Competing for the firewood bundle market

I am not about to go to the bother of bundling wood, but made up a rack that the average person can haul. This rack measure 26 x 30 x 16-18" and will hold over 250 #'s of wood. I get $25 for this and people have been very happy with it. This is close to 1/6 th of a face cord.

 

Forget where I was, but I saw a small plastic wrapped bundle for $6 bucks a couple days ago.
You're getting almost 3x what a 1/3 cord csd goes for around here.

 

You lost me?? 1/3rd of a face cord is $8??

 

I think he means your $25 dollars for 1/6 of a facecord= $150 for a full facecord. He sees facecords for $50.

 

Facecord is 1/3 cord, so Sconnie's right.
I just did a little of that fancy math stuff.

 

That's not a bad deal for that amount of wood, I notice more people around here selling smaller amounts, I guess a lot of people have firepits now and don't want to buy a whole cord.

 

I like your idea bandit. If I remember right you sell all of your wood?

I've thought about doing something like this but I don't really like dealing with the public. My thought was advertising dry wood in small quantities around Christmas time that they could check however they wanted to. I would post it at a pretty steep price but my problem would be it's not the greatest species mix.

 

Yep...the backyard burners like easy to load and haul. I don't sell alot, but when I do, I wheel it to their car in a wheelbarrow and load it for them.

 

That's the way I would do it too, except maybe a smaller cube. The customers around here are tourists camping and I don't think most of them would want or could fit that much wood in their car.

We had a local scumbag rob just about every firewood stand in the area ~30 in one night a few weeks ago. Luckily someone's dog alerted and they woke and got a plate# and got the guy. I think I heard felony charges.

 

Sounds like a good deal to me ! I use to sell 3 ways. Full cord....half cord....and zero cord ! Mostly because I didnt know any different words!!!!
I always wanted to sell the smaller bundles like you are right there.

 

Most people can't handle a face cord let alone a full cord. This is a bunch cheaper for those forced to buy bundles from gas stations.

 

around here the ones I see, I would say 20 bucks for that pile. also a 20 is easier to let go than adding the 5 to it, just a thought.

 

That would s such a nice looking rack. You may have just inspired me lol !!!

 

I was thinking about asking for $5 per wheelbarrow load.

 

Me like that idea alot too !

 

Amen !!!!!

 

There's ,few guys around here that do that too, how much for that amount in your area? I haven't called anyone here for prices since I wouldn't pay what they want. There's another company that sells those cages that used to have the plastic jugs in them for $125 for kiln dried.