songofthewood
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around here in western ky you can't give wood away
Last years ice storm?
around here in western ky you can't give wood away
Cut split delivered green here(Central Maine) is $165. on average, seasoned is $190.-$210. and dry is $210. on up. Much lower than last year, not sure exactly why though.
I seriously doubt that I am going to sell any wood this winter,we have been plagued by guys out of work and selling wood cheap.Going price here is $150 per cord for oak split, delivered,and stacked.I have seen prices going for less than $100,and I am just not that interested in working that hard for that kind of money.I have my regular customers who have learned to avoid those kind of deals, but as far as running an ad,forget it.Ill keep my wood till prices go back up to what I consider a reasonable amount.I figure if I cant get $175 for a cord of red and white oak seasoned for a year and dropped on your doorstep,Ill just keep my wood.
I tell ya, $175 for seasond red and white oak would be a screaming deal here.
I'd buy every cord of that you could send me if I could. White oak is superb firewood, the best. Here, that cord would bring a premium price. Come January, and 2 feet of snizzle....easily $300 a cord.
+1. The biggest factor holding down the price for firewood is cheap natural gas and propane--alternative fuels in general. I recall three years ago when NG reached $14/MCF and propane got to $3.50 a gallon, firewood seemed really cheap. Those days are gone.That is what makes me sick sometimes.At our preferred price of $175 delivered and stacked ,we often hear "Man, you firewood guys are rip off artists.What makes you think firewood is that valuable?"
I know most folks have no idea what kind of work and expense it takes to produce a cord of wood, not to mention the equipment you need to do it with. There have been times when I have seriously considered getting out of this game, even if its just Christmas and toy money. But,as the wife puts it, if I wasnt doing firewood, I would either just be spending money somewhere, or would just get into trouble with all that spare time.
Based on what I read here on this thread, the same principle applies this year, last year, and the year before.
If you want to make a million bucks by collecting, processing, and delivering firewood, there is only one solution: start with two million bucks.
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