Getafreelancer (Freelancer.com, GAF) Rip Off

I recently posted a project on Freelancer.com
THIS is the most horrible freelance website in the world...

The charge money for every step you make ...
And they lie alot aswell..

They say: " Post a 5$ refundale project " .

After I posted my project and cancelled it, they only refunded 10% of my money, and they didn't even tell me that it would cost me ( They said it was free ).

Besides that they charge for literally everything you do there...

Depositing money, withdrawing money, posting a project, accepting a project etc etc...

 

OK - so they really dropped a clanger on this one and the fact that they have had several years to put this right and they haven't suggests they have no intention of doing so...

So my question to you is - since most of us on there are from the web world - why dont we just use their entire business model as a "worst practice" example and build what they should have built in the first place?

Anyone interested in getting involved in something like this?

Also - if you are not in Australia - don't forget to email or write to Australian Emb in your country about the issues you are having - it will get back home for sure =))

Best wishes,

D.

 

I have tried elance, freelancer etc...
But, i have got my first project through oDesk and there are some in pipeline
So, oDesk is best for me so far (its not buyer centric, its not customer centric as well and this is what i like most about oDesk)

 

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Elance, Rentacoder, O-desk, Guru, PeoplePerHour There are plenty of Platforms to use but always stay away from this RipOff.

They are provider friendly, If you're buyer, once you deposit money, they'll treat like its their money. Support team is also weird.

 

I could be better if you had a Phone support.

I am also in GAF, and I do not have problem from GAF itself. One thing is sure, as their are tons of cheaters as freelancers, there are tons of cheaters as buyers also.

Be it GAF, eLance or oDesk, all depends on how you work.

BTW, eLance scopes of works are too poor. Too limited bids.

In GAF, buyers often hire a newcomer too(who has no review).
But in eLance, you do not have that scope.

 

You are so naive man...This phone support would be as useful as this "live support" chat. Knowing them, they would charge like 10 bucks for a minute of this idiot partyline.The customer support just do not care. They claim they have no access to cases, to reviewing them or to make any action... always ask to wait for decision. Whose decision? Ahhh... that cannot be told as it is secret.Freelancer.com IS A SCAM! Why? For money I pay I expect some reasonable service! If you do not care for serving me (like getting the reason of account suspension known within hours and getting my account reactivated within... undefined time) I say you ARE SCAMMERS! I do expect service, not some dumb chat which always ends with phrase below:"Thank you for contacting Freelancer.com. Please don't hesitate to contact us again if you have any other questions or concerns." NO MATTER WHETHER I CONSIDER MY CASE TO BE RESOLVED OR NOT! You claimed to make freelancing safe... I didn't have as many issues with customers (even though I work this way for years) as I had with Freelancer.comAnd I am not describing any case in detail. I just say that customer support of freelancer.com is a pack of dumb schmucks!

 

I have used the services of odesk, freelancer etc...and i have got my first project from elance....but i heard both odesk, freelancer are also good...