. Being a newcomer, we could not figure out what was happening when some sellers entered the ring holding up coins, or even five pound notes in one case. What was that all about (we are very much newbies at auctions).
Bob
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Would it be to show that there was 'luck money'? A very few sellers up here have the auctioneer announce what luck money there will be, most just find their buyers afterwards and press a few coins into their hands.
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yes that's right luck money the first i have seen this method was at beatson pig sale
in Scotland the buyer chases you to get some luck just imagine the luck money with these high priced tup sales
there is a story of a well known farmer in central Scotland that asked his son what luck did you get from the sellers of the bullocks we bought he told his dad that they never gave any luck (he had pocketed the money ) some sales latter the father met up with the seller and jarred him up about not getting any luck to find out his son had pocketed the luck :farmer:
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It's a Viking tradition apparently.
Mainly we just find our buyers afterwards and slip them some luck :)
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amasing this conversation as I went to ashford market last friday...(.see New terminal sire.thead)......and when we had brought our tup the previous owner came up and pressed 3 poiunds into my hand and said, here is some luck, be lucky......he was from Oxford and looked very traditional.....