Selling green vs seasoned wood price discount

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.

 

No idea on a discount, but if you still have access to RO, go get it.

 

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.

 

Guess I’m the minority here but no discount. I charge the same regardless.

 

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 ...

 

What are you talking about?! Most firewood sellers are selling green wood!

 

Thats my normal MO. I have a few cords of rounds accumulated and i can split right into the truck.

 

But you don't stack it, well most of the time.

 

LOL!!! ain't that the truth!

 

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?

 

Nope. The customer wants a cord of splits and that's what they pay for.

 

First load going tomorrow morning. I gave a 20% discount. I had got a good price for the wood he bought from me in February so I'm pleased. Split all the elm from a score a couple weeks ago. A few red maple rounds made up the difference. I think he'll be happy. He had stated in 15+ years of burning the half cord he bought from me in February was the nicest he's ever bought.