Author Topic: Auction Tradition?  (Read 4097 times)

Plas Nant

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Conwy
    • Plas Nant Rare Breed Soay Sheep
Auction Tradition?
« on: September 25, 2011, 06:38:14 pm »
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
North Wales based breeder and supplier of pedigree, registered Soay sheep. Member of RBST and Soay Sheep Society.

SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Auction Tradition?
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2011, 06:41:42 pm »
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.
Don't listen to the money men - they know the price of everything and the value of nothing

Live in a cohousing community with small farm for our own use.  Dairy cows (rearing their own calves for beef), pigs, sheep for meat and fleece, ducks and hens for eggs, veg and fruit growing

robert waddell

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Re: Auction Tradition?
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2011, 07:26:35 pm »
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:

jaykay

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Cumbria/N Yorks border
Re: Auction Tradition?
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2011, 08:21:47 pm »
It's a Viking tradition apparently.
Mainly we just find our buyers afterwards and slip them some luck :)

andywalt

  • Joined Aug 2010
  • kent
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Re: Auction Tradition?
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2011, 09:07:40 pm »
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.....
Suffolk x romneys and Texel X with Romney Tup, Shetlands and Southdown Tup

 

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