I really tried to restraint from posting in this thread. As I read through the pages, I just get more annoyed at the fact that a whole lot of you throw the word scammer out @ limitless and Eric. Off course everyone is entitled to their own opinions.
I just wanted to post here to say that I for one feels for Limitless on this issue. Not saying that he has done nothing wrong. But I can easily see how he came up with the $800 charge. I dont want to repeat what has been repeated 100Xs in this thread. He just added up all the cost of the materials + all the time he would spent on the project (honestly I wouldn't be surprised if he and eric both charged something like $10/hr and still ended up like a final $800 number)
30 hours of $10/hr for 2 people is already $600
Dont bring up how a "professional" wouldnt need 60 man hours for this project. Yes a professional probably would not need even 10 hours, but with Limitless/Eric skill level, maybe they just concluded it is a 60 hour job and therefore $600 labor will be added to the total cost.
I think most of us post our own projects of our own cars on facebook/revscene member journal or whatnot. There will always be someone who you barely know who stumbles upon your blog/picture album/journal. They will like what they see and asks you how much can you do it for their car?
I spoiler tagged a personal experience, because I know the post is already getting kinda long
Spoiler!
I sometimes wrap roofs or hoods for complete strangers, (most of them are people who randomly has a mutual friend on facebook and somehow stumbles on my facebook car project album) but look I am no SR, I am not a professional. I charge them literally like $12/hr and the cost sometimes goes to like $200 for a roof of a C63 coupe. People will be like wow shit son that was like what? $60 worth of vinyl and he charged you $200? Would you call me a scammer? I did take 10 hours our of my free time to wrap his car, I did tell him it would cost $200 ahead of time and he agreed to it. He takes the car to me, I have to wash it, dry it, apply the vinyl, and trim the edges. It looks fast on video, or maybe I have a terrible technique, but time is time, and in my eyes $200 for a roof is very reasonable. If MM design only costs $150 makes absolutely no difference in my eyes
At least in my opinion, both the OP, Limitless and Eric were fully opened and no one was intentionally trying to fool anyone out of any sort of money. So the word scammer shouldnt be thrown around so lightly. I wouldnt categorized them as the same as scaomothny LMK xD
lesson learned all around.
hehe sorry about the long rant!