its all a scare tatic to get sellers to bring the ginseng in then after they get it for a descent price then they will shoot up the price they do it every year best time to sell is about a week or 2 before christmas i just sold mine for 950 few days i needed some cash or i wouldnt of sold , later its done gone to 960 at the same place in which i got ripped off i think his scales are wrong ole timey scales did this last year to i had a alum. turkey pan in which weighed 1.5 ounces he took off 3.5 ounces for that that made 2 years straight hes did this he just messed up ill not sell to him no more then yestarday i called a dealer in nc he lives in va. he buys and is a dealer for nc and va. hes paying 1050 a lb see when they can make money an knowing the price is up for them to probably double their money they will pay for it but its the choice us sellers have to decide on to sell or wait it out if i think its a descent price and i want to sell i go ahead if not i hold on to it til i get what im looking for because the stuff aint easy to find i do it as a hobby but use your head and the choice is up to us do we want the price they are offering or not .thats my opinion