Numbers and quality vary, prices fluctuate, public attitude swings, but all auctions do a good job of marketing and promoting the industry. That makes it more of a challenge. Some buyers maybe are getting harder to deal with, but we haven't yet had a problem that couldn't be resolved with some good old-fashioned reason and common sense. I think all problems would be taken care of if everybody would practice the Golden Rule. They are not harder to deal with.
Sellers offering the most expect the least.
Some cannot understand why a fit, well-presented horse will sell for so much when a horse out of the barnyard doesn't. At a sale, you don't get a second or third chance. Many new buyers do not understand the horse business. There are also buyers with no auction experience. Buyers are getting more critical looking for the quality horses that are harder to find.