CowHerd said:Wow, how many times must SP deal with this. All you have to do is list your post like j3cattleco said in his post (he had a perfect example), if you don't have the time or want to take the effort to post credit for other breeders cattle, then don 't post. Stop ripping everyone just because your a lazy poster. I believe you are a good guy, but you can't be a angry person in your post and say your a great guy on the phone or in person. It is all the same in my book. You don't want to sound like you are a 21 year old kid running daddy's farm, and that's the way your a sounding in your posts. Quit acting immature and post like someone with some professionalism, you bring this on yourself every time. I may not move or sale as many cattle as you, but I always give credit, were credit is due. You have been called out by several members that actually know the breeders of the cattle you are trying to sell, and the breeder does not even know who you are and has not gave you permission to sell or advertise their cattle. I hope others have the same opinions.
I am in total agreeance with the above.
As a young perosn starting out, I will give you this piece of advice. I have learned this myself by making mistakes, and am glad I was given chances to build a good reputation.
You must ALWAYS carry yourself as if you are trying to make a friend or potential customer. Be knowledgable, polite, courteous, and respectful in EVERYTHING you do or say. Face to face encounters, phone calls, and emails. I do not think that if you had cattle at a national show and I asked who the owners were that you would jump down my throat, so why do it on here? With this day and age being very technology oriented, and the majority of potential buyers coming to the net to find cattle you must carry yourself in a manner that will make someone eager to pick up the phone and give you a call. When looking on here and other websites I always have my phone right next to me and if I see something worth calling about and I feel that the person would be worthing talking to I will call. However, you can show me a picture of a "solid gold" show prosepect/breeding piece, and if you come off as someone I would not want to be tied in with I WILL NOT PICK UP THE PHONE. There are plenty of people selling great cattle that have great attitudes to go along with it, I would not waste my time trying to purchase anything from someone who has a less than courteous attitude towards a potential sustomer base.
As always, just my opinion,
Quinton Keeran