There's clearly two different schools of thought here. I respect your opinion T2T even though I disagree. You clearly have knowledge about how much a cord looks like stacked in a multitude of ways as you've been doing this for some time. I'm the average homeowner though... I sit at a desk most of my day. I installed this insert mid-November and only have that much experience under my belt so I'm clearly disadvantaged. I am, however, a fast learner and am taking all this bulls**t in quickly. That being said, there should be absolutely no ambiguity when it comes to a commercial transaction based on volume. Whether its gas, home heating oil or a pound of chipped ham, all these items are governed by an official state entity to ensure the customer is getting what they pay for. Why is this? So the average consumer gets a fair transaction of what they expected and paid for. A cord of wood is no different.
This weekend the Directv guy was here and asked about my insert. We spoke for a while about burning wood. I asked about his experiences buying wood locally and, without saying anything about my two experiences, he said "Don't trust any of these guys, they're all crooks". The more I ask, the more I hear the same thing. There's clearly a problem here. He went on tell tell me a few of his stories of getting ripped off.
I'm done with this thread. Had I not of had a half a bottle of Maker's Mark in me from watching the game yesterday I wouldn't of got p****d off when I went out to bring wood in from what turned out to be a $150 half cord.