Held October 27, 2007

Thank you all so much for coming to our first sale!

 

It is with a heavy heart that I must announce - due to the loss of one of the main partners - the closing of the arena we used - a slow economy and personal health challenges; we will not be holding a sale this year (2008). I do wish to thank all of those who participated in the first sale and all of those who have already contacted me with donkeys for this years sale.

 

I thought you might be interested in some 2007 sale statistics:

High Seller: Lot 29 Short Assets Twinkle Little Star
Consigned by TTW Westwinds sold for $3,750 to MJB Miniature Donkeys in Colorado.

2nd High Seller: Lot 9 Rock'n NT's Layla
Consigned by the Rock'n NT Ranch sold for $3,500 to Lil' Half Pints of Eldon, MO.

Congratulations and THANK YOU

Attendance and bidder statistics:

There were 59 Buyer Paddles issued (39 onsite + 20 at Bidspotter) plus the 17 Consignor
Buyer Paddles = 76 Total Registered Buyers

States in Attendance: CA, CO, TX, OK, KS, NE, SD, AR, MO, IA, IL, IN (Both Consignors and Buyers)

We sold 32 Lots to 18 different buyers: 12 non-consignors and 6 consignors
Buyers were from: IN, OH, MO, TX, CA, OK, IL, CO, NE, TN

We had 928 hits on the Bidspotter Event Page. 20 Registered Bidders from:
Canada, CO, IL, MD, MO, NE, OH, PA, TN, TX, VT, WI

3 Donkeys were sold over the internet.

Although not registered as Bidders, we did have viewers from England.

We also had a mysterious phone bidder that bought 2 donkeys.

We had over 700 hits to the HOA website after the sale catalogs were mailed with total hits over 4,000.

We had good attendance from many of the "names" in the industry we would all hope to see as well as several newcomers. The donkeys offered were excellent quality and I thank you all for that.

We have received incredibly positive feedback on the sale with all I've talked to (sellers and buyers) wanting to do it again. Once again we regret that we will not be hosting a sale this year. We would like to add a breeders bio section on our website that will provide a link to your website.

For us at Heart of America Miniature Donkey Sale, LLC it is all about marketing. The sale is a wonderful reason for us all to get together and to buy and sell donkeys - but so much more goes on in the days, weeks and months leading up to the sale. Perhaps this site could be used to assist in your marketing and share information. PLEASE - do not hesitate to let us know if you think of anything we can do to assist your marketing opportunity.

Thank you again . . .

On behalf of the Heart of America Miniature Donkey Sale, LLC