Lady is moving out and she wants to get rid of it. It's all hardwood all seasoned. She is asking $250.
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How much would you pay for it?
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mass_burner
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You can get a full cord delivered for $250. That looks short and you need to move it. Offer her $100 and if she refuses say good luck and start walking away.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking, I can get a cord $150-200 delivered. I get my wood free, but I have to cut it split it and all that. The only reason I am even entertaining it is because it's split and seasoned.
Give her an offer with your phone number. like 100.00.
If I was getting it, Id have to make 3 trips, or borrow a trailer.
If I was getting it, Id have to make 3 trips, or borrow a trailer.
jimdrea
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I'd go 150 cash, if she doesn't take it she is crazy. Seasoned hard wood goes 250 delivered around here.
Woody Stover
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I'd guess it's between 1-1.5 cords and looks like it might be White Ash. Gotta ask yourself how bad you want/need it, but I agree...$100-150.
I was thinking 50 bucks. Wood is not worth a dime in most parts of the country . All the work in moving the wood shrinks the value to very little. There is a tree service palce I know of that worked out a deal with some guy that thought he would make money off his firewood. He used a skidder elevator to split about 8 cords of wood. Two year later My bro came by and asked how much for the split wood. Owner yells out take the Dam@$ $hit . I'm sick of it ! Noone wants it for free cause it's getting very light and soft. About 4 cords left , just rotting .
Auzzie Gumtree
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- Oct 17, 2012
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its worth whatever you are willing to pay... to me wood is very expensive in Australia - well over $600 a cord and then its not super dry. I would bite her hand off at $250.
ChadD
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Seanm
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Hello Auzzie. I'm curious why would wood be so much for you to buy in Australia? I've worked with people who have worked in the ski resorts there so I know you get somewhat of a winter in certain high regions like the snowy mountains. I'm sure I'm being ignorant but I didn't think there would be much demand for firewood there unless trees in your area are scarce. Is there much of a wood heat culture there? Thanks!
I offered her a $100 but haven't heard back from her yet. Not a big deal there is a lot of free wood around here, not split and seasoned but free
Ram 1500 with an axe...
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Auzzie Gumtree
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- Oct 17, 2012
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We live near Melbourne and it doesn't get too cold here - there's not many nights which get below freezing. But i used to live in th UK and the major difference between Aus and UK is the amount of insulation we have in our houses. It is practically non-existent here in Aus so even though the temps don't get too low the house becomes very cold very quick. i have found that i much prefer the heat that you get from a wood heater than that from ducted gas heating which cycles between hot and cold and doesn't really heat the 'bones' of the house like a wood heater.
Serious wood burners (like me) scrounge all their wood - its very easy to do as plenty of people are trying to get rid of recently felled trees from their yards especially when it gets warmer when you can be very selective on species and location. The wood burners who do it for ambiance don't mind paying $170 per Metre ($615 per cord) as that will last them a month with 1 fire a day. I burn 24 hours a day and if i had to buy my wood gas heating would be a lot cheaper.
Here's my latest scrounge (weekend) and a photo of the bottom of my yard - i live in / near a forest.
Seanm
Minister of Fire
Thanks for the reply! I remember that second photo from last year and think I might have commented on it. What you say makes sense. I remember a few years ago spending a few weeks in Phoenix Arizona during Christmas and the place we rented had thin walls and a few days even had a light frost! I remember waking up in the morning surprised I was cold. It occurred to me that the walls were thin and the windows had very little insulating value. Happy burning!
NE WOOD BURNER
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smokedragon
Minister of Fire
I think that is too high....... have you heard back from your offer?
I would pay $150 - 200 if I had little to no wood on hand, and could verify with my meter that it was seasoned. But I don't have that problem.
Chris
I would pay $150 - 200 if I had little to no wood on hand, and could verify with my meter that it was seasoned. But I don't have that problem.
Chris
She was under the impression that she had three cords of wood there. She probably paid $200 a cord, so $250 in her mind was a great deal. She is probably thinking that a $100 offer was a rip off. For me even a $100 for it wasn't that great because I get wood for free. We clean our water shed property so there is free wood, park dept. drops a load of wood once in a while so paying for wood a going price of a $200 a cord doesn't make sense. Like I said the only reason I was event thinking about buying her wood because it was split and seasoned already.
Fred Wright
Minister of Fire
$150 is more like it since you'd have to load and haul it. And unload it and restack it.
This time of year, she may not be able to get that kinda money for it. But I'd wager that, in the dead of winter when folks are running short it would move at her price.
This time of year, she may not be able to get that kinda money for it. But I'd wager that, in the dead of winter when folks are running short it would move at her price.
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