European fur auction house to sell millions of North American skins

MILLIONS OF NORTH AMERICAN SKINS TO BE SOLD AT  EUROPEAN FUR AUCTION

Saga Furs in Helsinki, Finland will host the auction events of a lifetime in the 2014 selling season. American Legend Cooperative based in Seattle, Washington and Fur Harvesters Auction based in North Bay, Canada will bring their goods to Finland to be sold under one roof during auctions in May and June 2014, says a joint press release from the three fur auction houses, all major players in the global fur trade.

Each of the three fur companies will sort, grade, catalog, and sell its own goods, in a logical order for the buying community. The two sales bring together the best European and North American mink with the best foxes and the best North American wild fur to create the finest and most diverse fur collections ever offered in one place. The joint March offering in Helsinki is expected to contain 6 million mink, 1 million foxes, and the world's finest collection of Canadian wild fur articles.

Americal Legend Cooperative collects approx. 2.7 million mink skins in North America, and all of these seem to be put on offer at Saga Furs' auctions in Helsinki. The European auction house traditionally attracts a large and diverse group of buyers due to its strong foothold in Hong Kong/China, the proximity to Russia and a close working relationship with the leading fashion houses in Europe and their suppliers. American Legend and Fur Harvesters Auction will add an additional level of quality buyers in the auction room, thus bringing together the key players in the global mink, fox and wild fur business.

The combined annual turnover of the three companies is well over USD 1.5 billion, with all three companies posting consecutive record profits over the past 4 years.