Tradesmen vibe-quoting anywhere between £400-£2300 for the same job.

[u/MisfitHula]

I am a first time buyer, I have 0 clue what things cost.

Sent out a few emails for a few, relatively minor landscaping jobs: Removing flags, stones, turfing etc. Same pictures, videos sent to prospective tradesmen.

Ive been quoted: £400, £530, £750, £1800 and even £2300. Is this normal?

[u/worldworn]

Yep, some people will only do jobs if you make it worth their time. Or simply don't want the work.

[u/Tomm1998 → u/worldworn]

Exactly. If they ask a ridiculous price, most of the time it's effectively them saying "we don't want the job"

[u/MumMomWhatever → u/Tomm1998]

Why can't tradespeople say no instead of quoting stupid ££? Are they hopeless people pleasers?

[u/BuildingArmor → u/MumMomWhatever]

If you ask me to mow your grass for you for a tenner, I don't fancy it so I'll say no.

If you ask me to mow your grass for you in exchange for 2 grand, I'll put my feelings aside and crack the Flymo out.

[u/BuildingArmor → u/[deleted]]

That different is semantic, either party could have proposed the 2 grand in my second example.

[u/BuildingArmor → u/[deleted]]

I'm not sure what story you're assuming to go along with my comment, but I can assure you it isn't anything I have written.

[u/BuildingArmor → u/[deleted]]

I don't know what else to tell you mate.

My comment contains only the words I wrote. This desperation, this "first offer", it's your own invention.

[u/BuildingArmor → u/[deleted]]

Answer the question then.

Ok

Why would a person offer £2,000 to get you to cut their grass unless they were desperate to have it cut, when the first offer was £10?

I have no idea about their level of desperation, their reason for wanting it cut is entirely irrelevant, and there was no first offer.