The justification for these high prices is the difficulty of collection, the cost of preparation and shipping, Covid delays, global warming, alien invasion, blah, blah, blah...
The reason for the high prices is the simple fact that enough people are willing to pay them...so money is there to be made.
I have (I believe) only one single solitary piece of paid-for driftwood; given to me as a gift. The rest is all stuff I have collected myself over the years, found while strolling along beaches or just driving down waterfront roads. My vehicles always contain an axe, a small bow saw, some rope, plastic wrap, rubber boots...all the paraphernalia required by the cheap-ass DIY driftwood collector.
The reason for the high prices is the simple fact that enough people are willing to pay them...so money is there to be made.
I have (I believe) only one single solitary piece of paid-for driftwood; given to me as a gift. The rest is all stuff I have collected myself over the years, found while strolling along beaches or just driving down waterfront roads. My vehicles always contain an axe, a small bow saw, some rope, plastic wrap, rubber boots...all the paraphernalia required by the cheap-ass DIY driftwood collector.
