Long-time customer of Vanrobaeys scored maximum prices…

On Sunday, the March 18, 2019 took the auctioning of Joël Verschoot a sensational The End. The record of the most expensive pigeon, which was sold ever online was pulverized and now stands at 1,252,000 EURO.

Joël Verschoot - 178 pigeons - 13489 EURO / pigeon

The Average says it enough about how phenomenal the is overall result, which was achieved on this Sunday, the 18th of March. Except in the total auction of Gebr. Janssen on PIPA few years ago (+20,000 EUR / Dove for 22 pigeons) has never experienced such an average reached. A whopping 13,489 were EURO per pigeon for 178 pigeons forked out. Never been there!

the Auction had started on Monday March 4th, and after only a few minutes Armando was up to 300,000 EURO. That was the harbinger of an exceedingly exciting bidding war, which should last 2 weeks and in which many large Names of the international pigeon sport from the USA, South Africa, Belgium, China and the Netherlands involved. But as always when it finally when it came down to it, the Chinese bidders had the upper hand. That's how it went also during the last hour bidding on Armando between two Chinese buyers back and forth. Armando stood by on Sunday morning 532,000 EURO, which is already the record price for the most expensive Belgian pigeon ever was. In just over an hour, the bids then skyrocketed at record speed up to 1,252,000 EURO. The best Belgian long distance pigeon of all Times also became the most expensive pigeon ever at an online auction was sold. The previous record was 376,000 EURO for New Bliksem by Gaby Vandenabeele. Armando is almost 900,000 EURO higher.

also were at this auction also 7 boy Armando sold. These seven boys brought a total of no less than 150,900 EURO, representing a Average of 21,500 euros per youngster equivalent. These go seven youngsters China (2), Belgium (2), Turkey (1), to Germany (1), and in the Netherlands (1).

The second was bannersProduction this auction ContadorAlso a unique Supertaube that any other auction of the absolute would have been hit. He was sold for just 200,000 EURO to China.

When third and fourth most expensive pigeon of auction were the two partners of the Super couple Brauwer X Twistertje written down. Brauwer was for 83,000 EURO auctioned Twistertje for 43,000 EURO. Both the same buyer gets in China.

Of the 178 Pigeons of the auction were 79 young pigeons (2018 + 2019). These 79 youngsters brought a total of 416,900 euros or an average of 5,277 euros per youngster.

striking is that despite the high prices that have been made, but no less than 47 Pigeons in Belgium remain. Many top Belgian beats you at any time This auction reinforced with one or more Joël-Verschoot-pigeons.

the 178 Pigeons over 21 countries are now scattered: Belgium (47), Taiwan (47) China (46), Japan (8), United States (5), Thailand (3), Slovakia (2), Germany (2) United Kingdom (2), Netherlands (2), Philippines (2), Portugal (2) Saudi Arabia (2), Canada (1), France (1), Italy (1) Kuwait (1), Morocco (1) Romania (1), Turkey (1), Trinidad & Tobago (1).

For years, Noel Verschoot confident of the quality blends from the house Vanrobaeys nv. He believes that the pigeons do "hard work", also must be supplied accordingly. 

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