Selling locally

WichitaChief

WichitaChief

I don't know if this is the correct spot to post this but it has to be close. I have a question. I find myself with more pods than I can use this year. it's a combination of a wet year and planting too many varieties. I'm selling off my surplus locally. I just don't know what is a fair figure to charge. I'll be selling superhots. Naga's, T. scorps, 7 pots. Many varieties of each. Some are the usual suspects: Black naga, naga morich, Moruga scorpion, Butch T, 7 pot brain (red & yellow), CARDI, etc. Others are more unusual: Jay's peach scorpion, peach bhut, primo, Jonah, Congo gigantic. How do you price the ones you sell?
 
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what the market will bear varies widely from one area to the next. i sell at 2 farmer's markets about 30 miles apart- at one of them i can sell ghost peppers for $.50 a pod. at the other ghost peppers go for $18 for a half bushel box. this is due to differences in both the customer base and the suppliers between the 2 markets. (i realize this is no real help to you.) 
 
my suggestion is to start a litle higher than you think is reasonable- it is much easier to lower your price than to raise it.
 
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That's what I'm doing. Testing the waters. We sold a 6oz batch of varied types for $25 and the buyer was thrilled. As the plants ripen more I will probably play around with mixed lots and type specific lots. I'm not so much looking for a huge profit on this more of recouping seed, potting mix, etc expenses. Plus I hope local chilliheads who hear about superhots and would like to torture themselves but don't want to or can't grow will have an avenue to explore this madness we relish.
 
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You could always just box them up and send them up the road to me ;-) Let me know what the Wichita market is like. If I get any extras, I may do the same, but I've never seen anyone selling superhots around here.
 
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A good way to gauge what chileheads will offer is to put together a box and auction it off in the forum ads section here. You can likely get a bit more locally than what THP members will give, as most of us grow our own and/or have friends to trade with. I sell my small flat rate boxes for $15-20 here depending on the types and heat level. I'm like you though, I don't grow for profit, I just sell the surplus for extra cash (fertilizer, baby needs, gas money, etc). I've never come close to breaking even on what I paid for a growing season, but it's a good way to make friends and get reviews on your pods from folks who really know their peppers.
 
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