>I go by three method. 3 dollars for used super. 6 dollars for used super and frames. 9 dollars for used supers, frames and drawn usable comb.
>Anything more than its not worth it when clean-up time and possible desease problems come in to play.
When you can buy a new super for $6 (Western Bee supply) and one with frames for $12 (same) it's not worth paying any more than half that price for used. Drawn comb is a nice thing to have, but I can buy fully drawn permanant plastic comb (PermaComb) for $3.50 a comb in quantities of 10. And the wax moths and the small hive beetles can't touch it. In large quantities I can get it for $3 a comb. And I thought THAT was expensive but worth it. I wouldn't pay any more than those prices for wax that the moths will likely devastate anyway.
>Anything more than its not worth it when clean-up time and possible desease problems come in to play.
When you can buy a new super for $6 (Western Bee supply) and one with frames for $12 (same) it's not worth paying any more than half that price for used. Drawn comb is a nice thing to have, but I can buy fully drawn permanant plastic comb (PermaComb) for $3.50 a comb in quantities of 10. And the wax moths and the small hive beetles can't touch it. In large quantities I can get it for $3 a comb. And I thought THAT was expensive but worth it. I wouldn't pay any more than those prices for wax that the moths will likely devastate anyway.
