That's why I'm glad I haven't had to freelance in awhile, a lot of the places are ghost towns with bargain basement budgets. I did like Elance though, they seemed to be pretty professional, but their fees were significantly higher I believe.
Well after Freelancer bought RentACoder, I decided to work online without a 3rd party. The risks are bad enough without me asking for a good screwing (which is what I'd be getting from Freelancer)!