Harness racing’s newest innovation is a winner

Harness racing’s newest innovation, Harnessbid.com, is designed to revolutionize the way standardbred horses are bought and sold, with the emphasis on saving money for any seller by not charging a fee—as high as 4%—with only a nominal listing fee sufficient to list any horse for sale.

The brainchild of Harnesslink founder, John Curtin, harnessbid.com is designed for easy use for the benefit of all parties with the savings being substantial, no matter if the horse listed brings $1,000,000 or $5,000.

As Curtin said, “When we started Harnesslink 20 years ago, we wanted to revolutionize the way harness racing is covered throughout the world with a top-notch staff of harness racing devotees coupled with replays entwined in our stories giving our readers full coverage.

“We think HarnessBid will do the same for the sellers and buyers of standardbred horses, whether they be on the racetrack or the road.”

Curtin continued, “With horses ranging in price from a few thousand dollars to $1,000,000 or more, the savings to the seller will be substantial—up to $40,000 for a million-dollar horse sold on HarnessBid.com or $400 for a $10,000 horse, both of which are meaningful to the seller.”

With photos and videos showcasing one’s listing, bidders will be able to view horses quickly and easily with a wide reach to harness racing meccas throughout many countries, enabling sellers to achieve their true value.

HarnessBid offers an affordable PREMIER MEMBERSHIP to qualify for even more benefits such as reduced listing fees and other special features.

This innovative site also offers the seller, simply, to list a horse with a “reserve” price indicated or having a “live auction,” which will indicate what buyers are willing to pay as HarnessBid runs a bidding campaign on your behalf.

HarnessBid.com is designed where the buyer can check all listings by age and price, gait, sex and breeding whether they be trotters, pacers or road horses.

Avoiding monetary confusion, a number of currencies can be used to target your audience, including the U.S. dollar, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar and New Zealand dollar.

Another plus when one lists with HarnessBid Is that auction can be as long as seven days with free re-listing available if a horse remains unsold.

Classified advertising is also available with duration of any ad being three months with free re-listing.

In lieu of the “normal” 4% commission fees at typical auction sales, listing fees are only $175.00 with listing fees to PREMIER MEMBERS reduced to $99.99.

HarnessBid.com also offers low-cost homepage features and video uploads.

Besides discounted listing fees, PREMIER MEMBERSHIP offers a sales history database, historical sales from past U.S. auctions and listings featured on newsletters and social networks.

Harness racing has seen many innovations during its 200-year plus history from the races on highways in New York to the old kite tracks to the bicycle wheel sulky to the creation of pari-mutuel wagering to nighttime racing in Chicago and New York to the mobile starting gate to the modern-day simulcasting venues.

This is the first innovation designed in the sales and auction arena to eliminate the 4% commission fee in favor of a low listing fee for any horse.

Again, the name of the site is HarnessBid.com. It’s the future of horse sales…available today!

by John Berry, for Harnesslink