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Market => Rumor mill => Topic started by: substance on December 10, 2011, 02:44 am
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seriously.
i would buy weed from you guys too help out the SR community, but the prices are so unrealistic.
every other drug on here is realistically priced. maybe even less!
weed is the easiest thing to find for everybody.
but on SR its super overpriced.
i just dont get it.
in cali you can get a bag of "cali" "super bomb" weed for 35 an 8th if you know the right guy.
in AK you can get AK grown bud 40 bucks an 8th
Os are just super cheap compared to this.
mdma from cali is 100 bucks a gram + its bad quality.
mdma on sr is 50-80 bucks a gram + better quality.
hmmm
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And weed on the NorthEast USA is $60 an 1/8th. You can't base all the SR prices solely on the pricing in your state, pretty much have to balance averages between east, west, and international pricing.
Some of the vendors selling buds in bulk sell at very reasonable prices. MJMuse and Anarcho47 are two prime examples.
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Agreed Brezner, and you really can't compare Cali to anywhere else in the states.
My friends have an easier time finding coke when they go to Florida than weed. it's because the state-imposed violence is basically the exact same for both, yet there is 3 or 4 times as much money in selling coke. Why bother even selling weed?
my Jack is around the 40/8th mark. Prices drop off a bit as quantity goes up. It's Canadian bud (I don't see Cali bud winning as many awards as the northland ;) ) to boot.
In fact, if you couple in the fact that you are getting it packaged and delivered right to your door, my bud is priced at or below street prices of pretty much anywhere in the US. And it's of better quality than most locations in the US.
Not trying to brag.... just set the record straight. I try to charge a fair buck.
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You apparently missed out on PuffBuddy's "~1/4 oz Schwag~ on SALE SAVE $$$" 1/4 brick weed (sorry all elitists, it still smokes) for about $30 shipped. I'm not sure how ~$4.28 a gram is "way to (sic) expensive."
I do agree some of the high grade shit can be pricy, but if you look around you can catch some really solid prices. I'm sure the buyers from states like New York or the entire South basically can get some product at cheaper than street price.
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Agreed Brezner, and you really can't compare Cali to anywhere else in the states.
You can't compare Cali to anywhere in the world really. I went on vacation for couple of months and on the first day I managed to get myself 1/2 oz at Venice beach for less than what I usually get it here in Oz.
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i pay 75 per 1/2 oz standard price. western british columbia
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I have two connoisseur quality strains listed at $40 an 1/8th , $75 a 1/4, and for members with positive buyer feedback $140 a half $260 for 28g (1oz). I am a new vendor with not much trust so I understand you guys will be weary. I have shipped 8 orders in my 2 days here so good reviews will be rolling in soon and you guys can feel more at ease ordering I hope. Shipping From USA to USA only for now.
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I can offer domestic dank consistently for $85/quarter shipped but it seems like the Canadians have me beat with their prices...
That is the best I can offer to the community. I don't have a better hook up :/
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I have two connoisseur quality strains listed at $40 an 1/8th , $75 a 1/4, and for members with positive buyer feedback $140 a half and open to bigger quantities at even more of a discount. I am a new vendor with not much trust so I understand you guys will be weary. I have shipped 8 orders in my 2 days here so good reviews will be rolling in soon and you guys can feel more at ease ordering I hope. Shipping From USA to USA only for now.
Kara, I buy by the oz, shoot me a PM here or on SR, my SR account name is the same, with some more details about the strains, how/where grown, shipping (compressed/uncompressed) etc and I may be interested in a test run with ya.
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Another whinny BS post.
"I can get my drugs cheaper locally"
Answer -> then do it.
I'm not waiting in a parking lot, visiting a home thats gets 100 visitors, a day, or on a street to get stabbed or shot.
If a pay a little extra so be it.
The fact is there are plenty of bargains, but you like most humans are too lazy to read. Just a fact of life.
If I find any cannabis deals I post them on the top of my FAQ.
Vendors are always having specials.
$160 an oz for pink lady, good 8's for $37
You just ain't looking, go back to the streets.
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I have been buying local green in the Central US for 16 years. Currently, I have three connections locally. Ever since high quality nugs hit the scene and for the most part replaced commercial, it settled at $60 an 1/8. It used to be $50 an 1/8 when I was in college late 90's early 00's. Now it is $60 an 1/8.
The problem is they don't really let you test and everyone has "good" shit.
So it is $60 for an 1/8 of bomb ass very high quality OG kush the guy came across. It is $60 an 1/8 for mediocre purple buds grown outdoor guy has now. It is $60 an 1/8 for the fresh well cured shit. It is $60 an 1/8 for the very last of your guys stash with some stems and dried up little buds. It don't matter. You take what you get.
So I buy most all my weed now from silk road cuz I control the quality and variety. If the postman is running late that day, I call a buddy and take the gamble. Sometimes is great. Sometimes my buddies stuff just gets you by.
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im not whining.
im just saying it doesnt make sense.
youd be surprised how easy it is to set up a grow op and yield a pound give or take
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The simple answer here OP would be to get on that shit. If you can do better, undercut the competition here on SR and sell your way to fame and profit. Weed is probably the hardest thing to ship, and requires a large investment of time and overhead. Buyers are gonna choose based on reliability, quality, and price. And not necessarily in any particular order, it's just depends on their needs. Being the best vendor in any one of those categories is gonna net you business here.
Some dude's want the finest choice buds from all over the world and will pay for it, no matter the cost. Other's want $40 1/8's every week reliably. There's room for everyone.
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im not whining.
im just saying it doesnt make sense.
youd be surprised how easy it is to set up a grow op and yield a pound give or take
Everyone has provided more than ample amounts of evidence to shine light on why the costs make sense. If you still don't understand why not try to be a vendor first hand with these prices you claim are so easy to obtain, especially with "how easy it is to grow". Try a grow ops on the East Coast in the middle of NYC. Takes a lot of time, and money invested into a perfect system. I've spent well over a couple grand to ensure a perfect Hydroponics system in earlier years. Do you think every Joe Shmo has that kind of availability fund wise, real estate wise, time wise, and then running the risk of discovery? Then to successfully run a business over SR, you have to make sure you're covering your ass, and everyone has expressed how difficult it is to ensure successful stealthy deliveries, etc. Try balancing the high demand, everyone's custom requests, shit the list just goes ON and ON about different variables you obviously have no clue about, nor care to learn about.
You should really think before you speak. Or rather before you type.
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Just to reiterate what's already been said:
It's pricy to those who are in the land of plenty. To those where it is heavily cracked down on it's AVAILABLE.
Never forget what Freewheelin' Franklin said: "Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope."
When something is available ONLY through those who are somehow providing it, it is worth whatever those who can get it no other way are willing to pay if they don't want to go without.
Economics 101.
But we live in a world where the "speculator" is "evil". When he does it with artificially available credit at low rates completely disconnected from what the REAL stock of available savings in a given community are, and is completely disconnected from the risks of his actions by phoney insurance (like the FDIC which has to print to pay off)......then I agree, he IS evil.
But when he does it with his own capital or with credit borrowed at real rates and fully on the hook for his risks then he is a hero who redirects goods from consumption when (or where) there is plenty and releases them (at a profit for his risk) when (or where) there is scarcity.
When this is understood for the utility it provides, the potential COMPLETE lack that would be without him performing this function, then the prices are easy to see as reasonable.
His prices also transmit the information to consumers that the goods are scarce and should be economized, not wasted.
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You apparently missed out on PuffBuddy's "~1/4 oz Schwag~ on SALE SAVE $$$" 1/4 brick weed (sorry all elitists, it still smokes) for about $30 shipped. I'm not sure how ~$4.28 a gram is "way to (sic) expensive."
I do agree some of the high grade shit can be pricy, but if you look around you can catch some really solid prices. I'm sure the buyers from states like New York or the entire South basically can get some product at cheaper than street price.
I haven't ordered off of SR yet as I just registered and am figuring out how it all works. But I am in NYC and I can tell you for certain that the majority of the prices of dank on here are cheaper than street prices here, though I'm debating if it's enough that it would be worth it on buying less than a 1/4 oz.
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If you look around and pay attention you can get oz.s of dank for under 300, sometimes 250. I can only get that price locally when i buy in bullk.
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In light of this conversation, and the fact that I had a delightful call with my supply rep today, I'm able to get my hands on some very nice NY Diesel grow by BC's finest.
I'm putting it up for $230/oz
This is available in 1oz increments only, as the offer is substantial on my end and I have to be able to justify the capital outlay to offer the discounted price, and available only through my "custom/bulk orders listing".
I threw up a post in my form topic (Link is below, in my sig) with full details. But it boils down to this: $230/oz and free shipping.
How's that for "expensive"? ;)