Why don't dealers like selling g's

Why do so many dealers refuse to sell in grams? I can't really understand this. I mean if you sell an ounce of KB at 20 a g you are making 560 something dollars, not counting what you paid for that ounce. Now you sell that same ounce to one person and you are looking 300-450. Your loosing at least 100 dollars. Actually, now that I type this out, I can see why. That would be 28 extra transactions for only 100-200 extra bucks. I suppose it isn't worth the extra risk and money.

I still don't understand why so many dealers won't ever do it. Most people I know buy at least an 1/8th at a time even if they do know where they can get a g.

yeah you answered your own question lol.

yup, the opportunity cost of finding 28 extra people and the extra time it would take and any extra cost involved at all obviously outweighs the extra 100 bucks they could make for the majority of dealers

there are always hidden costs, and most of the time u cant even put an amount to them, like time

If I were dealing I wouldn't want anybody buying who wasn't making it worth my time. My new guy doesn't sell in any quantities less than a half oz.

yep ,
i sure as hell wouldn't want all the traffic n hassle for somebody wanting a b/s gram . plus it prob. means alot of younger traffic and if they're caught w/ it more often than not a kid will roll over on ya alot easier once the law has put the fear of god in em .
just my 2c worth .

most my dealers only sell grams :S

i never did see the point in selling grams, when i buy its always a half-O when i break it down its 5bucks a gram like it should be

I've never met a dealer who sells in grams, and I know the reasons why because they have told me.

Real dealers, as in dealers who make a living by paying rent by selling, don't sell grams because they want to make real money. You know how long it would take to sell a QP selling in g's? That's 112 visits from people in order to sell by the gram, that would take a good month or two to sell, for what, $500? That's a waste of time, not to mention the risk they present of people going in and out their place 112 times, or them going out.

It's not worth the risk or time and effort to sell g's. They want to make paper money, not some high school kids allowance or money they steal from their moms purse. It takes too long and they want to make enough money to feed themselves. You can't live off selling an ounce that take 2 weeks to sell making $500, that's chump change.

Sell in bigger quanitites, make more money. There is no money in selling g's. Sure, you make profit, going out a dozen times a day to sell little dimes to kids and where it takes weeks to sell 28g's. Fuck that. Leave the g selling to the kids, and stay out of the big boys way. :thumbsup:

My sells in grams, and he delivers grams too.

He's more of an upscale weed dealer though.

I think that when your dealing with high quality dro (15-20$ a gram) that selling by gram isnt that horible, afterall if you buy a 300$ ounce and sell it 20 a gram, tahts 300$ profit...

You get busted with an oz. and you could claim it was for personal use. You get busted with an oz. in 28 seperate bags and your gona be doing some time. Prison time isnt worth the hassle of making a few extra bucks IMO.

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Originally Posted by Zimzum

Prison time isnt worth the hassle of making a few extra bucks IMO.

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Exactly. :thumbsup:

It's small profits selling in g's. 500 extra dollars is nothing to most dealers, it's something if you've never had a job before, but in reality, that doesn't even pay a months rent. They want real cash, hell, they're doing something illegal anyways, might as well make it worth it.

One fact that you have to take into account when dealing: Increased TRAFFIC means a higher profile and more chance of getting busted.

Probably because they don't have the time or too fuckin stubborn to buy a scale. But as long as I get more than I'm suppose to I don't care if they don't weigh it :D.

ive only dealt with two people who are chill and well stocked enough to sell in G's with no problem, BUT they had a steady customer flow of ounce and up buys...but yea if i only had 20$ and needed a quick smoke, i could go pick up a g...it was chill as fuck

It's worth the extra money imo.

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Originally Posted by Nochowderforyou

I've never met a dealer who sells in grams, and I know the reasons why because they have told me.

Real dealers, as in dealers who make a living by paying rent by selling, don't sell grams because they want to make real money. You know how long it would take to sell a QP selling in g's? That's 112 visits from people in order to sell by the gram, that would take a good month or two to sell, for what, $500? That's a waste of time, not to mention the risk they present of people going in and out their place 112 times, or them going out.

It's not worth the risk or time and effort to sell g's. They want to make paper money, not some high school kids allowance or money they steal from their moms purse. It takes too long and they want to make enough money to feed themselves. You can't live off selling an ounce that take 2 weeks to sell making $500, that's chump change.

