This appears to be working so far.<p>One sample doesn&#x27;t really establish a &quot;market rate&quot; yet, so I don&#x27;t worry about the seller not being motivated by financial profit motive. Sometimes the value provided to the seller goes beyond the financial payment. 18F gets a good deal here because of the intangibles they have to offer.<p>If they put out more projects than the amount of work people are willing to do at the &quot;$1 volunteer&quot; or &quot;$1 build my portfolio&quot; rate, then the price should go up. How deep is this pool? I guess they will find out.<p>The big challenge, I think, will be if bad actors start coming in and making crazy bids and then doing sloppy work. Time will tell.<p>I&#x27;m excited to see how this develops.