Is selling really that profitable?

Jimdamick

Jimdamick

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If you have paid off all your grow shit, and you have a 4x4 area with good lights, you can make money, as long as you have steady customers. I wouldn't grow a lot if I didn't. In that area I can grow 16 plants @ 2.5 oz average x 3 times a year with electrical averaging $200 per month. Yes, you can make money, but only if you can sell it.
 
Nizza

Nizza

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i know a guy that only sells the best herb he can at 20$ a gram, and he makes bank. Not that i would ever do that... but if you did what he did i could see you making a lot of money off of it..
If you end up going 50 or 40 a slice like i used to you may end up breaking even with some extra smoke here and there (smokin like a chimney along the way)
but it all depends on how big...
I think that its good to keep it small scale and easy so you have time for your job, your job makes you money, weed is more like a hobby
but hobbies can become a second job and at that point your most likely going to have overstock
once there is overstock you can slow down and sell it off slow... not to overcharge or anything but just go slow and fluctuate your prices based on whos buying it or how broke you are :)

and when you run out theres all this extra trim to make hash or butter with !
 
OxDaNig

OxDaNig

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I think all indoor grows that take place in a space less than 16 cubic feet should be for personal use, cause it'll smoke faster than it grows
 
theexpress

theexpress

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thers big ass money in weed... u just gotta hurry up and make it before all the states go medical... flooded markets suck... in cali I can get apound of high grade indoor kush for 2200-2400
 
Flaming Pie

Flaming Pie

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doniboy said:
But you still would be yielding a certain amount which in turn would be sold at a certain price correct? So you would make a averages profit. Any idea what that is?
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Never count your chickens before they hatch. Each grow has its own potential which can be destroyed at any moment due to a oversight at any moment.

Even if you get a good harvest, you can lose it all by being careless during curing. Even if you get a nice cure, you still have to wait until the patient/buyer has a need and the ability to buy from you.
 
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woody333333

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Jimdamick said:
If you have paid off all your grow shit, and you have a 4x4 area with good lights, you can make money, as long as you have steady customers. I wouldn't grow a lot if I didn't. In that area I can grow 16 plants @ 2.5 oz average x 3 times a year with electrical averaging $200 per month. Yes, you can make money, but only if you can sell it.
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200 a month in a 4x4?????????????
 
doniboy

doniboy

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Jimdamick said:
If you have paid off all your grow shit, and you have a 4x4 area with good lights, you can make money, as long as you have steady customers. I wouldn't grow a lot if I didn't. In that area I can grow 16 plants @ 2.5 oz average x 3 times a year with electrical averaging $200 per month. Yes, you can make money, but only if you can sell it.
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That's what im worried about. I dropped 3k+ on equipment and the grow plus even more on water and electricity monthly. Im worried about at least recouping my losses at this point to break even with this grow.... I know every area is different, but Im curious to know how hard is it for other sellers to know move their shit...
 
Flaming Pie

Flaming Pie

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doniboy said:
That's what im worried about. I dropped 3k+ on equipment and the grow plus even more on water and electricity monthly. Im worried about at least recouping my losses at this point to break even with this grow.... I know every area is different, but Im curious to know how hard is it for other sellers to know move their shit...
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I wouldn't be dropping 3k on equipment UNLESS I knew some buyers.

You should start setting up patients NOW. Do not wait until your grow is done. Otherwise you will be sitting on your weed for a while.

Once you have harvested, let the patients know and give them a rough time estimate on the length of cure. That will give them time to get some money together.
 
jrainman

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Flaming Pie said:
I wouldn't be dropping 3k on equipment UNLESS I knew some buyers.

You should start setting up patients NOW. Do not wait until your grow is done. Otherwise you will be sitting on your weed for a while.

Once you have harvested, let the patients know and give them a rough time estimate on the length of cure. That will give them time to get some money together.
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100% agree , that should have been taken care of already ,before you even bought equimpment, all your ducks in a row, Wow . If I were gonna do this that would be my first prority before anything else . Its kinda like bus 101, like you dont see apple just putting the New I phone on the shelf,No they make you want it.Sales sales sales.
 
doniboy

doniboy

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Flaming Pie said:
I wouldn't be dropping 3k on equipment UNLESS I knew some buyers.

