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To add to bdg's response....

I've experienced 12designer's project posting and they have been separating by category and putting a minimum project price on projects within specific categories. The price can be raise, but can't be lowered. A minimum price could help standardized the playing field.

To quote bdg: "take with it what you will"

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One thing comes to mind: if you eliminate lowball pricing, would that not get rid of the very reason most freelance sites exist? What I mean is if I'm willing to pay leading market rate for site design work, wouldn't it be likely that I can find a handful of leading designers that I could choose from?

Ditto for programming and so on. Once freelance sites solve the problem of "I can't find anybody", most devolve into a race to the bottom where it's unlikely that you'll find quality even if you're willing to pay leading market rates.

Thanks, mental note taken. I answered bdg's response above I think you may be able to relate to.

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