I happened across a great deal on lumber on my local Craigslist. I found it and woodworker buddy of mine and I split it. We ended up getting 250 BF of air dried walnut for $150 bucks. The gentleman's add said that he had 125 BF and wanted $250 if we took all of it.
When we got there he said that he had move the part of the stack (which had been in his garage for 2 years) and found that 1/3 to 1/2 the boards had some powder post beetle damage. We asked him if he would take less due to the damage and ended up agreeing on $150 for the entire stack. We are going to handle the "infestation" by cutting away the damaged portion and treating the rest with sodium borate. As soon as we got in my truck and headed home, we both asked the same thing... don't you think there's more than 125 BF? We did some calculating as soon as we got to my place and found that there is actually more than 250 BF.
Questions: Was the good deal worth messing around with the critters? Should we feel any guilt because the guy miss-figured the total?
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