Quote Originally Posted by coledog855
In the south (where I live) weed is over priced to the point that those buds I showed were resold for 50/8th, but that bridges the gap between mids (30/4th) and headies (60/8th). You can get the beast for 40-50. The market will always exist b/c it does look good and everyone can turn a great profit on it. The pounds guy, ounces guy, and down to the 8ths guy will all turn at least 30 percent returns b/c everyone below the dealer thinks its great, and if they don't they will resale it to someone that does. It's the nature of the beast that is a black market. People will always find ways to rip off each other, so it really doesn't matter how well known this bud is, b/c there's a sucker born every day. And if the Canadian gangs stop growing, then someone else will take their place.

Money runs the world, eveything else takes a back seat, in the long run.
Yeah I live in the South too (Texas, Austin). The stuff in the pics I've seen in this thread makes it look pretty damn good, 8/10 in terms of looks if you ask me. That shit often sells anywhere from $45-60 around the UT area. I haven't seen that type of bud, but I have been offered a choice of beaster nugs from a dealer. He had two different strains, one looked decent, another looked AMAZING (like some of the pics). I asked which one he liked better and he pointed to the not-so-pretty bud. He said for some reason it smoked bad and didn't give you nearly as good of a high. I found it odd that such beautiful buds could turn out so poor.

I can't believe that Texas schwag (which can be pretty damned good) which you can get from 40-60 an ounce depending on who you know, can be better quality than stuff that is seedless, really nice looking, and not compressed. And yes, I've had good schwag that half a bowl gets me high while some good-looking seedless bud takes two bowls for the same effect (although I wasn't buying the bud, I always try before I buy).