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Buyer beware, not just here, but everywhere. Lesson to be learned. Members who request paid services should first get references and search here to be sure this person is honest and intends to provide said services.

Escrow accounts work well for large jobs. The coder gets paid when services are renendered. Smaller jobs, 10% down or an amount agreed upon, the rest upon completion. If it smells too good, it probably is. Walk away. Just my own experience and opinion.

There should definitely be a feedback forum here about this. This way when a user searches, he or she can see who has received positive and negative feedback. Just like on ebanned. If someone gets neg feedback, they should try to get it resolved with the buyer to the best of their ability, or else the neg feedback stands.