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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: morpheus10 on September 29, 2013, 01:48 pm

Title: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: morpheus10 on September 29, 2013, 01:48 pm
Hi everyone,

Am I the only one finding SR weed really expensive?  Is it because of SR fees?  Most of the weed I saw on the website is around 15-18E/g for small quantities.  Is it really what you pay for "high grade"?  Is it worth it?

I also have another question: why do prices per gram decrease when you buy bulk?  I just don't understand the logic behind this.  Why, as a seller, would you sell 112g at 7E/g when you sell 7 grams at 15E/g?  I've always been intrigued by this, is it some sort of marketing operation to get more customers?

:)
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: Audio on September 29, 2013, 02:02 pm
You can actually find really nice weed for cheaper value here.
Also everything in bulk is cheaper it sells faster than selling gram by gram it's always like that when i visit street dealers.
Here it's like you got 100 euros and you get 16 grams of indoor. You get rid of it faster and you still set the price s you will make profit from it.   
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: DopeManGer on September 29, 2013, 02:05 pm
in EU, many vendors are rly too overprized. only some of them rly deliver what you pay for, pm me, i can tell you where to buy for fair price :)
thats because nobody buys weed at 100g 10€/g. thats not for self consume, its for dealing, and vendors know that dealers buy often the cheapest. also if they got an unlimited stock (or can rebuy) they just make with every order money. so they sell teir weed in high quantities cheaper. they dont loose their customers who order 1g/15€.

also the sr fee is increasing this times i think :)
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: ZeBishop on September 29, 2013, 02:46 pm
i think you must be from AUS.... Only cause weed here is amazingly cheap/good. Just as good as any strain and @ $50 per 3.5grams. I've learned through silk road this is the ONE and ONLY thing that is better to get on the street's of AUS then it is to get on SR.... But that's exactly why we pay $350 - $400 a gram of 15% - 30% cocaine. You win some you lose some, Im sure alot of user's here that buy that medical grade kush for like stupidly high prices, I bet they get charged HEAPS for SHIT on the street's. It the ONLY good thing about AUS... Im a pot head but i love coke and the fact that people can get coke on the street for like $60-120 and its good gear, pisses me right off, As im sure it pisses other's off that we can get BULLSHIT weed on the street for a nice price. Ying Yang. Sorry if none of this make's sense im off my head
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: morpheus10 on September 29, 2013, 03:08 pm
i think you must be from AUS....
Western EU actually ;)

The only nice and cheap weed I found is the one coming from overseas (Canada and USA) and even though the weed is cheaper, the postage prices are more expensive. I just can't find good European sellers who don't sell their shit for more than 15E/g unless I buy more than 100 grams at once (which I don't really want to do yet).
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: MrJoshua on September 29, 2013, 03:41 pm
Weed is cheap as dirt on SR. Maybe your question should be: Why is weed so expensive in the EU?  Answer, because most of it is grown in California and they sell enough domestically that anyone importing to the old country has to pay middleman prices? Just a guess.
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: Audio on September 29, 2013, 03:47 pm
Here are some czech vendors i ordered from them all:
http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/silkroad/user/46dfeebb90 ctrlaltweed
http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/silkroad/user/c7b3f5b6b8 czmademan
http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/silkroad/user/cfeb239090 TRAFIKANT- really good weed for that value thought
http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/silkroad/user/fcbb43448e flageship
http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/silkroad/user/1458858912 nadsamec mazar hydro comming soon
 http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/silkroad/user/5740ef0f03 peaceandpot  Then in first week on November: Oldtimes (Mango Haze), Black Jack (Black Domina x Jacak herrer, and The legendary Williams Wonder.

Welcome to the road :) also if posts like this one are forbidden then please delete it, thanks.
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: poopshoot on September 29, 2013, 04:03 pm
I dunno,  $100/7 grams is generally retail for really good weed around here. $75 for friends, $300 for 28 grams is average price for good stuff.  Cheaper for bulk.

And, OT, you overseas blokes would shit if you knew the prices I paid for good, uncut blow (whitish-pinkish crystals, right off the brick) 10-12 years ago.   It works out to about US $30 per gram and it was the best stuff I ever had.   Don't use the stuff anymore, probably would after a long night of drinking but no desire to look.  But damn, it was some fire, fire shit,  passed the melting point test just like the movie blow.
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: morpheus10 on September 29, 2013, 04:23 pm
Thanks Audio, I didn't know about these sellers at all and their prices are quite great!  I wish it was easier to see all the existing sellers and their prices, instead of having to go through pages and pages of listings.
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: Audio on September 29, 2013, 04:52 pm
Thanks Audio, I didn't know about these sellers at all and their prices are quite great!  I wish it was easier to see all the existing sellers and their prices, instead of having to go through pages and pages of listings.

