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Aggie67

Discussion Starter · Jun 22, 2009

CONCRETE MASON WORKER

Reply to: [email protected] [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-06-21, 9:47PM EDT

NEED PRO TO LAY CONCRETE SLAB FOR PATIO
12X12 APPROX
MUST HAVE MIXER AND EXPERIENCE /TOOLS TO COMPLETE JOB .
NEED SMOOTH SURFACE AND LEVEL/FOR WATER RUNOFF CALL FOR MORE INFO
CASH SAME DAY 10$ PER HOUR, ALL SUPPLIES WILL BE PICKED UP AND HELP ONSITE NEED EXPERIENCED PERSON FOR PATIO SLAB

SMALL SIDE JOB FOR PRO W TOOLS

Location:
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
Compensation: no pay

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silvertree

· #2 · Jun 22, 2009

Wow!

And I'd bet you a dollar they don't round off for the hours.
6 hrs 45 minutes you get $67.50

strathd

· #3 · Jun 22, 2009

WOW............ Thats all I can say................WOW........

31b

· #4 · Jun 23, 2009

hah, wow. I think the Walmart greeters make more per hour than that! :laughing:

BrianFox

· #5 · Jun 23, 2009

Aggie67 said:
CONCRETE MASON WORKER

Reply to: [email protected] [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-06-21, 9:47PM EDT

NEED PRO TO LAY CONCRETE SLAB FOR PATIO
12X12 APPROX
MUST HAVE MIXER AND EXPERIENCE /TOOLS TO COMPLETE JOB .
NEED SMOOTH SURFACE AND LEVEL/FOR WATER RUNOFF CALL FOR MORE INFO
CASH SAME DAY 10$ PER HOUR, ALL SUPPLIES WILL BE PICKED UP AND HELP ONSITE NEED EXPERIENCED PERSON FOR PATIO SLAB

SMALL SIDE JOB FOR PRO W TOOLS

Location:
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
Compensation: no pay

Im all over this

willworkforbeer

· #6 · Jun 23, 2009

Concrete work is easy you know, no doubt clean the mixer on your own time.

ModernStyle

· #7 · Jun 23, 2009

I dont have a mixer, but I would allow him to clock me out while I mix it by hand with a shovel and wheelbarrow, then once I have it all mixed he could clock me back in.

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Aggie67

Discussion Starter · #8 · Jun 23, 2009

There was another ad 3 or 4 lines below for a gutter cleaner, paying $12/hr.

Bob Kovacs

· #9 · Jun 23, 2009

The ultimate revenge for a guy like that would be to form it up, tell him to order 10 yards for delivery at 7am the next morning, and then not show up. Ohh, and make sure they put some accelerator in the concrete......

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Magnettica

· #10 · Jun 23, 2009

ELECTRICAL - CENTRAL NJ

2 pendant light fixtures to be hung. 6 can lights to be installed. Need hole saw for cutting into ceiling. Need to know how to patch drywall and have drywall patching materials. Paying $75.00. Are you interested?

BobsLandscaping

· #11 · Jun 23, 2009

I'm keeping an eye on these ads. Yesterday I twisted my back. I might have to take one of these uncontracted HO cheapo jobs. Get their homeowners insurance to pay the docs bills rather than my workmans comp. I'll lift one bag of cement than fall down and lay there screaming for an ambulance. Then they can see how much money they saved...

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Magnettica

· #12 · Jun 23, 2009

BobsLandscaping said:
I'm keeping an eye on these ads. Yesterday I twisted my back. I might have to take one of these uncontracted HO cheapo jobs. Get their homeowners insurance to pay the docs bills rather than my workmans comp. I'll lift one bag of cement than fall down and lay there screaming for an ambulance. Then they can see how much money they saved...

Good idea, i MIGHT have to try that some time.

Celtic

· #13 · Jun 23, 2009

Magnettica said:
ELECTRICAL - CENTRAL NJ

2 pendant light fixtures to be hung. 6 can lights to be installed. Need hole saw for cutting into ceiling. Need to know how to patch drywall and have drywall patching materials. Paying $75.00. Are you interested?

Haven't we explained to you enough times how to price a job properly! :furious:

j/k :laughing:

Magnettica

· #14 · Jun 23, 2009

Celtic said:
Haven't we explained to you enough times how to price a job properly! :furious:

j/k :laughing:

I emailed her told her she'd never find anyone willing to do it for that price.

CTDiesel

· #15 · Jun 23, 2009

Man some people just don't have a clue what is a fair price to pay for such work. I see crap like that on CL all the time and it just gets under my skin.

I also can't stand to see the guys post ads on CL looking for work that will work for terribly low rates.

I did a job for some longtime friends of mine who are probably among the most frugal people on the planet. They're also picky on top of that. I did their whole house in bamboo flooring for a mere 600 bucks. I gave them the deal of lifetime and told them that. Now they want me to paint the whole thing, ceilings, walls and trim for 1000. Not happening, the killer deals are over. I'll give a little friendly discount, but the work for nearly nothing deals are over.

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Celtic

· #16 · Jun 23, 2009

non license electrician looking for sidejobs -

Hi, I am a skilled electrician looking for sidejobs. I am capable of doing all electrical installations at a cheap and affordable price due to the economy. Guaranteed to beat any electricians price. Contact me at anytime. I am available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Name: Jayson
Cell: 862~684~5188
Email: [email protected]

Location: north jersey area

it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

License info: Unlicensed

PostingID: 1233394170

What a tool.....and some other tool will call him...sausage fest will ensue....until one party realizes they are being raped.

Since he's available 24/7...feel free to call him anytime with your electrical questions.

ChainsawCharlie

· #17 · Jun 23, 2009

Magnettica said:
I emailed her told her she'd never find anyone willing to do it for that price.

Yes she will. It just won't be an electrician.

And she will hire him anyway.

31b

· #18 · Jun 23, 2009

ChainsawCharlie said:
Yes she will. It just won't be an electrician.

And she will hire him anyway.

and then when he fudges it up, that's when it's our turn, at the proper rate. :thumbup:

Celtic

· #19 · Jun 23, 2009

31b said:
and then when he fudges it up, that's when it's our turn, at the proper rate. :thumbup:

...coupled with cost to repair his shoddy job...it'll remain fudged until the home gets sold.

BobsLandscaping

· #20 · Jun 23, 2009

I think I met the poster of that Craigslist ad, or maybe his brother.

Guy wants 3,000 sq. ft. of Hypnum Moss lawn for a shaded garden.

Moss: $56,000 for sheet Hypnum
Site prep: $3,800
Labor to install moss: $14,500
Total:$74,300

Fairly reasonable for the amount of work involved. He called me and asked if I could order the moss for him at my cost, finance it, and deliver it. He wants to put an ad on CL and hire 2 laborers at $8.00/hour to put it in. So he wants me to just bring him the moss and not make any money whatsoever on this deal.

How friggin cheap do you have to be to gamble $56,000 worth of product dying on a half ass install to save a few bucks?

He did pay for the estimate though. So he's not a total tool.

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