Different trading
systems for selling the fur production
1) The Public Pelts Buy
The marketing managers chinchilla skins worldwide are
called assemblers (acopiadores in spanish).
They are the ones who make it possible for a small ranch producer that lives in a village of 1000 inhabitants
and 1000 km. of a major city, to reach a piece of high couture and
to be sold in Elissee Champs in Paris at higher
prices than $ 50,000.
The work of these collectors is divided into two parts:
- Buying to the breeder.
There are many collectors of skins of chinchillas in the
world, and are of different nationalities. Whose job is to
address all those cities where they can get a reasonable
amount of skins and publicly buy skin by skin comparing patterns
Chinchillas Eldorado is responsible for studying and
informing farmers about the options available according to
the annual calendar. It is chosen for a reason for payment,
price, security, backup, distances, etc. Long before the
sale becomes effective, all customers from Chinchillas Eldorado
will be informed about where, when and with whom the public
sale of skins are made.
In 90% of cases they are planned for the weekend, so nobody
is left out because of labor problems. The day of the sale
there will be a table for graduation in order
to value the skins (exactly like we use in the cabaña to
examine our animals) and other tables so that producers can
give their last combed skins before selling.
On the table, the gatherer will compare patterns. We are
talking about
skins with different qualities and sizes. Generally there are
ten skins on the table each with its label with the dollar
value. So there will be skins for u $ s 10, $ s20, $
s30, $ s40, $ s50, $ s60, $ s70, $ s80, $
s90 and US $ 100. The differences will be perfectly visible
even
for the inexperienced breeder. The
first will be smaller, lighter and more flat, rising in
size, color, long hair and others, as they raise their
prices.
Everything is ready for the first producer to start selling
openly and publicly. The producer will deliver the first
skin to the gatherer, who will then place it in the middle of the two most
similar of his. Differences and similarities are
clear. In no case skin or $ 50 may be located in the middle
of u $ 10 or $ 20 u, as the producer and the rest of
breeders would retire at the same time. And the gatherer
who traveled to the place, paid all his living expenses
and per diem will return to his country without the skins he
came for. (And note that Argentina is not exactly in the
center of the planet)
Gatherer will speak loudly the prices, giving corresponding
explanations for each case and each skin. Example ... "This
skin worth $ s56 or because it is darker and bigger than u $
s50 but does not reach u $ s60 because the hair should be a
little longer" ....
The producer can say Ok (which sells) or NO (not sell). Both
the first and second case, continue with the next skin. The
price is not negotiable and it is only based on the quality of each
skin. (The gatherer writes the price of the skin in the leather
and when completed the sale, all the skins of this first
producer shall be detailed on one sheet (today is done by computer)
with the value corresponding to each tag or skin, the amount, and the
total value to be paid.
Payment is at the same time, cash or check to the day, usually the
latter becase of a security issue. Remember that the skin will
offer identification tag, it is a closed metal sealed with
a special clip that renders inviolable, as will be cut to
open if tryed to break it. Each precinct will have a
multi-digit number and can be signed by the breeder himself.
This tag or seal is placed just before being sent to the tannery and
it has several reasons. First it serves us to individualize the
skin and know what animal it comes from, and second, so
in no case it can get lost or confused in the tannery since the
numbering individualizes the
owner.
The interesting thing about this system, besides being
crystalline, is its educational part. Every good gatherer
spends time explaining to each producer, genetics and
management of their skins deficiencies. The observer breeder never repeats errors.
Sometimes the buyer loses half hour valuing 20 skins to a
small producer and sometimes longer too. But he knows what
he teaches will be very well received by the producer, if he
is
diligent, next time he will have more and better skins. Usually
the meticulous breeder who learns from the teachings of a
gatherer, becomes a loyal customer of the same. THIS LAST IS
WHAT CARES, Gatherers NEED OF OUR SKINS AND NOTHING BETTER
THAN SAFE AND CONTINUESLY lIN MANY GUESTS SKINS of good
quality.
When the seller is a former breeder or cabañero, sometimes
selling is so fast that he can buy up to 500 skins in half
an hour, since both (the gatherer and the old producer) know
at a glance the value that every skin deserves .
Working with Eldorado Chinchillas s.r.l. You can have the peace
of mind that you can "always" sell your skins in any (or all)
of the 4 Public Sales, our company organizes every year.
Eldorado customers only have this privilege
Every year
All APRIL'S
All JULY'S
All SEPTMBER'S
All DECEMBER'S
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