You should start setting up patients NOW. Do not wait until your grow is done. Otherwise you will be sitting on your weed for a while.

Once you have harvested, let the patients know and give them a rough time estimate on the length of cure. That will give them time to get some money together.
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jrainman said:
100% agree , that should have been taken care of already ,before you even bought equipment, all your ducks in a row, Wow . If I were gonna do this that would be my first prority before anything else . Its kinda like bus 101, like you dont see apple just putting the New I phone on the shelf,No they make you want it.Sales sales sales.
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Yea, I haven't done that because I do not even want them knowing that I'm growing it. I want them to think that I'm going to a connection to get it on an as needed basis as a middleman instead of them knowing I have plants and a pound or more at my house at any given time... On the West Coast were growing is more common, it might not be much of a story unless you're growing a big crop. I know here on the East Coast at least where cultivation isn't common, people will be more likely to run their mouths to others and it would be a more interesting/exciting story to authorities and others to hear about the guy who's growing than the small time nobody whos getting it from someone else as it's needed.

You two don't think me basically soliciting new patients for first time business and without any references, reputation, or a product (even though I know my product will be better and cheaper) will cause a person who has a dealer RIGHT NOW to wait on a product they've never tried or seen before? I think that might work after I develop a relationship with them, but not before. Am I wrong? Don't people faithfully wait for and buy Apple products because of the reputation they built from the quality of their previously released products more so than the fact that they have commercials?

I don't know if you guys grow or not, but how long did it take you to get rid of your weed on your first couple of grows?
 
Flaming Pie

Flaming Pie

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When I got pregnant, I was stuck with an ounce and a half I couldn't smoke. Luckily my husband knew some mmj patients thru work and was able to sell to them. Still took a month to get rid of it all tho because they had to set aside some money and finish what they had bought from the dispensaries.

Really, you shouldn't of spent 3k on equipment. You should of started small and upgraded as you went and were able to sell your product.

I don't see growing as a way to cover all your bills unless you have a few patients that have a constant need. I hope you have a day job.
 
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woody333333

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Flaming Pie said:
When I got pregnant, I was stuck with an ounce and a half I couldn't smoke. Luckily my husband knew some mmj patients thru work and was able to sell to them. Still took a month to get rid of it all tho because they had to set aside some money and finish what they had bought from the dispensaries.

Really, you shouldn't of spent 3k on equipment. You should of started small and upgraded as you went and were able to sell your product.

I don't see growing as a way to cover all your bills unless you have a few patients that have a constant need. I hope you have a day job.
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maybe its more about where u live........... i dont live in a place where u can just go to the store........i could sell buckets full

that baby fall out yet??
 
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SensiHerb

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i didnt read the original post, but answering the original question... i got a clone for $45, had cfls already but spent about $50 on more bulbs, and used about $25 in electricity. i had everything else already (nutes and flower pots) and if i get 2-3oz off of this plant, 8ths sell for $50 here - thats $800-$1200. so $680-$1080 profit. Pretty nice if you ask me, just for letting a plant grow basically all on its own? just pour water on it and remember to flick the lightswitch? id say its worth it as long as you arent a jackass.
 
BustinScales510

BustinScales510

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SensiHerb said:
i didnt read the original post, but answering the original question... i got a clone for $45, had cfls already but spent about $50 on more bulbs, and used about $25 in electricity. i had everything else already (nutes and flower pots) and if i get 2-3oz off of this plant, 8ths sell for $50 here - thats $800-$1200. so $680-$1080 profit. Pretty nice if you ask me, just for letting a plant grow basically all on its own? just pour water on it and remember to flick the lightswitch? id say its worth it as long as you arent a jackass.
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If you think growing is already easy now,just you wait until you try it with a timer for the lights. That way you wont forget to "flick the lightswitch" while youre churning butter and making soap out of lye and tallow :)
 
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