Have a customer wanting to buy fresh green split wood. Wondering how much other sellers discount their price. I've sold green rounds in the past and maybe a couple loads of semi seasoned wood that I already stacked. I was thinking maybe 20%?
I think I would base the discount on how much of my time and effort was saved selling it green. If it hadn't been stacked, maybe 20%. If stacked but not dry I would give less discount.
Agree. The amount of work being the same but selling it green shortly after stacking- versus 1, 2, 3 years later… very little discount. Split and tossed into a pile or pickup bed, sure- 10ish %. It’s still a lot of work buZZsaw BRAD
Once stacked there is no discount here. Still the same amount of work whether dried a day or 365 days.
Firewood being a commodity l, the amount of work it takes is kinda irrelevant.. 20 percent less for green seems about right. If your plan is to sell the wood eventually holding it doesn't make sense. Especially with limited space, you could turn many piles while you would be waiting for one stack to dry. If I have extra wood to sell I tell people when it was cut and split and let them make the determination if they want it or not. It's not worth it to hold it for a year for an extra 20 bucks
I would give a discount if I could sell it right off the splitter- no stacking. If you have room, season it and sell it at full price.
230 vs 280 around here also 250 vs 300 anyone stacking firewood to season is getting closer to 350 per cord and they don't sell green -seems logical to me. Have one product and get a premium for it. I suppose if you're running out of space and you have to move product an incentive of some sort moves it. Or you need the cash ...
Truely dry/seasoned wood out here is hit or miss, usually miss. I stay a year ahead so the lodgepole splits have another year to dry. No discounts.
I bought a green mix of pine and cedar and got a 20% discount. This was also in early summer, which is the off season for firewood purchases. Hope this helps.
Processed? No. I would sell a truckload of green rounds for a slight discount but they are all 'full' price once they go through the splitter.
It still takes the same amount of time/energy to make a cord of firewood. I don't stack it just for that time saving reason. If I ever get a customer who asks, I tell them it takes the same amount of time/energy to make a cord. They don't need to know whether I stack it or throw it in a pile or throw it right into the truck.
In my case I wont have to stack, season and unstack it so 20% seems like a fair discount. I can see you point having to splits from a windrow. Same labor whether fresh split or many months. Would you discount if it went from splitter to truck?
