I am a sales arborist in the DC Metro area I have grown all too accustomed to the status quo set by Service Magic As a credentialed and educated professional in my field it has become quite disturbing to work with the environment that Service Magic has created ie a false sense of qualification of vendors to the consumer I have spoken with many arborists from other firms in our region and all say the same thing This could have been a beneficial service but without demanding proper insurance and credentials from its vendors it simply becomes a means for the unlicensed and uninsured vendors to gain business they are not qualified to perform This also leaves the qualified professionals such as myself without a fair cost comparison to offer our clients The fact of the matter is companies pay tens of thousands of dollars a year for proper insurance not to mention the cost of education to aquire proper credentials Service Magic comes along and opens up an outlet for those who have not performed their due diligence in aquiring these necessary benchmarks to practice their craft to be solicited to the masses as qualified vendors Its a shame and has become a menace to the integrity of my profession and those of us who have worked hard and payed countless dollars to make ourselves a true qualified vendor My hope is that the people at Service Magic make immediate change in their qualification of vendors