Thread: Possum Fur Prices

Good evening everyone,

I've got 4.2kg of fur sitting in my garage and I can't seem to find any info on the current fur prices. Also does anyone know any buyers in the Auckland-Taupo kind of area?
Chur

Stu Bracegirdle Ingelwood buys fur

Cheers mate. Definitely looking for somewhere closer though.

Local trapper was telling me last week that his normal buyer who buys locally will only take "machine plucked" this year, he didn't know why. Maybe the demand has dropped and their getting choosey.

Originally Posted by tetawa

Local trapper was telling me last week that his normal buyer who buys locally will only take "machine plucked" this year, he didn't know why. Maybe the demand has dropped and their getting choosey.

Is he only buying machine plucked, or only paying the machine plucked rate?


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Originally Posted by MSL

Is he only buying machine plucked, or only paying the machine plucked rate?


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Only buying machine plucked, buyer reckoned the fur ends up different between hand and machine, has stopped a few young guys who did a few for pocket money.

Local guy here reckons the machine plucked fur is better quality. Have to wonder about that when you see how one of those backpack motorised ones work and how it treats your hands if you get too close to rotor.

When I was doing it, machine plucked fur was paid at a lesser rate, because you could pluck the entire carcass clean, all length fibres mixed. Hand plucked was more selective, so able to be used for minimum length orders. And therefore commanded a premium.


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Cheers for that heads up guys. Maybe I just have to hold onto it then.

We need to organise our own forum buying cooperative and ship direct to China . Cut out the middle men :-]

I've still got fur from before covid, bring back the days of $140 a kg!

Originally Posted by Rusa3006

Cheers for that heads up guys. Maybe I just have to hold onto it then.

Put it in the freezer otherwise you risk moths getting into it unless its super well sealed.

Same with the basically bush guys down here. Only want machine plucked fur.

I asked him why and he said the can "blend it better" ??

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Originally Posted by Friwi

We need to organise our own forum buying cooperative and ship direct to China . Cut out the middle men :-]

Why China? China is not the market, but if you got snow white stoats let me know

Originally Posted by kukuwai

Same with the basically bush guys down here. Only want machine plucked fur.

I asked him why and he said the can "blend it better" ??

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Oh I see, do you got it? Those textile machines from Japan is very picky. eh,, Icebreaker did inspired lots people. Good luck for startups, but 80% is tax reduction game -15% gst, export incentives....