Agree with the same type of effect, but not with the rest, in my recent experiences, and at face value of your post.
I’m sure the same shrooms are sold by some dealers under different varieties and prices, in order to appeal to more types of buyers – and especially to take advantage of those willing to pay more under the impression of strength. Human/business nature.
But I trust my dealer. In my case, the Costas and Puertos are the same price as online, with other varieties costing two to three times as much…
The ‘expensive’ ones I’ve bought before are definitely different to the cheap ones, with proof posted here.
At the end of the day, I believe cultivation quality is important and tends to mean as much as variety/strains, and ‘names’ (the cannabis industry is ridiculous with its names which delude ignorant consumers).
I also believe that stronger varieties grown poorly could outperform weaker ones grown better.
I’m happy to pay more for strong varieties grown well, which is the impression I get based on differing pricing.
Will PM more details.