How are you allowed to say you'll do x for $5 but then tell people they have to buy 20 gigs?!

[alundra]

I’m seeing this MORE and MORE. People saying they will do a gig for $5, then saying "no, actually, I’ll do this very watered down and basic version for $5, you have to pay $$$$$ or buy xxxxx gigs for that"



For example someone said they would fix a CSS/HTML issue on my site for $5. They then told me to purchase 7 gigs to cover it.

EDIT: DO NOT missunderstand me, what I am saying is these people offer nothing for $5. I am not saying I want $100 worth of work for $5 - I am saying you shouldn’t be saying you can do it for $5 then demanding 20 gigs to get one product/service from it. There should be something (even watered down) offered for $5.

[celticmoon]

I understand what you’re saying here, but did you look at the work at that link you posted? Those flyers are outstanding, and worth what he’s charging. Someone can buy the basic gig to see how he is to work with and the quality of his work, then judge for themselves whether or not to buy up. There are many services offered on Fiverr which cannot reasonably be expected to be performed for $5.00, but the seller has to have at least that basic service or product. Could the wording have been better on the CSS/html example you cited? Yes, maybe it should be “I will fix up to 3 CSS/html issues for $5”, or whatever. But $5 to fix a whole website worth of issues? Completely unreasonable, IMO.

[alundra]

If they’re too good for Fiverr, maybe he shouldn’t have them on here or tone the gig down a bit? I mean seriously - these are jobs you’re willing to do for $5…not jobs you want to do for your normal price of hundreds of dollars.



Also the other gig said ONE issue. I had one, my box disappeared when the page was done loading. He wanted me to purchase 7 gigs. His gig said he would fix one for $5 not 1/7th of my issue for $5.

[alliemadison12]

Stop complaining, and READ the gig description before ordering. It’s simple. Do not blindly order. Buyers like you make seller’s jobs way harder than they need to be. Sellers who charge more do it for a reason: because they’re better. If you want a cheap looking logo, design, whatever, then order a cheap gig! You get what you pay for, darling.

[alundra]

I never blindly order, you’re assuming completely wrong things here - starting with “buyers like me”. Don’t call me darling. Don’t assume I blindly order.



I never wanted to order his gig, I was looking out of curiosity to see if he did different designs or used a template. I did that with a few gigs just to see. I can and do make my own brochures and pamphlets; Paying someone for it is the last thing on my mind. I was simply browsing through and knowing how much work that takes I looked out of curiosity because there’s no way I would do that unless I was using a template. If someone wanted a unique design I would use gig extras for it (if I felt it was worth it).

[biancha]

you guys should chill, for $5 i will give you both a hug! LOL jk.

[alundra]

Here’s another person wanting HUNDREDS of dollars. It’s completely misrepresentation and false advertisement.



http://forum.fiverr.com/discussion/33699/how-to-report-one-who-tries-to-change-his-price-from-5-to-600



And this person’s being complained about in like 100 topics. Obviously that’s a hyperbole.

[alliemadison12]

Reply to @alundra: Do you even know how much it costs to build a website? More than $4…

[steveeyes]

I disagree with this buyer. Every gig offers a $5 service. Most $5 gigs offer very basic service and usually tell you in the description. There isn’t enough room in the title to provide details so you need to read the description. But to play it safe, take it a step further and contact the seller. Even the description has a word limitation and in some cases you are restricted from using certain words or repeating a word to often. That is Fiverr’s rules, not the sellers.



Even though I’m a seller, I’m also a buyer. I probably spend $30 a week on gigs. I read the description, contact the seller and if it does not pan out, I move on. It is like shopping. I go into a store, check out the prices, ask a sales person a few questions and if it isn’t my cup of tea, I move on. Complaining won’t do any good.



Fiverr also states that services START at $5. Read the TOS.

[cheezees]

Reply to @alundra: Fragglesrock is the name that moderators on the forum use to block out the real names of users since posting derogatory messages about specific users is AGAINST the forum rules. It is not a real person. It only serves to show that the forum rules have been broken hundreds of times.

[cheezees]

If you do not agree with the seller, move on. If the seller lets you know that the scope of your problem is too large for a $5 charge and you insist that $5 is all he should charge, move on. Fiverr’s premise is that jobs start at $5, that is $5 and up. Buyers (including me) get stars in their eyes at the $5 price. However, $5 is what you will pay minimally. In your case, it seems like $35 was the minimal charge.



Instead of just MOVING ON or taking the time to read the TOS as @steveeyes stated, you demand that sellers work for peanuts because you can’t seem to shake the $5 notion. Good luck with that.

[voiceoverwork]

alundra said: People saying they will do a gig for $5, then saying "no, actually, I'll do this very watered down and basic version for $5, you have to pay $$$$$ or buy xxxxx gigs for that"

A Seller must offer AND deliver something for $5.

Examples; A 300 word article, a 100 word voice over.

 

If a Buyer wants a 500 word article or a 300 word voice over then the Seller is allowed and has the ability to charge more for expanded service thru Gig Extras.

