What makes a particular asset good as a store of value? In my opinion, the answer is simple:
1) In a catastrophic scenario, the asset's value is less likely to decline than the value of other assets.
2) Assuming that no catastrophic scenario occurs, the asset's value does not decline, or at worst declines very slowly.
Honey fulfills both of these conditions. It doesn't spoil, so its value won't significantly demur, even decades in the future. And unlike precious metals - which may cease to be useful/valuable in especially desperate end-of-civilization scenarios - honey is
food, a food used since ancient times, which will be valuable in basically any scenario where scarcity is still a meaningful concept.
Also, it's delicious and (comparatively) healthy!
One of my acquaintances co-operates an apiary, and has been selling the honey therefrom for several years (it even won a local award in 2011). This year, they've produced an especially bumper crop, and with their permission I'm listing their goods for sale here.
Three varieties are available:
- Orange blossom honey (that is, honey from bees who fed on orange blossoms) -
3 2 gallons remaining
- Citrus/wildflower honey (from bees who fed on citrus blossoms and wildflowers) - 30 gallons remaining
- Wildflower honey (fed on wildflowers only) - lots and lots remaining
All three varieties are "raw" honey - filtered but unpasteurized. The main disadvantage here is that it'll crystallize faster, but that's easy to reverse when you want to use it; all you need to do is put the container on a sunny windowsill or dunk it in warm water for a while, and it'll quickly return to "normal" honey consistency. The
advantage of unpasteurized honey is that the honey keeps a lot of its natural enzymes, which (so I'm told!) are antibacterial and generally good for you.
Four sizes are available:
- Half-pint jar - ($8 in BTC)
- Pint jar - ($11 in BTC)
- Quart jar - ($21 in BTC)
- Gallon (probably shipped as four quart jars) - ($61 in BTC)
Shipping is ($10 in BTC) to the United States (($20 in BTC) if you're ordering more than two quarts). For international orders, I'll have to check with the apiarists - it varies a lot.
Edit: I had Mt. Gox tickers here, but since they began a withdrawl hiatus, their prices have diverged dramatically from the exchange rate quoted everywhere else. I'll be making quotes based on the Bitstamp/Bitfinex prices when requested.
I've had
several previous threads in Goods, which should provide some evidence for my trustworthiness if you decide to send first.
If you have a good reputation in past trades, I'm willing to send first.
If neither of these are acceptable, I'm willing to do escrow.
I'll be tracking this thread. Please let me know, here or by PM, if you are interested.
