Hudson Valley, NY pellet heads - pellets truckload deal -UPDATE...please read my latest post

Hey everyone,

just thought I'd throw this out to the other pellet burners in my area. The guy who advertises the Pot-O-Gold pellets on eBay finally got back to me.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...I+C+P+S+IA&itu=FICS+UFI+UA+IA+UCI&otn=4&ps=10

He is interested in doing a truckload deal to our area. Here's what he wrote in his email to me:

"Good evening; Sorry that I didn't get back to you sooner..Would you be able to co-op a full truck load of material with friends or relatives in the area. That would be the best rate for freight..Do you have a good daytime contact. Thanks for your time."

I wrote back to him and asked 2 things:

1. What would the freight charge be to our area (I used Newburgh as a reference point)?

2. I mentioned the scams going on that resulted in people paying for pellets in advance, but never receiving them.....I asked him if he would do a COD-type deal with us if we can guarantee we have the whole truckload sold.

I would normally be leery of buying pellets that I've never burned, but in a post awhile ago, Eric at kinsman vouched for these pellets as being good (if they have been stored inside). And $212 is as good a deal on pellets as your going to see, as long as the freight isn't a killer.

Let me know what you think....I'll post back with his response as soon as i get it.

Just got a return email from him.....this is what he said:

"Good morning; We would be interested in looking into your program. Yes we could work something out in regards to the COD. Yes I've seen that too that some folks were stung in regards of not getting any material. Do you have a good daytime contact? We would have a few more questions for you..Thanks again for your time.."

I will send him my cell phone #, but he still has not given me any indication of what the shipping costs will be, even after telling him my location in the last email. Hmmmmm........

I'll report back when I have more info.

UPDATE: Just received a call from the guy (Bob), and he will do a COD. He has initially stated a price of $255-260/ton delivered to the Newburgh area, but we do need a drop off point (loading dock). He said he had to get the "final" price to me in a day or two. Those numbers work out to a shipping price of approx. $43/ton.

Jambruins, it's interesting that the price he quoted per ton to you was the same as to me.....and I'm 260 miles away from Chazy. Were you asking him for a truckload, or just a few tons?

OK, now at those quoted prices, who is interested? Remember, we have to commit to 22 tons. Oh, and he confirmed that these have been stored indoors only. Personally, at $255 a ton, it's cheaper for me to burn HHO. But if enough people want to go for it, I'll be the "middleman"...let me know.

Just got a call from Eric at Kinsman stoves after he saw the post, and he will ship a truckload of ProPellets to us here for a cheaper price than the guy from Northern NY that I mentioned above (It seems that the truckers in his area are desperate for work, and are lowering their rates before fuel goes back up a lot).

PM me for the $$ he's quoted me.

Pete

doone060 said:

Mulholland Enterprises LLC 518-893-2165 are routinely shipping tractor trailers loads of 24 ton of either New England Wood Pellets or Michigan Wood Pellets. They are located 30 miles north of Albany, NY. Their zip code is 12833. Depending how on far you are located from them and on whether you provide a fork lift or they bring theirs, prices can range from starting at $227 per ton and upwards.

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That's a real good price for pellets in NYS, and I have burned a lot of NEWP...good pellet, IMO.