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How to price your animal
Search Qasvah for the same breed, age and city, and look at what comparable animals are actually listed at today. Price within that band, adjust for weight and condition, and expect to negotiate. Pricing well above the band means silence; pricing far below it makes buyers suspicious.
How do I find comparable animals?
Open the category for your animal, filter to your breed and your city, and sort by price. That list is your market — not last year's rate, not what a neighbour was offered. Note where most ads cluster and where the outliers sit. If there are only one or two comparable ads in your city, widen to the province before you conclude anything: two data points are not a market.
What moves the price up or down?
Breed and weight do most of the work, then age, condition and whether the animal is vaccinated. A well-documented animal with clear photos and a vaccination record commands more than an identical animal described in one line. Location matters too — a buyer factors in what it costs to collect the animal, so distance quietly discounts your price whether you list it that way or not.
Does the season change the price?
For Qurbani-eligible animals, yes, sharply. Demand concentrates into the weeks before Eid ul Adha and prices in that window bear little relation to the rest of the year. If you are pricing inside the season, compare only against ads from the same season. If you are pricing outside it, do not anchor on what animals fetched during Eid.
How should I handle negotiation?
List a number you would accept and say plainly whether there is room. Buyers who open with a low offer are usually testing, not insulting — a short reply with your reasoning does more than a refusal. Keep the negotiation in the Qasvah chat: it stays on record, and it keeps you out of the off-platform conversations where most fraud starts.
How should I price more than one animal?
List a per-animal price, then say in the description how many you have and whether the price changes for a pair or a lot. A single “package” number with no breakdown forces every buyer to ask, and the ones who filter by price never see the ad at all. If animals differ in weight or age, they belong in separate ads or in a description that prices each plainly.
What does a price far below the band mean, as a buyer?
Treat it as a reason to inspect more carefully, not as a bargain you must close today. Undervalued ads are sometimes a genuine urgent sale; they are also the usual wrapper for an animal that will not match the photos, or for a request to pay before viewing. The number is information. It is not a reason to skip the viewing.
Key facts
| What | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| How to find the band | Same breed, similar age, same city — then widen to the province if the city has only one or two ads | Qasvah browse |
| What moves price | Breed and weight first, then age, condition, vaccination record and distance | Seller guidance on this page |
| Qurbani season | Prices in the weeks before Eid ul Adha are not a guide to the rest of the year | Seasonal market practice |
| Negotiation | Keep it in Qasvah chat so there is a record; off-platform payment talk is where most fraud starts | Qasvah safety guidance |
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