The idea of a freelancing marketplace is nice, but holy cow how terrible they actually are.

I tried to hire someone through one for some graphic work for a generous rate (compared to what I generally saw on the site). I picked one well-reviewed user with hundreds (or maybe thousands?) of 5-stars and... they just Googled for an image.

I looked through some of the "jobs" there and the "employers" seemed just as incompetent as the freelancers themselves. "Need an app for $100"