X-Ray or NOT to X-Ray

Really what is all the fuss about? Some people like having the security and some buyers (punters) like to spend blindly. As both a buyer and breeder i love the X-rays, my only problem is that as a vendor/breeder i get no sling back from the vets who make a poultice out of my X-Rays.
And let me tell you, YES I OWN THE X-RAYS BUT THE VETS PAY ME NOTHING FOR THE MONEY HE MAKES FROM THEM!
It is like using Microsoft Software without a licence or any other ownership privileges without getting the licence details.
The sales yards assume them for the vendors and love them because it encourages buyers to spend higher on the lots without any problems and just alleviates them of any buyer comebacks.
I believe many more breeders would be party to the X-Rays without moaning if they were to get a commission back on the X-Rays reports, and why not they do own them. It doesn’t have to be exorbitant but even if we got the costs of the X-Rays back it is something.
It is similar to the vets charging the same price for the same review for every different client. They tell you the price is discounted originally and they relay on multiple report requests per horse to cover their actual costs.
The poor vets! I am yet to see one driving a rust bucket Toyota or any other brand for that matter.X-ray or not to X-ray the true cost is whether you are over capitalising on the horse you have bred in the first place.
At Karaka, a lot of vendors in the select sessions did not X-Ray the fillies but did the colts.To appease buyers’ needs i assume. I would love to see a report on whether horses sell better with or without X-Rays let alone the racing factor.
It appears the conditions of sale in the front of the sale catalogue mean little these days when it comes to disclosure now we have X-Rays. The buyer beware clause is now all in the suppository sorry, repository.