You're welcome i personaly liked peaceandpot's (too bad he is out of stock currently) and ctrlaltweed's the most out of them all czechs have such a nice weed :)
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: IDoNotLikeProhibition on September 29, 2013, 05:11 pm
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Why is weed so expensive here?

Beside that HQ is always a bit more expensive than the shit on street,
it is so expensive because people unfortunattely are buying it at that price. 
There are only a few vendors which deserve 15-16 Euro/g but 19-20Euro/g is way too expensive for some the medium quality stuff they sell.
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: CCCmints on September 29, 2013, 05:14 pm
I think weed is expensive here simply because it is the most difficult item to ship.
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: Audio on September 29, 2013, 05:21 pm
I think weed is expensive here simply because it is the most difficult item to ship.
Yeah also this, it smells too mutch and few grams takes alot of space.
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: Jack N Hoff on September 29, 2013, 05:21 pm
Supply and demand.
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: ganjaman18 on September 29, 2013, 05:27 pm
To be honest, I find the ganj on SR to be worth every penny. If you have been to Amsterdam you will see that €15 a gram for decent high grade is a good price. Things from this site are typically bounds ahead of what you will get on the street. If you want to see for yourself just order a gram and see if you can go back to standard.

Having said that, there are some very good offers on here if you are willing to accept homegrown (read anything less than medical grade) and if you import from an area with cheaper prices you can save a bit more money.

Seeing as you are here though I would suggest you spring for some real weed ;)
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: MrJoshua on September 29, 2013, 06:33 pm
To be honest, I find the ganj on SR to be worth every penny. If you have been to Amsterdam you will see that €15 a gram for decent high grade is a good price. Things from this site are typically bounds ahead of what you will get on the street.

This is the exact reason I no longer care what the prices are. It's stone-cold awesome shit compared to your local neighborhood dealer. And don't even get me started on the massive variety of BHO flooding onto SR this year; lord and baby jesus how can you complain...
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: VaultTec2277 on September 30, 2013, 04:11 am
In my part of the world SR prices are considerably lower than most of my friends are accustomed to paying.
In fact, the only reason I don't get my weed through the SR is because I lucked out and hooked up with a guy who gives me a bulk discount, his prices match SR for the most part, but I can have my weed the same day.

The reason that prices increase with bulk is because it's less work, and you can move more product with less risk.

This isn't exactly a novel concept. It's just how retail business works.

If you hold out for only selling small amounts at market value you have better profit margins, but you move less product by only attracting the end user. If you sell bulk cheaper then there is room for private retailers to sell your product elsewhere at a mark-up.
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: GyroGym on September 30, 2013, 05:17 am
Lol you poor buggers, up in Canada I can get my hands on LB's of OG kush for under $1800 at the right time of year
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: Walt Disney on September 30, 2013, 08:59 am
You have to remember that most of your "average" prices are for your local citys/towns, there are many people who live in very rural places who pay way more than the silk road average for their weed. Not to mention that majority of places street weed is shit or adulterated, so your bound to get higher quality Ganj on SR than you are on the streets.....In my opinion i think its fare considering the fees, sourcing the product and all the other stuff vendors have to do. - WD
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: Hertog on September 30, 2013, 10:45 am
hi, i can offer you good haze for normal price + free rolling papers and filter tips

here is my link

http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/silkroad/user/61152f

enjoy
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: emptybanana1 on September 30, 2013, 10:59 am
The SR does not have bad prices for ganj.
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: rosewoodangela on October 01, 2013, 03:08 am
It's more expensive because it's almost always better quality. At least for 90% of the time.

I've never ordered weed before, but everything I've ordered from here has been insanely higher quality than anything from the streets.

It's like asking why Ben and Jerry's is more expensive than the grocery store, or why a Ferrari is more expensive than a BMW.

Plus, you get the added benefit of NOT having to drive, or go on the streets.

Is weed not legal in your country? It's legal here in the US in most states, so I've found it pointless to order from here....
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: VaultTec2277 on October 01, 2013, 04:02 am
Is weed not legal in your country? It's legal here in the US in most states, so I've found it pointless to order from here....

I think we might have a different definition of the word "most" also the word "legal"
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: 0woorrdd on October 01, 2013, 04:10 am
Yea SR for weed is pretty pointless as a seller. It's good if your trying to get some variety from the run-of-the-mill weed in your area (a.k.a if you live in a place that has shitty buds). Plus you're only able to buy up to a qp which is useless for anyone who's been in the game for a respectable amount of time.
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: RoyalOil on October 01, 2013, 04:41 am
Weed so expensive? I have some chronic outdoor greenhouse available for a very reasonable price. Shipping on buds will begin Oct 4th!

Here's my vendor profile http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/silkroad/user/7b12bbe220
Title: Re: Why is weed so expensive here?
Post by: bluealbum on October 01, 2013, 06:00 am
Plus you're only able to buy up to a qp which is useless for anyone who's been in the game for a respectable amount of time.

There are plenty of pound and above listings out there. Especially with it being the season for outdoor still.