English Buyers ??

zetorman

Advertised stock on Done Deal and got a phonecall from a lad in CUMBRIA ?? Asked usual questions etc and said that if we agree to deal payment would be by electronic transfer ??????????? Alarm bells went off in my head as the word SCAM came to mind straight away. Has anyone ever heard of this before ??

bob charles

zetorman wrote: »

Advertised stock on Done Deal and got a phonecall from a lad in CUMBRIA ?? Asked usual questions etc and said that if we agree to deal payment would be by electronic transfer ??????????? Alarm bells went off in my head as the word SCAM came to mind straight away. Has anyone ever heard of this before ??

if everyone that I pay by electronic transfer taught it was a scam I wouldn't get very much business done. Its the only way I would receive payment if possible and especially from abroad. Its much different if they were mentioning words like Western Union money transfer, Did you ask them what was so attracting them to your animals

dar31

Probably safer than cheques or bank drafts
Get the buyer to ring/text once his bank has transferred the funds, then ring your own bank to confirm they have been lodged once it's in your account it yours
There are certin time in the day transfers must be comPleted by in order for them to be in that day. You bank will clarify everything for you

pakalasa

Go talk with your bank. That's the safest option. I've sent money by eletronic transfer before. It's generally safe. Thread carefully though.
I wouldn't be surprised if we get more UK farmers buying store cattle here directly this autumn.
Is he going to come and look at them?

bob charles

how much financial transactions to farmers conduct online? thankfully I getting most of my suppliers to do online transfer it just makes everything so much easier for both parties.

It really pisses me off that the fees for online banking are the same as manual cheques and lodgments. its a joke.

snowman707

bob charles wrote: »

how much financial transactions to farmers conduct online? thankfully I getting most of my suppliers to do online transfer it just makes everything so much easier for both parties.

It really pisses me off that the fees for online banking are the same as manual cheques and lodgments. its a joke.

about 70 to 80% of transactions are done on line,

and no fees

Figerty

I bought a car in the UK a few years ago. I told them I was paying by bank transfer. One bank to another, dead safe..they were delighted, no waiting for cheques or drafts to clear. Money in the bank, dead safe.
Moneygram or others I'd be wary of untill tis in my hand.
If you go to direct transfer, they buyer is taking the risk that you don't run off with the money...

zetorman

Thanks folks. Use on line banking myself but just never heard it used before with cattle sales. Hope he comes to look at them now ???????

Black Smoke

zetorman wrote: »

Thanks folks. Use on line banking myself but just never heard it used before with cattle sales. Hope he comes to look at them now ???????

Wonder could you send them over on Ryanair? Mick O Leary has a soft spot for the auld AA cattle.!

Bodacious

Black Smoke wrote: »

zetorman wrote: »

Thanks folks. Use on line banking myself but just never heard it used before with cattle sales. Hope he comes to look at them now ???????

Wonder could you send them over on Ryanair? Mick O Leary has a soft spot for the auld AA cattle.!

Cost you a fortune if they needed to use the toilet on way over :-) he'd charge by the ounce

Bodacious

pakalasa wrote: »

Go talk with your bank. That's the safest option. I've sent money by eletronic transfer before. It's generally safe. Thread carefully though.
I wouldn't be surprised if we get more UK farmers buying store cattle here directly this autumn.
Is he going to come and look at them?

They gaining 20% more for their £ over euro and with cattle prices back here it's a win win for them!! Only downside is diesel/haulage

I've bits and bobs in uk and would love to get stg for my cattle :-( exchange rate is killing me

bob charles

Bodacious wrote: »

They gaining 20% more for their £ over euro and with cattle prices back here it's a win win for them!! Only downside is diesel/haulage

I've bits and bobs in uk and would love to get stg for my cattle :-( exchange rate is killing me

haulage is a major downside though. stick a 1600 haulage alone on 40 cattle and it takes the gloss off very quick. presume there are vet fees aswell, paper work, probably have no change out of €60 a head costs

Figerty

bob charles wrote: »

haulage is a major downside though. stick a 1600 haulage alone on 40 cattle and it takes the gloss off very quick. presume there are vet fees aswell, paper work, probably have no change out of €60 a head costs

So whats the attraction?

MidlandsM

he could be a dealer and have his own truck, so he's only got ferry/fuel costs in transporting them home.

bob charles

Figerty wrote: »

So whats the attraction?

maybe the stock are of super quality for breeding, high merit milking cows etc. Yes there would be money to be made shipping live cattle to the UK but the costs are high even taking into account the disparity between Irish and uk prices. Presume when fattened in Cunbria that cattle would be on the road again

blue5000

Hi Zetorman any harm to ask you what sort of cattle they are interested in?

Don't go posting a link here or someone will be ringing you at 2am:D

Bizzum

zetorman wrote: »

Advertised stock on Done Deal and got a phonecall from a lad in CUMBRIA ??

He could be only over the road from ya. In Offaly we have such "exotic" townlands as: Longford, Down, Bellair, Frankford, Tara and Leitrim.

I know of a place outside Carlanstown in Meath called Peru!

Ya never know:D

zetorman

Only fair that I give our Irish buyers a chance !!!!!!!!!

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/dairycattle/3809926