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• userc710 commented  ·  July 22, 2011 13:09  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Totally agree, remove this section.

• nigele2 commented  ·  July 10, 2011 11:03  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Yup fully agree. The range of quotes I received for my first job illustrated just how tough it is for tradesmen to cost it let alone me as a punter.

• rick22 commented  ·  June 12, 2011 06:23  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Deinitely agree! this is the most stupid part of what is essentially a great site - it leaves us open to abuse. It shouldn't matter what price we propose, it can't cost less if we have a low budget and it SHOULDN'T cost more if we don't have a clue and put in too high a price

• rick22 commented  ·  June 12, 2011 06:18  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Definitely agree - I have recently posted a job and I didn't know how much to put - many of the people who quoted simply quoted the price I proposed - either I correctly GUESSED how much it should cost or they are trying to get more money than the job is worth. A tradesman should quote the price they want to charge and shouldn't be influenced by your proposed price. This way we will get a fair price for the job and the quotes will be more competitive!

• 1jim commented  ·  May 23, 2011 13:20  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  agreed also, its hard to put a figure because often I have no idea how much something should cost

• helen32 commented  ·  May 08, 2011 05:15  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I agree. I have no idea of how much some jobs should cost and fear that I am either pricing myself out of getting any quotes or am letting myself in for a bigger bill than necessary. What about the option to say 'I don't know' or select price ranges?

• teresa233 commented  ·  April 27, 2011 02:57  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Completely agree. I don't have a clue and it's just making a number up to get to the next stage in the process. A definite flaw in the system.

• reem commented  ·  April 18, 2011 02:52  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I fully agree...the whole quoting for your own job when you have no idea of how much it should cost, seems rather rediculous and puts the client in a difficult situation, where we could either be overpriced or losing potential traders?
  Surely the professional traders should quote for the job after a site visit?

• ron097 commented  ·  April 05, 2011 12:51  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I also found this a problem as I wanted a tradesman to tell me what it was going to cost!!