I am in love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ill try to not get discouraged, but umm ya not making promises lol. i will post pics as soon as she e-mails me back, which she hasnt done!!!! I e-mailed her monday and she said she was going to get me pictures either that night or tuesday and guess what, still no pics!!!! What the f! Ugh this is frustrating, she hasnt e-mailed me at all since monday, i also asked her what her dad said about my offer, still no e-maile!!! I swear im doomed.

If he is sound, big and what you want then an extra $500 does not seem like a huge difference to loose a horse over. It sounds like he is worth what they are asking for him and they are willing to truck him so you can try him, that is worth something right there.

If they want $3,500 for him and you only offered $2,000, that's pretty much an insult to the seller.

You always offer at least 85% of the selling price, which in his case would be $2,975. As it is, you're only offering them 57% of his asking price, which is ludicrous.

Plus, they were willing to trailer him down to you which costs time, money, and wear and tear on their vehicles. How can you say they're being 'unfair', when they're willing to do that and not ask you for hauling fees?

If something is TOO difficult to obtain and there are roadblocks at every turn, you weren't meant to have it regardless of how much you think you want it.

If the horse is as good as the seller says, someone will snatch him up, and probably for his asking price. $3,500 for a decently trained beast is a pretty good bargain.

I don't think making an offer is an insult to the seller. IMHO that horse is not worth 3,000. 2000 is a good price for him. Hes just your old ranch horse. There are plenty of those running around for 1000 here.

What you consider a too low offer is not really what matters here though. It is obvious that the seller does think this offer is too low. That is what matters. And now amount of a bunch of people on line saying the horse owner is a meanie because this girl lufffs the horse and wants to buy it is going to really change that.

Until the OP has seen and ridden the horse - the $2,000 is unfounded. This is using a horse.

lol, true. Pretty much she would be paying $1500 for color.

You misunderstood me - I am agreeing with the posters that say she is insulting the seller.

A well trained, safe using horse retains it's value. In a different market, the horse would probably be worth $5,000.

People pay tons more than that for color all the time.

I'm not disagreeing with the fact that horses like him are likely going for $1,000 where you live. Heck, where I live, horses better conformationally and more well trained than him are being given away.

All I'm saying is if the seller is set on at least $2,500-$2,975, then offering him only $2,000 is an insult in his mind. It's not a matter of being fair or unfair; it's all about what the seller is willing to take for the horse.

I know people that are asking $10,000 for horses I wouldn't give $500 for, but that's their price. Will they ever sell the horse for that price? Probably not, but that doesn't mean I think they're mean for not giving me the horse for $500. I might think they're foolish for pricing the beast so high, but not 'mean'.