Sell in bigger quanitites, make more money. There is no money in selling g's. Sure, you make profit, going out a dozen times a day to sell little dimes to kids and where it takes weeks to sell 28g's. Fuck that. Leave the g selling to the kids, and stay out of the big boys way. :thumbsup:

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Well, I take it you live in an unpopulated area.. along with many people on this board who pay low prices per ounce and nobody deals out individual bags and dont understand the other side. Around here, and in many populated areas.. everyone smokes and there are PLENTY of people who exclusively sell $20 gram bags. Ounces are also a LOT more expensive (at least 300 for average stuff, and up to 500-600 for the best) There are also many cases where they will sell 3 bags for $50, so thats where it gets even easier to get rid of it.

It doesent take 2 weeks to sell an ounce, so thats how I know you obviously dont know what goes on in other areas. People can get rid of an ounce in a day or two if they know enough people. Many people smoke casually, and dont want to deal with large amounts, and only want to buy a $20 bag to smoke with 2 or 3 other people. So if you live in a populated area, its easy to sell like this and make a fortune while you are at it.

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Originally Posted by Dutch Masta

Well, I take it you live in an unpopulated area.. along with many people on this board who pay low prices per ounce and nobody deals out individual bags and dont understand the other side. Around here, and in many populated areas.. everyone smokes and there are PLENTY of people who exclusively sell $20 gram bags. Ounces are also a LOT more expensive (at least 300 for average stuff, and up to 500-600 for the best) There are also many cases where they will sell 3 bags for $50, so thats where it gets even easier to get rid of it.

It doesent take 2 weeks to sell an ounce, so thats how I know you obviously dont know what goes on in other areas. People can get rid of an ounce in a day or two if they know enough people. Many people smoke casually, and dont want to deal with large amounts, and only want to buy a $20 bag to smoke with 2 or 3 other people. So if you live in a populated area, its easy to sell like this and make a fortune while you are at it.

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Do you live in NY? I think we have the same dealer.

lol! I do live in NY. Brooklyn. But I doubt we have the same dealer, thats just how it is.

I think it has less to do with the amount of weed, and more to do with the amount of money.
Like someone said above me, when it's $20 or more a gram, that's not unreasonable, but if it's just $10 or $5, no real dealer is going to waste his time.

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Originally Posted by Dutch Masta

lol! I do live in NY. Brooklyn. But I doubt we have the same dealer, thats just how it is.

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I suppose you're right. But I love the 3 for $50 deal-extra .5 for free!

WTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHY WOULD YOU GET 3 GRAMS FOR 50 BUCKS?

An 1/8th of goodass dro, if you're from a large city such as CHICAGO or NY should never be more than 50 bucks... you should be getting 3.5 grams for 50

If you pay 60 an 1/8th you need to make some more connections and find a cheaper dealer... TRUST ME THEYRE OUT THERE

If you pay 50 for 3 grams... your still gettin jipped outta a half gram

if you live in the suburbs, same shit...

In the country however it will be more expensive since it comes from a major city - expect 60 an 1/8th unless you know someone that grows

my dealer sells everything from nickle bags to quarter pounds

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Originally Posted by TheNotoriousZ28

WTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHY WOULD YOU GET 3 GRAMS FOR 50 BUCKS?

An 1/8th of goodass dro, if you're from a large city such as CHICAGO or NY should never be more than 50 bucks... you should be getting 3.5 grams for 50

If you pay 60 an 1/8th you need to make some more connections and find a cheaper dealer... TRUST ME THEYRE OUT THERE

If you pay 50 for 3 grams... your still gettin jipped outta a half gram

if you live in the suburbs, same shit...

In the country however it will be more expensive since it comes from a major city - expect 60 an 1/8th unless you know someone that grows

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What? Why would it come from the CITY?

In NY then most the shit is imported. Who the hells gonna grow in the city? No one. Out in the country it would be much easier to grow, both indoors and out, thus much cheaper.

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Originally Posted by TheNotoriousZ28

WTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHY WOULD YOU GET 3 GRAMS FOR 50 BUCKS?

An 1/8th of goodass dro, if you're from a large city such as CHICAGO or NY should never be more than 50 bucks... you should be getting 3.5 grams for 50

If you pay 60 an 1/8th you need to make some more connections and find a cheaper dealer... TRUST ME THEYRE OUT THERE

If you pay 50 for 3 grams... your still gettin jipped outta a half gram

if you live in the suburbs, same shit...

In the country however it will be more expensive since it comes from a major city - expect 60 an 1/8th unless you know someone that grows

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Actually, NYC has one of the highest prices at $20 a g because dealers can get away with it.

