dkirtexas
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Stopped by a nursery in Longview Tx today and looked at the current inventory. Two things of note, how bad the condition of the trees, and the prices. They had Kadota, LSU Purple, Celeste, Brown Turkey, one labelled "Black Italian". All except the Black Italian were in three gallon pots and priced at $52.95 with the Italian being in a two gallon and being priced at $27.95. I think all were second year growth, with no roots showing. I don't know about prices any where else but I believe these prices are high. They happen to be the only trees in Longview right now but these were not recently priced to reflect any shortage. I would really expect these trees to be in the $19.95-$24.95 range, in good condition.
dkirtexas
1341345900
Posted 1350424747
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BTW- I am a capitalist and believe that a price should reflect value and I do not begrudge anyone making profit. I support market driven trade.
DesertDance
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Posted 1350424765
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If they put the LSU Purple, Celeste, and Black Italian on Ebay, they'd go for a lot more!!
Gina
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Posted 1350425896
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Locally it varies. I started this entire cutting thing looking for one black mission fig tree. The 'cheap' nursery was selling them in 1 gallon pot for $25. They were one year old, about 2-3' tall, with no branching. I passed.
http://www.Ourfigs.com (and blueberries)
padsfan
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Posted 1350441791
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That's crazy expensive. Those aren't even hard to get varieties. Without getting off track, remember that a successful "capitalist" will sell a product for the most money the market is willing to spend.
BronxFigs
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Danny....
Chivas
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Posted 1350473953
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for 1 gallon here its around 15-25$, one place told me 85 for a 5 gallon and I laughed at them.
BronxFigs
1333154764
Posted 1350476075
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I used to also laugh when garden centers asked a high price for something I wanted. It all depends on what's being sold, and how much your "comfort-zone" is for the item.
bullet08
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Posted 1350477585
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everyone needs to make some profit.. that's what makes the world go around.. with bit of love thrown into the mix.
dkirtexas
1341345900
Posted 1350478860
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Again, I am not begrudging the profit, I am merely checking the prices, I was not buying or I would have made an offer. The market drives the price, there is a reason that all other vendors are out of figs and these are still there. It is a combination of price and condition.
stefpix
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Posted 1350482305
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capitalism is also the iphone retailing for 600 $ or so when the ipad's price is $400. With a way larger screen and battery I believe the latter to be quite more expensive to make (probably the cell phone radio chip is very very inexpensive to add). http://www.rome.info/history/empire/fall/ Unemployment During the latter years of the empire farming was done on large estates called latifundia that were owned by wealthy men who used slave labor. A farmer who had to pay workmen could not produce goods as cheaply. Many farmers could not compete with these low prices and lost or sold their farms. This not only undermined the citizen farmer who passed his values to his family, but also filled the cities with unemployed people. At one time, the emperor was importing grain to feed more than 100,000 people in Rome alone. These people were not only a burden but also had little to do but cause trouble and contribute to an ever increasing crime rate. Military Spending Maintaining an army to defend the border of the Empire from barbarian attacks was a constant drain on the government. Military spending left few resources for other vital activities, such as providing public housing and maintaining quality roads and aqueducts. Frustrated Romans lost their desire to defend the Empire. The empire had to begin hiring soldiers recruited from the unemployed city mobs or worse from foreign counties. Such an army was not only unreliable, but very expensive. The emperors were forced to raise taxes frequently which in turn led again to increased inflation.
dkirtexas
1341345900
Posted 1350491442
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Maybe I should restate the question- Would our members please provide me with the prices for the referenced fig trees in your local market? Guesses are acceptable, we all know about what our local prices are.Disclaimer - I am not buying these trees, if I made an offer it would be $5.00, one,because I don't need or want them, and secondly, the condition is really bad on all these trees.
go4broek
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Posted 1350493479
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Down here 3-gal figs go for abt $39. 1-gal for abt $10
http://davesgarden.com/community/journals/vbc/go4broek/83546/
AaronT
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Posted 1350495571
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The local supermarket had 3-gallon brown turkeys for $40 a pop this spring.
