Craigslist Outrageous Prices!

Jesus, I thought the guy near me getting $375 a cord was nuts!! [emoji45][emoji379]

I'm always looking at the local Craigslists and found this dreamer... $500 a cord

I'm amazed at what people will pay, especially near cities...not including delivery, either.

There is local woodseller that advertises seasoned fire wood by the truck load for $150, he states its by his truck load, I expect its ford ranger short bed.

Absolutely ridiculous. I can get a true cord of kiln dried oak at 18% moisture for $300. I also have a guy who delivers truly seasoned and dry mixed hardwood for a $185 a true cord, and stacks it.

Here's what I observe: wood burning is becoming more and more common and with the advent of designer EPA stoves, it is almost becoming an upper crust type of thing to have a wood burning appliance that sits and looks pretty. I say this because I observe it all over our region. Very few folks actually heat with their stove but just want one to make them appear woodsy when they entertain folks for dinner. These folks have no idea of what firewood has, does, or should cost. Therefore they look for the 'best' wood and just go for it. I know several folks guilty of this recently. A buddy of mine got a 'cord' of firewood delivered recently for his new custom outdoor pizza oven. He paid $300 and got about 1/3 cord of somewhat seasoned mixed wood with an average split size of about 8-10 inches. This is a smart guy too. All he would of had to do was ask one of his at least 10 friends who are year in and year out wood burners and he would have been guided in the right direction.

Unfortunately we will always see these astronomically priced few ads on Craigslist because there is a growing number of folks who fall for it.

Another ripoff is the plastic-wrapped packs of firewood that you can find in front of many grocery/convenience stores. Four small sticks for $4-$6, depending on the store. I shake my head every time I walk by one of those displays.