My buds look perfect and delicious. Nobody knows I use a spinpro unless I tell them. Taking the buds off the stalk gets them even better. You get all the sugar leaf that normally wouldn't get trimmed hiding between buds. No flat spots if you don't pile them onto the rack. If you place them evenly without piling, they dry perfect. I'm happier with the quality of the spinpro trim job more than my last trim crew.
I'd like to see a picture of that. I can tell spun buds the minute I see them (and I've been seeing a lot of that around of late). Not calling you a liar, I'd just like to see it, because they have a certain look, I call it a 'puffball', that hand-trimmed bud doesn't have.
That doesn't even address the trichs.
Fractal, if I were pulling in a certain amount, I'd probably be willing to take a lower price. We've got to strike a balance between getting a decent ROI and allowing for what the market will bear. I'm sure you've heard of people who are stuck on getting a certain price who are *still* sitting on last year's bud, yes? There's no way I would put myself in that position, I'll take a lower price if I can't find anything better and in most product-based business models sitting on inventory, especially *perishable* inventory, is not a good policy. I would be pleased to make a minimum of $2500/lb on my OD bud, I think that is a fantastic ROI for this particular product (speaking specifically of mine) on a wholesale level. I also understand that everyone who handles my product before it arrives to the end user has got to make their cut. It's also why I weigh up my pounds a zip or so heavy, allows some wiggle room for the next guy.
That said, I have yet to brave letting anyone other than family handle my product.