Msmith82 wrote:
why do most people want such high prices for dogs. i undestand there is alot of time in making a good coon hound but dont undestand why there arnet any dogs that people like me can afford. i have a good job and so does my wife but i cant afford to spend 600 or more for a dog its absolutly ridiclous ive been looking at older dogs trying to find my 10 year old son one to start hunting and nothing a working man with a family can afford. like the grand night dogs that are for sale the money has already been made back but still asking 1000 for one makes no sense to me. some one please help me understand why prices aare so high
Msmith82, dog prices are no different than everyday prices on products. That is why they sell products from basic edition to ultimate edition to try and market to different price level consumers can afford.
I'll give you some examples.
1) Samsung TVs.You can buy a 55" basic model Samsung 60 mhz TV for $699.
Or
You can buy a 55" model Samsung 120 mhz Smart TV with for $1299.
Or
You can buy a 55" model Samsung 240 mhz Smart 3D TV with for $1699
2) CarsYou can buy the basic option for one price
Or
You can buy same car with more options for a higher price
OR
You can buy the same car fully loaded for even higher than the other 2 models.
Heck, go look at the coon lights. You will pay from one extreme to the other. Alot of the higher end lights cost more than the normal pup price.
Though the phrase is cliché, most of the time it is true, sometimes you pay for what you get.
Let me ask you this. If you bought a pup for $250, spent two years training it and finished it out - countless hours in the woods, countless gas, wear and tear on vehicle, and etc... - would you sell it for less than $600?
Or let me put it to like this - You bought an old vintage car for $1,500 and spent 2 years restoring it. Would you turn around and sell it for less than $2,000?
I don't get where you claim GRNITE dogs have had their money made back. Unless they were hunting Money Hunts or being Studded out consistantly - but lets say they did make their money back - why should someone sell for chump change? Owner owns the dog, he can sell for what it wants to sell it for.
If you are a seller, you only need 1 buyer to agree with your price, not 100 buyers.
Coon hunting will always have the "haves and have nots". Some can afford the prices for dogs and gears, some can not.
Here is what I posted on another forum not too long ago to someone that said the Garmin's shouldn't be allowed because some don't own one.
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Originally posted by Buckshot Quote:
Personally I don't think they should be allowed because the there are still a lot of hunters that don't use garmins and it wouldn't be fair to them. I have a couple of buddies that don't have one. They still use the old beep systems. JMO
HUH??????
Not fair?
Where does it end?
One cast member doesn't have any chaps, all the rest does.......So are the chaps not allowed with your reasoning?????? As you said, "not fair" to the guy who doesn't have chaps.
One cast member has cheap 6v light and another cast member has a brand new LED light that outreaches that cheap 6v 2-1.............So is the better light not allowed with your reasoning?????? As you said, "not fair" to the guy who doesn't have a good light.
What about dog power??????? One cast member doesn't have the dog power and the rest of the cast does. Again, boohoo "not fair".
Coon hunting will always have the "haves and have nots". -- JUST LIKE LIFE IN GENERAL.Some are driving $30,000 trucks to hunt out, some have to drive $2,000 clunkers. Some are buying the newest and lasted light each time they are released, others are still hanging on to their 10 year 5100 light. Some are using the latest GPS tracking systems, some are using old school radio tracking systems.
No reason for UKC to start dicating their rules and policies because of the "haves and have nots".
You think coon hunting is an expensive sport? Look at the prices of hunting Gun Dogs and hunting Labs just as pups with NO TRAINING. Now price a finished one out.
I understand that is frustrating for you seeing the prices of finished or well started hounds............that is the way it goes - that is the cost of coon hunting. Just like life in general with everday products.
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