Also keep in mind that in the country you are usually getting weed straight from the grower, while in the city it goes through like 500 middlemen.

it comes down to whether youw anna take a bigger risk and make more money, or less of a risk and make a bit less money... in the end, usuallyt he smarter thing to do is take less risk and money, i mean when you factor in jail time, even assuming you only get caught once, and all the court dates, probation and everything else, clearly the better idea is take smaller risk/profit.. as you'll more than likely be out longer then the ones taking higher risk, and overall make more money, they make more money per oz or w/e they buy, but all that dead time in jail, really makes the 2nd option shine.

higher risk===higher reward

sell dem g's

oh and btw i live in chicago and yeah 60 for an 1/8 is normal price...20 a g always.

most dealers over here sell in g's and even 0.5 alot of times...which is 10 and 5 bucks.

some of them are kids, some of them real dealers...but usually, real dealers smoke some kids out to sell their weed.

i had never heard before comin on cannabis.com that dealers didnt sell g's..

and dealers dont really worry if their ''customers'' are cops or anything...alot of ppl ask randomly for weed here lol..

I usually only get to buy in dubs, :( . And he don't mind. But hopefully I"m still getting these 2 OZ's of some real fantastic shit from my regular guy in a couple weeks. ahh. 60 grams of goodness.

Dave

I must be the luckiest new yorker.
I get 4 grams of blueberry for 50. my dude is nice enough to do a 2 for 50 deal (only sells 2 gram bags and 1 bag is $30).

i'll tell you weed isn't cheaper "in the country" either. And the few growers i do know, are just outdoor junk. Throw it in the ground, wait a few months and come back = seedy weed.

I still have to do a little travel or pay extra for it to come to me. Granted i wont buy anything less than a QP then.

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Originally Posted by TheNotoriousZ28

WTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHY WOULD YOU GET 3 GRAMS FOR 50 BUCKS?

An 1/8th of goodass dro, if you're from a large city such as CHICAGO or NY should never be more than 50 bucks... you should be getting 3.5 grams for 50

If you pay 60 an 1/8th you need to make some more connections and find a cheaper dealer... TRUST ME THEYRE OUT THERE

If you pay 50 for 3 grams... your still gettin jipped outta a half gram

if you live in the suburbs, same shit...

In the country however it will be more expensive since it comes from a major city - expect 60 an 1/8th unless you know someone that grows

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You can get a 3.5 eighth for $50 around here.. but its going to be average bud. I'd rather spend the extra $10 and get banging bud.

Its hard to say exactly what makes weed more expensive in some areas than others, but generally the more populated the area, the more popular it is, and the more expensive it is.

Try and come up here and magically find dealers that are willing to deal out $400-$500/oz bud for either NO or negative profit. Not going to happen.

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Originally Posted by Dutch Masta

Well, I take it you live in an unpopulated area.. along with many people on this board who pay low prices per ounce and nobody deals out individual bags and dont understand the other side. Around here, and in many populated areas.. everyone smokes and there are PLENTY of people who exclusively sell $20 gram bags. Ounces are also a LOT more expensive (at least 300 for average stuff, and up to 500-600 for the best) There are also many cases where they will sell 3 bags for $50, so thats where it gets even easier to get rid of it.

It doesent take 2 weeks to sell an ounce, so thats how I know you obviously dont know what goes on in other areas. People can get rid of an ounce in a day or two if they know enough people. Many people smoke casually, and dont want to deal with large amounts, and only want to buy a $20 bag to smoke with 2 or 3 other people. So if you live in a populated area, its easy to sell like this and make a fortune while you are at it.

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No, I don't live in a small community. I'm right downtown in Vancouver BC, and that's not small potatos. ;)

Selling an ounce in grams, yes, means more money, but that is 28 trips a day a person takes, or 28 different people coming in and out. It's a bigger risk for small profits, that's all I'm saying.

There are people who hang around Stanley Park who do sell g's and dimes, but in the long run, paying by the gram is just not the way to go. If I were to buy g's for $10 each, is what they are here, that would cost me $280, with 28 trips. If I buy an ounce, with one trip, cost me $170, that's the smart way to shop, and taking 28 trips a day or having 28 visitors a day, is a total heat score for such small profit.

Not worth it, like I said, leave it the corner dealers and kids to sell small amounts.

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Originally Posted by Nochowderforyou

No, I don't live in a small community. I'm right downtown in Vancouver BC, and that's not small potatos. ;)

Selling an ounce in grams, yes, means more money, but that is 28 trips a day a person takes, or 28 different people coming in and out. It's a bigger risk for small profits, that's all I'm saying.

There are people who hang around Stanley Park who do sell g's and dimes, but in the long run, paying by the gram is just not the way to go. If I were to buy g's for $10 each, is what they are here, that would cost me $280, with 28 trips. If I buy an ounce, with one trip, cost me $170, that's the smart way to shop, and taking 28 trips a day or having 28 visitors a day, is a total heat score for such small profit.

