I've never bought or sold firewood before, but I know someone that needs firewood and they have a "woods toy" that I could use so I'm thinking of trading wood for it. Just trying to get an idea of the $ value per cord that would be fair to both of us, I would cut,split,haul (about an 8 mile round trip) and stack for them. The firewood should be usable next winter I just need to check the moisture content to be sure.
The value varies so much by location, I'd check local CL to get an idea. Green oak is $90-$120 a cord delivered locally, its 3X that in some areas.
For me it would depend. If you are a stranger that I know nothing about, you can't afford my firewood. Now if it is someone in need, or a barter so to speak then do what you think is right and fair. Its hard for me to put a value on someone else's possessions'.
Driver, I think in your area the price per cord would be fairly high. It would not surprise me to hear oak going at $250 or more per cord. But I like your idea of trading. That can work out nicely rather than putting out the dollars. One just has to make certain both parties follow through on the deal. Good luck.
Yeah checked CL and the prices are all over the place, guess I'll go somewhere in the middle. This would be sort of a barter, I know the price they want, just going to use some wood for part or all of the payment, they need the wood and I have access to all I can cut for years into the future. It would be easier just to pay them but they will need to buy firewood next year anyway so this would benefit us both.
Around here firewood is $300 to $350/cord. Crazy, with all the wood available locally. Another example of the great value for dollar one finds in Canada...not. A pretty fair price, since you are trading and avoiding sales taxes and income taxes on both sides, is probably between $200 and $250/cord of good hardwood that will be ready for next season. I'd probably decide which number to go with based on how fair I felt the asking price was for the toy you want. If they are lowballing the price, I'd highball the wood. If they are asking a good healthy price I'd lowball the wood. That said, if they are elderly, and/or if the amount of wood would not give them a year's firewood, I'd probably be sure I gave them a year's firewood in exchange -- that would be influenced by whether I could spare the time from my family obligations to prepare a bit of extra wood, if I would be preparing extra...getting convoluted, but you see the idea. I think I'll stop....
This is kinda what I had in mind, prices vary wildly around here from people dealing in firewood. I'm already 5 years ahead on my stash and I cut year round as much as possible so I can spare the wood and not get myself behind even if I have a bad year cutting.
Wow I just talked to a wood guy and 180.00 a cord green and I told him to drop 2 cord in the spring...
It's hard for me to put a price on my firewood... The wood it's self... Because i get all my firewood for free. But if you contact your local state forester they can give you a price per log, based species and board foot pricing, and can give you an idea of what certain dimension logs weigh. (It's easier for me to rough calculate the cord value of a log based on weight) Also make sure each of you agree and understand how much firewood each other are talking about. Drives me nuts when some one is talking about cords of wood and are meaning "face cords" heck in Iowa it is illegal to sell fire wood by any quantity other then cord (4ftx4ftx8ft) but is advertised all over Craigslist by many other sizes! ~Nathan
I sold a seasoned cord 15-18% all red oak to a friend this fall for $200 picked up. Sold a cord of the same to someone that I don't know del. $300 not stacked. Traded two cords same wood with my hunting partner for a tiller for the Kubota. The tiller would go for $1400. new but he sold his old tractor and did not need it any longer . So I would say it all comes down to what the two of you agree makes it fair to both.
Here in the Albany NY area I get $275.00 delivered (seasoned) and dumped. Stacking is $15.00 per man hour of labor. Some folks want it stacked the garage some in the back yard so figure your man hours. Figure at least two hours stacking time for a young man per cord if he doesn't have to walk to far with the wood. If you figure around $300.00 a cord you won't be too far off and it is a fair deal for both parties.
Northern Illinois area oak is 125 a face cord. That price usually includes delivery but not stacking. Some guys include stacking for that price but within 20 ft of truck and no change in elevation. So pretty much where thy can back the truck too and no up or down. But I've also paid 65-70 face cord of mixed hardwood picked up.
Where I'm at, a seasoned, split hardwood cord runs $150-180. Short run delivery adds about $20, but no stacking (just dump it and go). I have a source for $80/half cord where I bring my truck, we fill the 8' bed full, and the wood is good to burn - I consider myself lucky on that. I would be cautious about the stacking - if they ask you to park over there (<-) and stack it over here (->) it will be a big exercise. I might consider doing it by the hour, or suggest they line up a neighbor's kid to do it on their own terms.
