I don’t agree with that.
Bike repair shop analogy again: the guy in the shop tells his price and it’s up to me to decide whether I want to go with that. I don’t walk into that shop asking if they can repair my bike for $20. I would either end up paying too much, or not be taken seriously.
People should be able to ask for offers without expressing their budget. How much they are willing to pay is not relevant, it’s about how much it will cost to get the job done. And that is decided by the offers they will get. The indication of value will not need to come from the asking party initially.
I think we’re deviating from the issue. The issue is not whether we can take people posting in marketplace seriously. We should. Even if they don’t have much to spend - there will often be people willing to do the job for a small sum.
The issue is how Marketplace topics are turned into Support over and over again.