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Hi everyone, I'm new on here so thought I'd start by asking for your experiences on rated people.com? I've had nothing but grief - total waste of time. Seems the general public are still more than happy for cowboy DIY man to do it for less than half of somebody with proper qualifications like me? The only people making money are in fact ratedpeople.com - keep away I reckon!!
 
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look at this job just posted , one of the crap wtf ones lol


Hi i am looking to buy a flat which i would like the electrics checked out. I would like to know the following. 1) can someone come and test it and tell me whats needed - will there be a cost? 2) Approx cost for a 3 bed, 1 kitchen, 1 hall, 1 bathroom and 1 living room. I wont hold you to it but want to understand indicative costs for basic to entire re wire 3) if i buy flat and you get the job will you refund / deposit the cost i paid for the inspection Please feel free to give me any more info that could be useful Looking for a few quotes and would love someone to tell me they can quote for free :) as it would also be a better chance of you getting the job. Thanks David
 
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glasgospark said:
look at this job just posted , one of the crap wtf ones lol


Hi i am looking to buy a flat which i would like the electrics checked out. I would like to know the following. 1) can someone come and test it and tell me whats needed - will there be a cost? 2) Approx cost for a 3 bed, 1 kitchen, 1 hall, 1 bathroom and 1 living room. I wont hold you to it but want to understand indicative costs for basic to entire re wire 3) if i buy flat and you get the job will you refund / deposit the cost i paid for the inspection Please feel free to give me any more info that could be useful Looking for a few quotes and would love someone to tell me they can quote for free :) as it would also be a better chance of you getting the job. Thanks David
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budget £2k cost to buyer £30.70+vat
 
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glasgospark said:
look at this job just posted , one of the crap wtf ones lol


Hi i am looking to buy a flat which i would like the electrics checked out. I would like to know the following. 1) can someone come and test it and tell me whats needed - will there be a cost? 2) Approx cost for a 3 bed, 1 kitchen, 1 hall, 1 bathroom and 1 living room. I wont hold you to it but want to understand indicative costs for basic to entire re wire 3) if i buy flat and you get the job will you refund / deposit the cost i paid for the inspection Please feel free to give me any more info that could be useful Looking for a few quotes and would love someone to tell me they can quote for free :) as it would also be a better chance of you getting the job. Thanks David
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Cheeky git wanting a refund for work already done if he buys the flat!! what planet are these people on. be charging you for a cup of tea next!!
 
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I had a customer once who said I will hold you to that price and I said well I will hold you to the job well started the job wife went out then came bag since you are here I bought 2 lights for the lounge can you put them up yep no probs £30 on the bill yep it cuts both ways
 
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glasgospark said:
Yeah mate can be pretty good, if your first to buy keep an eye out for decent ones and ignore ones like above ,get sent about 15 jobs a day from a 45 mile radius
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Not too bad then mate. im down ayrshire way had a look on the site a week or so back and it had a few interesting ones that caught my eye. suprising how many people use the site
 
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ste77 said:
paying 30 quid to tell someone theyre clueless would severely defeat the purpose mate haha :)
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£30.00 x 7 sparks = £210.00+VAT......then "changed-me-mind" and no jobs to do.......there's middlemen springing up everywhere from getting a job to selling your car to buying insurance......everybody wants to get between you and what you want to do and take at least a fee if not a % as well.....
 
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how can they justify charging what they do when they are basically just an advertising board......even dum free has ads posted on it with people looking for work to be done.....and a lot of them must have accidentally ingested questionable substances first....
 
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yep your right if its not agencies screwing the rate down its companies advertising work...and wanting paid for it even though your not garaunteed it.
its a means to an end i suppose
 
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grantr37 said:
how can they justify charging what they do when they are basically just an advertising board......even dum free has ads posted on it with people looking for work to be done.....and a lot of them must have accidentally ingested questionable substances first....
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To be honest I don't find it that bad , they only let 3 tradesmen buy the 1 lead fair enough 2 will be out of pocket , the amount of leads I'm sent daily is unreal 10-15 per day , my phone doesn't ring half as much daily from other advertising sources , key is to only buy the lead if your first to buy , as 90% of the jobs I buy I end up doing that day or atleast secure the job
 
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