Hard time selling logs

[Coximus]

Im leeds based and have previously sold 0.5 Cube bags (standard builders ones) for £45 - to get rid of it as its a waste product to me.... I dont do it for anyone but my regular maint customers as its intermitent for me. - Based ojn your price for the Leeds area Id say you could easily do the IBC for £80-90 and still be very competitive if not too cheap.

 

As all others have said.... its far too mild to have many sales at the moment, as soon as it gets cold sales will shoot - My stoves only on intermitently at the moment.... In cold weather it runs 24/7 - your own stove use is a good guide to everyone elses!

[gensetsteve]

Im leeds based and have previously sold 0.5 Cube bags (standard builders ones) for £45 - to get rid of it as its a waste product to me.... I dont do it for anyone but my regular maint customers as its intermitent for me. - Based ojn your price for the Leeds area Id say you could easily do the IBC for £80-90 and still be very competitive if not too cheap.

 

As all others have said.... its far too mild to have many sales at the moment, as soon as it gets cold sales will shoot - My stoves only on intermitently at the moment.... In cold weather it runs 24/7 - your own stove use is a good guide to everyone elses!

 

 

That is a good way to think of it never looked at it that way probably because the wife has had ours flat out for the last 6 weeks.

[hamdogg]

I buy them off a chap I sub for, £40 mixed cubic metre and flog them for £60, but don't sell a lot, people seem to do them cheaper? But it's only a bit of cash for me! My main reason is to hand out my tree work business cards!!

[gensetsteve]

Not trying to teach any one to suck eggs or point out the obvious but since packing up selling logs a few years ago I still see it as a good decision because.

 

The only year we made any real money was 2009/ 2010. When the price of kero nearly 5 years ago went to £1 a litre and £2 if you were desperate for a 200 litre top up. This summer I paid 50p a litre. Because oil is cheap the rest have to compete so fuel price rises are slowing while the cost of cord and processing is rising.

 

During a hard winter when you need huge stocks you wont dry it in time and run out of stock unless you have a massive kiln

 

On an average winter you will have too much and cant shift it.

 

No one really knows how many people sell logs and how many people want them is there more demand than supply still ?

 

This is sounding negative so I will put a spin on it. If we get 6 weeks of cold weather it will all sell out and be boom time again. Basically it all hangs on the weather good luck everyone.

[egnsean]

My comment wasn't aimed at anyone in particular. My point was that my prices have to include all the costs of running a legitimate business e.g. tax, rent, rates, insurance, accountancy fees etc. I think people should charge whatever they like for their logs as long as it's a level playing field. A lot of people seem to think its fine just to do a few cash in hand logs over the winter months.

 

Imo anyone who claims to have never done a bit of cash in hand is either to honest or a liar....admiting it on a public forum is another matter:thumbup: