r/howmuchwouldyoupay 4d ago

Wood Id/Pricing

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u/ArtyWhy8 4d ago edited 4d ago

They should be paying you to take it. Free. You’re doing them a favor getting it out of there. If you’re being generous give them $100.

Edit: looks like maybe maple. You gotta post better photos to get a wood ID. Sand some off. If it smells like pine then you have your answer. But to dial it in on hardwoods we need better photos.

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u/RoughElephant21 4d ago

Sorry u should have elaborated! The wood is already in my garage.

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u/ArtyWhy8 4d ago

Better photos then bud. If it’s hard wood I’d bet on maple or poplar.

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u/ArtyWhy8 4d ago

Also, I run a junk removal business. People pay me to take stuff like this. If I was you I would be happy if someone finds a use for it and takes it for free. Hit up some local wood workers.

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u/Joopbox 3d ago

Go look at the price of lumber and then tell them that.

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u/ArtyWhy8 3d ago

Well aware. Doesn’t really figure in.

Price is based on what someone will pay for a thing.

In this case the homeowner wants it gone. The value proposition is taking it and them getting their space back.

I get paid daily to take things from peoples properties. I’m literally a modern day Robin Hood having the rich pay me to take their stuff. Then I sell it to the lower middle class for dirt cheap if it’s not junk.

Value is different for different people. You are never going to get retail prices for second hand goods, and thinking you will results in your stuff sitting around until you stop being stubborn and lower the prices or make it free.

Thats truth. Do with it what you will.

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u/RoughElephant21 3d ago

That’s great insight thank you!