One of the primary objectives of the Sale is to bring buyers and sellers together in an open market for an exchange of quality miniature donkeys. The Sale donkeys are selected from those submitted for consideration to create a diversified, interesting Sale representing the miniature donkey breed’s best. While the sale provides a forum for donkey owners and breeders to offer their best stock, purchasers are able to review and consider top quality donkeys in one place in a time efficient manner.

What Makes The Great American Miniature Donkey Sale a 'Must Do' Event?

No farm can offer the diversity and selection that this select sale offers. You definitely know the donkeys are for sale, and you can buy them today. You know there was a second bidder, whose bid was close to yours. We’ve all been to someone’s farm and said, “Gee, I really like that miniature donkey”, only to find the owner is not willing to part with her / him. Well today, all the donkeys are for sale.

For consignors, the Sale provides cost effective advertising. The Sale is a place to get known, a place to showcase your farm and your breeding program in front of the entire miniature donkey industry. Print catalogs, flyers, and web space are allocated to your donkeys, and your farm. This information is distributed to a targeted audience, hundreds of miniature donkey aficionados, people you don’t have to convince that miniature donkeys are wonderful. Donkey people keep these catalogs for years, referring back to them periodically. Past Sale catalogs, pictures and descriptions are archived on The Great American Miniature Donkey Sale web site. Your consignment investment yields returns far beyond just Sale day.

This Sale establishes benchmark pricing for quality miniature donkeys. The prices brought at this Sale directly influence the value of your quality miniature donkeys, and what you can expect to receive from donkeys sold from your farm. By attending the Sale and talking with the large number of breeders present and examining first hand the donkeys being offered, you will develop a reference point to judge the relative quality and value of your donkeys at home. There is a big difference in the insight and knowledge you will gain by combining your first hand observations and discussions at the Sale with the catalog and prices obtained versus your ability to gain similar insight using only the catalog and a list of prices found somewhere afterwards. You can use your first hand sale experience to critically evaluate your own donkeys and have a basis to substantiate your pricing on your top quality donkeys.

Miniature donkey owners / breeders submit prospective donkeys to the Sale sponsors for consideration based on guidelines concerning conformation (structure) of the donkey. The Sponsors review the information, still photos, pedigree, videos, and select top quality donkeys representing various bloodlines and colors to put together an interesting group of well conformed miniature donkeys. This group becomes the selected group in the Sale.

Donkeys are available for viewing prior to the Sale and provide you the opportunity to personally inspect, ask questions of the consignors and build relationships with other donkey breeders / owners. The actual Sale is conducted in an auction format lasting about 3 hours. One big difference in the way the Sale is conducted from the standard auction format is the pace. The Sale is conducted slower than the pace of most pedigreed cattle, antiques, or other sales. If you have ever been to a sale where a house or farm is being sold, you will be more familiar with the pace we use here. If you don’t understand what the bid is, you can ask. If you are unsure if you have the bid or not, you can ask. If you want to ask a final question, you can do it. If the consignor wants to say something, they can do it. The objective is to have an open buyer – seller forum with some of the best miniature donkeys in North America. If you are into donkeys, whether you plan to buy or not, come experience the difference.

The Sale is a rare opportunity to see a number of quality miniature donkeys from different breeders, with different attributes in one place with all those donkeys being offered for sale. You can examine the miniature donkeys in person, ask questions about any individual donkey and, in short, have a really good opportunity to personally view, up close and personal, about 60 quality miniature donkeys. You know the donkeys have been selected from those offered and top breeders are consigning their best, as those donkeys represent their farm and breeding program. It would literally take you many days and thousands of miles to view an assortment of available, quality stock like that you can see at the Sale. In addition, you will experience the camaraderie; share in the experiences and learnings of a variety of breeders from across North America. You will make, and renew friendships, and hopefully, have a most enjoyable experience.

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Sales such as The Great American Miniature Donkey Sale are good for both buyers and sellers, and for the Miniature Donkey industry. Hopefully, this has explained The Great American Miniature Donkey Sale and its benefits for attendees, purchasers and consignors. We hope you will consider consigning and / or attending this exciting event. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email or call us.
Hope to see yall there.