Here in the Southern California mountains where everything is illegal except cancer prices went up pretty dramatically. Average price of Pine from me was $225 and Oak was $460 per cord while not being tightly stacked. A neighbor of mine was selling his White Fir for $345 for a loose pile in the back of a full size 8' bed pickup. My guess would have been that he was selling a 1/4 to 1/3 cord. He had about 10 cords and had no problem getting rid of every single stick. Yes it bothered me that some people are such opportunist, but he had a right to do what every he wanted. I received at least 2 calls a day offering me $300 to $500 for a regular load of Pine and a few customers offered me any amount for a load of Pine. I did ask a few people what they were implying, "do you mean to tell me if I delivered wood to you today you would give me $1000 for a cord of Pine" "no problem" . After that I was afraid to ask so I did not. I did have a handful of cords on hand, but through experience I have learned to hold back some wood for emergencies for faithful customers. How about you? Thanks