Gabriel, I tried to look up your rating on the USCF website but could not find any players named Gabriel Alexander. Are you listed under an alternate name? (The only player on the FIDE website who had a similar name was rated over 2000. I assume that is not you?)
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I don't know if the OP is real or a fraud or whatever, but I'd like to know where he gets his price assumptions from. Because I am a Candidate Master who charges $100 per hour...and gets results.
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He has been putting his ad in various threads, advertising his services. This is considered spamming, and I have reported him.
It looks like he opened his account today, and I suspect it will be shut down today.
AKAL1 wrote:
Most CMs are cheaper than you; as for results, cannot say
That's quite okay. Everyone should charge what they are worth.
Jul 30, 2014
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TheActiveKnight wrote:
Hiring a GM-$70---Hiring a NM-$50---Hiring Me-$10 Im rated high enough(1820) to coach anyone from Beginner to 1400. I love Kids, I love to Teach, and I look forward to playing Chess with you. If your interested please send me an email at theactiveknight@gmail.com
And to all the trolls that are going to respond to this post, have a nice day :)
There are plenty of "red flags" per the original post.
So I should pay people to take lessons from me......
Jul 30, 2014
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Samsch wrote:
Andre_Harding wrote:
I don't know if the OP is real or a fraud or whatever, but I'd like to know where he gets his price assumptions from. Because I am a Candidate Master who charges $100 per hour...and gets results.
That is a ridiculous amount of money...even some GMs cost less than that. I have an IM coach who charges 70$ for 90 minutes, which is pretty reasonable.
Also, are you a USCF CM, or a FIDE CM?
Why is that a ridiculous amount of money? What do you do for a living, and how much do you earn?
Edit: I see that you are only 12...never mind! But remember, if this is someone's full-time job, they would be able to acutally coach at MOST 1,000 hours per year. Ask your parents how easy it would be to live on $50,000/year, ($50/coaching hour).
There is no such thing as USCF CM.
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Scottrf wrote:
There is no such thing as USCF CM.
The USCF introduced "Candidate Master" as a norm to achieve a few years back.
So here for the details.
Samsch wrote:
Andre_Harding wrote:
I don't know if the OP is real or a fraud or whatever, but I'd like to know where he gets his price assumptions from. Because I am a Candidate Master who charges $100 per hour...and gets results.
That is a ridiculous amount of money...even some GMs cost less than that. I have an IM coach who charges 70$ for 90 minutes, which is pretty reasonable.
Also, are you a USCF CM, or a FIDE CM?
A professional has the right to charge whatever they feel is appropriate for their services. Either people will pay for those services at their price point, or they won't.
I wish you luck in your quest for improvement with your chosen coach.
I am a USCF CM (and FIDE National Instructor).
Wow so 2000 to 2200 USCF and charging $100 an hour. That's...different.
Hiring a GM-$70---Hiring a NM-$50---Hiring Me-$10 Im rated high enough(1820) to coach anyone from Beginner to 1400. I love working with Kids, I love to Teach, and I look forward to playing Chess with you. If your interested please send me an email at theactiveknight@gmail.com
And to all the trolls that are going to respond to this post, have a nice day :)