It works like Ebay, except that the lowest bid has the best chance. Undertool offers its users the chance to get quality work done at an affordable price. Instead of having to tediously search for an affordable contractor, the contractors come to them. The user saves time and energy and has a wider range of contractors to choose from than they would get by using the Yellow Pages and phoning around for quotes. It works for everything from gardening to having a home computer network set up.
How can users be sure that the work will be good quality? Undertool has a whole range of measures in place that protect the user from shoddy workmanship. First of all, before a contractor is able to place a bid they need to prove they are certified to do a certain type of work. There are different levels of membership for tradespeople ranging from silver and gold to platinum, depending on the level of certification they have provided. To reach platinum level for example a trade company needs to prove that they are licensed, bonded and insured.
In addition http://www.Undertool.co.uk has a rating system, which gives customers a picture of how well a service provider has performed in previous jobs. If the user wishes to, they can restrict a job offer only to bidders above a certain level, e.g. only service providers of gold status and higher. And finally, unlike Ebay, a contractor does not get paid in advance, but only after completion of the job. For the user there is practically no risk involved. Placing an ad is completely free and it is even possible to just place a non-binding estimate request.
Will this mean the end of fair pay for tradespeople?
Undertool is a great way for businesses to increase revenue and enlarge their customer base. Undertool saves the company money by taking the contractor straight to the customer demand, thus helping to decrease the time and resources needed to generate new business leads. Contractors and service providers are in competition with each other in order to get a contract – but a job well done could easily result in further job requests from the same customer and will provide positive ratings. Undertool helps both customers and service providers to achieve the results they want.
Undertool.co.uk spokesperson Jürgen Bauer is in high spirits about the launch of http://undertool.co.uk in Britain:
"Undertool.co.uk is the first auction portal for contracts with trade as well as with service firms. Other than with Ebay, bids don't go up, but down. Less is more here. I am thrilled to bring this concept that has been so successful in Germany to the United Kingdom. I believe that in these economically challenging times it can help with getting things done while saving money at the same time."
