About Ratings

Both Buyers and Sellers can give and receive ratings. All ratings you receive are averaged to make your overall 4FMV rating.

Sellers’ ID numbers and overall 4FMV ratings are published on the website. As a Buyer, your ratings are seen only by registered Sellers when you shortlist them for a contract.

Star system

As a Buyer, you give and receive 4FMV ratings using our star system.

Excellent

Good

Average

Below Average

Poor

Leaving ratings

When to leave a rating: Hourly Contracts

As a Buyer you are able to leave ratings for a Seller after you have paid the invoice for that Seller’s work. Once you have left your rating, the Seller can leave a rating for you.

Ratings are triggered on a per-invoice basis. This means that for contracts lasting longer than one month, both Buyer and Seller are able to leave 4FMV ratings for each month – or invoice period – of the contract.

This ensures that Sellers on long contracts don’t end up with fewer opportunities to receive ratings.

When to leave a rating: Fixed-Price Contracts

As a Buyer you are able to leave a rating for a Seller after the contract has been completed. Once you have left your rating, the Seller can leave a rating for you.

Making comments

As well as leaving your rating, you can also make brief comments.

Comments should be factual and contain appropriate language. All comments will be monitored before being published to the site.

Your word is final

Consider carefully before you leave a rating as it cannot be edited.

But, if you change your mind about a rating or a comment you have left – or if you want to object to a rating or comment you have received – please contact us: buyers@4fmv.ca

Your Ratings

Your 4FMV homepage displays your overall 4FMV rating. All your ratings – both those you’ve left for Sellers and those you’ve received from them – are shown on your My Ratings page.

On this page you will be able to leave ratings for your contracted Sellers and you’ll see when you’ve received a rating from them.

Last updated: 01-Aug-2011