Not worth it, like I said, leave it the corner dealers and kids to sell small amounts.

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Vancouver's population is still not nearly as large as many other urban areas.. the New York metropolitan area has a population of 18.7 million people. Vancouver's metropolitan area is 2 million.. so that is a huge difference. Population plays a HUGE part here, so thats why you get to pay so little per ounce, and its rare that individual sales are made.

Around here, 28 trips really isn't that much because of how many people there are here that are smoking weed. It is more common for kids of course, but "kids" make up the majority of the drug trade. Not to mention a lot of sales will be 3/$50 type deals, so it goes a lot quicker. On top of that, lets say someone picks up an ounce for $300.. they only need to sell 15 bags to completely make their money back AND end up with a quarter for free! So most dealers that live in the right areas for it will jump at the opportunity to make individual sales. But if there arent as many people smoking, and the prices are low then yeah it doesent pay.

I actually prefer to just sell by the gram. I make more money off of the smaller amounts. Plus, I don't usually have trouble picking up then cause it doesn't really matter if I get a 1/2 or an O.

alot of people sell in 8ths or even half 8ths, so taking out a gram kinda sucks to do. I only will sell a g to closer buddies and if thats all they got, is enough to pick up just a little guy sac.

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Originally Posted by Reefer Rogue

It's worth the extra money imo.

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I'd disagree, especially for those USA people here. Ive never known anyone to sell in grams except younger kids, usually cuz they can't afford the QP.

If you sell larger amounts, it goes faster, you re up faster, make more money in less time that you would selling out that oz by the gram. And everyone above is correct regarding # of transactions.

I could take an oz and sell it for 20g = 560. Thats 28 transactions. In my situation, i dont know enough people who'd come to me 4-6x. It just makes more sense to sell it by the oz (IF i were to sell lol). 260-460 profit for 28 sells.

Or, buy a QP, sell it for 325 an Oz. Typically a decent QP is 600-800. Thats 1300 for the QP total, 500+ profit in 4 sells.

Hmm.. more money in the QP, for less sales.

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Originally Posted by ninfan77

I'd disagree, especially for those USA people here. Ive never known anyone to sell in grams except younger kids, usually cuz they can't afford the QP.

If you sell larger amounts, it goes faster, you re up faster, make more money in less time that you would selling out that oz by the gram. And everyone above is correct regarding # of transactions.

I could take an oz and sell it for 20g = 560. Thats 28 transactions. In my situation, i dont know enough people who'd come to me 4-6x. It just makes more sense to sell it by the oz (IF i were to sell lol). 260-460 profit for 28 sells.

Or, buy a QP, sell it for 325 an Oz. Typically a decent QP is 600-800. Thats 1300 for the QP total, 500+ profit in 4 sells.

Hmm.. more money in the QP, for less sales.

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It is more common in "kids" obviously, but who do you think makes up the majority of marijuana users and dealers?? I would just pick up an o and watch it dissapear by selling individual bags,because in reality its not 28 trips.. its sell a few $20 bags, always get some 3/$50 deals in there and make your money back within a few days and enjoy a quarter of weed to yourself for free and make your money back and buy another ounce and do it again. As long as you know the people, its easy because most of the time they are willing to come to you for them so you really arent even doing anything besides bagging it up.

I have a steady flow of customers in school...so I could sell by the g...it only takes a few mins of my time to measure it out into smaller bags...all I do is bring those bags during 9th period (i have study, and cut) and bring them to school in the last 10 mins...doesnt take much time or hassle at all for me

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Originally Posted by JaggedEdge

Why do so many dealers refuse to sell in grams? I can't really understand this. I mean if you sell an ounce of KB at 20 a g you are making 560 something dollars, not counting what you paid for that ounce. Now you sell that same ounce to one person and you are looking 300-450. Your loosing at least 100 dollars. Actually, now that I type this out, I can see why. That would be 28 extra transactions for only 100-200 extra bucks. I suppose it isn't worth the extra risk and money.

I still don't understand why so many dealers won't ever do it. Most people I know buy at least an 1/8th at a time even if they do know where they can get a g.

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For some dealers it's money issues, for other it's convienance. My better of dealers are more professional and only deal in 8ths, 4ths, halves, and o's.:rasta:

I just ordered an oz from my man but he would only sell me 2x 1/8.
He said there were a few busts recently and he wanted to make the 'little' amount he had last all his customers, DOH!
So now I have to buy a small amount more often when I would rather buy a small bulk. Beggers can't be choosers i suppose.
Any Brum/N.Wales sellers leave me a post, LOL