D&B Mack
Sawin Wit It!
So last week I get a phone call from a former customer. The woman was wondering if I would be interested in purchasing some firewood her recently late husband had cut up and split. So I explained to her that I would be, but I would not be able to offer as much as an end user. She says ok, and said I can come take a look at it at anytime.
Well, yesterday I get there. As we are ready to walk around the side of the house, she starts to tell me that her father-in-law and brother-in-law told her she has over two cords there and she should be getting $400 to $500 for it. :msp_sad: I said, "Well, let me look at it, and I can tell you what I can give you for it."
Measure the stacks. 1.4 cords. So now, I am going to have to load by hand, haul to my place, unload. Find buyer, reload and deliver. (unless I can find a buyer before I unload)
Now, this lady is in a bad situation. Husband passed away about 3 months ago, house is being foreclosed on, has a kid and a dog with cancer. House was a very nice house, but in bad shape now. So I figure, I am going to try to help her out.
About 90% of the wood is oak. But it is cut to 14" length, which I only cut and sell 16". I figure I'll give her $100.00 per cord and try to find a resell quickly. I explained to her, "Right now I can get a cord of oak delivered to my house for $200..." Before, I can even continue, she says, "It is worth $500, it is all oak, not like the mix hardwoods you sold us. And it is seasoned (which is wasn't, looked like it needed about another 6 months) unlike the stuff you sold us, our house was filled with smoke." Then she stormed back into the house before I could even say anything else.
And FYI, I never sold any wood as seasoned that was even close to being green. All of the seasoned wood I sell sits for at least a year, and I make sure it is well seasoned before sending out (I also burn from the same stock I sell from). And, this was the same person calling and begging for firewood at the end of winter last year because she couldn't get any. (and I was pretty much sold out for last year, she didn't buy from me last year, and what I do have left, I keep for customers who may run a little shy for the same year they bought wood from me)
If her current situation wasn't so horrible, I would have liked to have added a smart ass remark in at the end. I guess she just needed a person to vent on. And if you see 2+ cords of oak for sale on craigslist in SE PA for $500, good luck with it. :tongue2:
Well, yesterday I get there. As we are ready to walk around the side of the house, she starts to tell me that her father-in-law and brother-in-law told her she has over two cords there and she should be getting $400 to $500 for it. :msp_sad: I said, "Well, let me look at it, and I can tell you what I can give you for it."
Measure the stacks. 1.4 cords. So now, I am going to have to load by hand, haul to my place, unload. Find buyer, reload and deliver. (unless I can find a buyer before I unload)
Now, this lady is in a bad situation. Husband passed away about 3 months ago, house is being foreclosed on, has a kid and a dog with cancer. House was a very nice house, but in bad shape now. So I figure, I am going to try to help her out.
About 90% of the wood is oak. But it is cut to 14" length, which I only cut and sell 16". I figure I'll give her $100.00 per cord and try to find a resell quickly. I explained to her, "Right now I can get a cord of oak delivered to my house for $200..." Before, I can even continue, she says, "It is worth $500, it is all oak, not like the mix hardwoods you sold us. And it is seasoned (which is wasn't, looked like it needed about another 6 months) unlike the stuff you sold us, our house was filled with smoke." Then she stormed back into the house before I could even say anything else.
And FYI, I never sold any wood as seasoned that was even close to being green. All of the seasoned wood I sell sits for at least a year, and I make sure it is well seasoned before sending out (I also burn from the same stock I sell from). And, this was the same person calling and begging for firewood at the end of winter last year because she couldn't get any. (and I was pretty much sold out for last year, she didn't buy from me last year, and what I do have left, I keep for customers who may run a little shy for the same year they bought wood from me)
If her current situation wasn't so horrible, I would have liked to have added a smart ass remark in at the end. I guess she just needed a person to vent on. And if you see 2+ cords of oak for sale on craigslist in SE PA for $500, good luck with it. :tongue2:
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