 

Having said that, I see more and more Sellers with a Gig Title for example, "I will build a web site for $5". Then when you read the gig description, it says "for 10 gigs."

 

Any sane person should know that a web site (a good one anyway) cannot be built for $5. YET, the Seller is not following the Fiverr Terms by offering AND delivering something for $5. And that is wrong.

 

Read the Sellers Gig Titles and Gig Descriptions carefully. Contact the Seller before you buy. If you don't like what you read or hear. Move on. Find another Seller.

[celticmoon]

Can you imagine what Fiverr would look like if everyone could only sell $5.00 gigs, and nothing more? It would look like a penny candy store, or one of those Dollar Store clones, selling pieces of junk for a buck. Fine for what it is, but don’t expect to find a dessert comparable to one from a French bakery, or a 10th anniversary present that’s going to lead to fun in the bedroom later on ~ 😃

[adsensewizard]

If they would provide more pricing options for sellers, then these issues wouldn’t exist for most part.

[celticmoon]

What “issue” do you mean? The “hook” of Fiverr is offering gigs starting at $5.00. Is it really so difficult to price them in increments of 5?



Otherwise, this would be no different than thousands of boring, generic sites bringing buyers and sellers together. And it would probably disappear like so many of those have done.

[citadel]

You state that Fiverr would look like a “penny candy store” if all of it’s gigs were $5. When in fact, this is how Fiverr started. All gigs were $5. It’s only recently, the last few years, when it started offering $5 increments. I’m with the buyer, if you state you have something for $5 then sell it. You can offer an upgrade but not start selling at $20 because you don’t want to sell at $5. If you don’t want to sell at $5, and what you offer is of such great value then peddle it on Freelance or someplace else.



I believe that this is like the Salvation Army which started out offering clothes at affordable prices to the lower income and then lost it’s way and started selling their used and donated items at almost new prices. People come here for a bargain.



Fiverr is more like a yard sale. People are coming here looking for a bargain not to pay full retail. If they wanted to pay full retail then they’d be going to the real professionals who sell their services to businesses. I come here because I get some really good deals from voiceover, graphic designers, etc… But the reality is, I don’t know what I’m going to get.



The quality is “iffy” at best. Most of the sellers are not professionals so shouldn’t be paid at a professional level. They are gifted amateurs, hobbist and a some retired. I can’t tell you how much money I’ve lost because either a seller didn’t deliver, didn’t deliver on time or delivered substandard quality. This is expected because I realize sellers are not professionals. Like a yard sale, every once in awhile I get a good seller who makes it worthwhile.

[celticmoon]

But you CAN’T “start selling at $20” on Fiverr. Everyone has to have a legitimate, free-standing service or product for $5. If you see someone doing otherwise, report them; they’re breaking the TOS.



If you want a $50 service for $5, because you’re looking for a bargain, don’t be surprised if the seller ignores you, because that’s an insult. Or, more likely, if you find a seller willing to give you that $50 gig for only $5, you’ll get exactly what you paid for: not much.



In the 2 years I’ve been on Fiverr, we could always sell more than one gig for upgraded or better products or services. The only thing that’s changed is the ease of doing that.



If you’re unsatisfied with the quality of what you’ve purchased on Fiverr, by all means file a complaint or shop elsewhere.

[theuniquekiwi]

I experience the same. I get sellers asking for 20x gigs or more, making the overall price over the hundreds of dollars, but in reality, I don’t want to pay them, till I know I will get my money’s worth, and the problem at hand is, even though Fiverr do refunds, it’s never back into your bank account, it’s always account credit. After having my money taken a run for a few times, I don’t easily make high purchases anymore.



This one bloke, told me to pay him in gigs but chose a theme from a wordpress site, whcih I took a look at but the figures didn’t add up, if he was going to buy something that I should pay for, and pay him on top of that to do a job, for something I could do myself, why?



I actually want someone to do the things I am after, but quite often, it’s a world of excuses.



I know, that in reality, you pay thousands of dollars for work to be done, but Fiverr is a community site, so why pay hundreds out, when the guy is asking you to pay him for themes from another site, wouldn’t it just be cheaper to buy it yourself and then get someone to touch it up?



I don’t know, I find it hard to trust developers on this site, especially if they ask me to pay out more for a job I can do myself. like I if am going to spend 100+ on Fiverr I want a gaurantee it’s going to come out looking how I want it, but they often tell me, if you don’t pay, go find someone else.



the least folks can do, is create a sample site, and send it through a pdf file or video, cause it’s good business, but i am not going to hand over my hard earned budget to some bloke who can’t prove to me he can do what he promises, especially when he asks for more at hand than what’s listed on his gig 😦

[alundra]

Okay people are misunderstanding me. I am NOT saying I want things worth more than $5 for $5. I am saying put something there for $5, and then have gig extras to cover more costs. Don’t tell me you’ll fix any css/html issue (for example) for $5, then tell me that I have to purchase more than 1 gig. That’s misleading.

[psarun]

Reply to @alliemadison12:

Well said. Fiverr please let sellers to set their base price for gig or feature to lock the extras checked ON.