Is fur more or less expensive then in past

[Peltzz]

Are furs more or less expensive now then in the past.

[FurLover97]

I think that today are cheaper, thanks to web, world wide trade and a lot of second handed fur. In the past only new fur from professional furriers

[LeComte]

In general yes, as @FurLover97 pointed out. But if you want something really special, let's say custom-made, with a lot of manual labour it can be more expensive due to higher wages (depends on where you live and shop).

[FurLover97]

On 10/5/2023 at 11:54 PM, LeComte said:

In general yes, as @FurLover97 pointed out. But if you want something really special, let's say custom-made, with a lot of manual labour it can be more expensive due to higher wages (depends on where you live and shop).

Here in EUROPE there are a lot of second-handed fur coat from glorious furriers, not cheap one from china. Very great quality. Thick and warm fur

[Charfur]

I agree it is cheaper, the internet and international travel makes it a lot easier to purchase from low priced countries. Also fur became out of fashion somewhere in the end of the 80's beginning of the 90's, reducing the demand fur. I recently bought 2 new coats, 1 mink and 1 sable, against incredible low prices (still a lot of money). But all the furriers are telling the same, pelt prices where much higher 10 years ago.

Although it really matters what you mean with the past, in the 16th century prices where much more valuable then today.

According wikipedia:

In the 16th century, a prime sable pelt sold for ten times what a peasant family could earn in a year, and a black fox fetched up to ten times the price of sable.^[9] Private traders sold roughly 350,000 rubles' worth of Siberian furs annually during the seventeenth century. In comparison, a peasant family of four earned less than one ruble a year from forty acres of good farmland.^[9] A few good fox pelts in 1623 could buy fifty acres of land, a decent cabin, five horses, ten head of cattle, twenty sheep, and still have capital left over.^[4] In the 1990s, white ermine pelts were worth 16 rubles, squirrel pelts were worth 5 rubles, and sable pelts were worth 150 rubles.^[13] These furs have even historically been used as currency, and fur-lined cloaks and hats were a signature of Russian royalty.^[6]

At the peak of the fur trade in the middle of the seventeenth century, Siberian furs accounted for more than ten percent of Russia's total revenue.^[6] The government of Russia set the price for furs in Siberia, and kept the price of furs artificially low in order to make a larger profit on furs sold abroad. All local furs were sold to the state fur company in Irkutsk or Tobolsk, two of the largest fur trading centers in Siberia.^[12] A first-grade fox pelt was sold the state trading center in Irkutsk for 108 rubles – approximately $18 in 1990. That same fur was then sold in Anchorage, Alaska for over $150, or about 4,779 rubles.^[12]

[Panther10]

Lowering prices on furs is good for distribution and staying competitive in the marketplace, and not just when comparison shopping against multiple furriers and fur outlets. It also helps the average consumer pivot towards fur when in most cases the only other options available would be synthetic garments (which are usually far too over saturated and overpriced for what they are and what they promise.) if furs are higher quality, more rugged and durable compared to synthetic goods, more fashionable, far warmer, are better for the environment and can be passed down from one generation to the next when well cared for, it’s the best option on the table. When a fur is budget friendly it also has the added bonus of ensuring that it drives more customers into your store who are looking for the best item to add into their wardrobe without looking to spend thousands. 

[saynotofaux]

Not been on here for a while & forgot my login details etc.. & had a bad run in with covid etc .. so here goes.

Fur is as cheap now as it’s ever likely to be, unless it’s something exotic. 
it’s not really mainstream anymore, so the demand isn’t there. Production is/has moved to low cost countries. Just look at how many furriers have gone out of buisness.. manchester, where i live had several upto the 80’s now there’s just one left that i know of. 
a few furriers survive making bits & bobs  & doing a bit of remodelling, but there of retirement age now. Run of the mill farmed mink & fox will continue to fullfill a niche market, the chinese will make you anything you want for not much money. 

[Pelsker]

On 10/9/2023 at 12:03 PM, FurLover97 said:

Here in EUROPE there are a lot of second-handed fur coat from glorious furriers, not cheap one from china. Very great quality. Thick and warm fur

Where do you live? And where do you buy your furs? Here in Norway there is always furs in second hand stores during winter. 

[FurLover97]

On 10/10/2023 at 10:55 PM, Pelsker said:

Where do you live? And where do you buy your furs? Here in Norway there is always furs in second hand stores during winter. 

Italy! I usually buy on internet, private sellers, Facebook Marketplace, local shop of seconhanded clothes