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No, I don't. I have done a few furs for my personal collection but I ship 99.8% of my furs to the auction.
At NAFA(North American Fur Auction) your furs are graded and put into lots with 1000s of other furs of the same grade. Buyers(China Russia etc) will then bid on the lots. After that, they are tanned and cut into strips for the garment industry. Most will be for the trim trade meaning sleeve cuffs, hood and hat edging and stuff like that.
Prices are alot like grain prices, they can fluctuate at a moments notice. Things like cold weather, import tariff taxes and farm raised fur prices set the market for our US fur selling over seas.
At NAFA(North American Fur Auction) your furs are graded and put into lots with 1000s of other furs of the same grade. Buyers(China Russia etc) will then bid on the lots. After that, they are tanned and cut into strips for the garment industry. Most will be for the trim trade meaning sleeve cuffs, hood and hat edging and stuff like that.
Prices are alot like grain prices, they can fluctuate at a moments notice. Things like cold weather, import tariff taxes and farm raised fur prices set the market for our US fur selling over seas.