On the flip side, the pastor's wife at my church is very well known for her hand quilting skills - she does incredible work. We were at quilting group one day when she told us about a phone call she got from a young man that had a quilt top his grandmother made, and since it was hand pieced, he and his siblings wanted to get it hand quilted (I suppose grandmother is no longer around).
Now, Ann is a very pragmatic lady and would NEVER underbid her work; she knows exactly how good she is (without be arrogant), and she knows how much the work is worth. She informed the young man that he didn't want to know what that type of project would cost him. Young man asked for a ballpark figure, Ann gave it to him, and he just said, "Okay, can I bring it to you after the holidays?" She's going to start work on it in February, she said.
Now why can't there be more people like THAT in the world?