Swamp Yankee
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Should have done it sooner!!!
I needed to move some wood these past few weeks as I'm starting to run out of room and am having a hard time accessing my wood piles. Plus I may have a line on another 20 cord white oak, ash, and hickory tops skidded to a landing and wanted some cash available in case I needed it quick for a deposit. Took an add out on CL.
Holy Crap!!
I had hoped to move 4 or 5 cord to get it out of the way, received more replies than I ever hoped for or wanted. Had to pull the ad after 2 days. I priced the wood at $200 per cord of seasoned. In the $200, I've allowed for 15 miles delivery, or 30 miles round trip. When contacted most of these people were from 35 to as far as 60 miles away, one way, I explained the price included 15 miles delivery, anything over that was $1 per mile based on miles one way, $10 minimum. Only one person balked and said no Thank You. Everybody else was when can you deliver.
I can't go back now but I'm almost thinking I should have gone for $2 per mile, not to be greedy, but to cover my additional road time.
I don't know how I'm going to handle regular customers this fall. I'm pretty sure most will see my side, and they'll understand the need for a delivery charge. To bad Mr. and Mrs. X live within 15 miles, that could certainly make for another entertaining episode.
So what this post boils down to, how are you other sellers handling the increased costs of delivery?
Take Care
I needed to move some wood these past few weeks as I'm starting to run out of room and am having a hard time accessing my wood piles. Plus I may have a line on another 20 cord white oak, ash, and hickory tops skidded to a landing and wanted some cash available in case I needed it quick for a deposit. Took an add out on CL.
Holy Crap!!
I had hoped to move 4 or 5 cord to get it out of the way, received more replies than I ever hoped for or wanted. Had to pull the ad after 2 days. I priced the wood at $200 per cord of seasoned. In the $200, I've allowed for 15 miles delivery, or 30 miles round trip. When contacted most of these people were from 35 to as far as 60 miles away, one way, I explained the price included 15 miles delivery, anything over that was $1 per mile based on miles one way, $10 minimum. Only one person balked and said no Thank You. Everybody else was when can you deliver.
I can't go back now but I'm almost thinking I should have gone for $2 per mile, not to be greedy, but to cover my additional road time.
I don't know how I'm going to handle regular customers this fall. I'm pretty sure most will see my side, and they'll understand the need for a delivery charge. To bad Mr. and Mrs. X live within 15 miles, that could certainly make for another entertaining episode.
So what this post boils down to, how are you other sellers handling the increased costs of delivery?
Take Care