What is a fair fee for a recorded phone shop that will take anywhere from 30 to 50 minutes to complete?

Anyone have any ideas to what a fair fee would be for a recorded shop with estimated time on the phone 30 to 50 minutes then reporting. Shop instructions are VERY detailed- over 15 pages of shop notes regrading what to ask. Scenario required is a bit strange and complicated.

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$50
But, it's a phone shop so it probably pays $5-10.
So, I would scroll on by.
I'd take into account taking 45 minutes to read through the instructions.

$40-50 doesn't seem bad. You're taking about 2 hours to do the shop.
how long is the report, yes or no or narrative? important lol

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@BarefootBliss wrote:

how long is the report, yes or no or narrative? important lol
True, I presume a recorded call means they don't need your help transcribing and summarizing but I could be wrong about that.
Probably $25 will get desperate people to do it.

I’d hold out for $50 though.
The call itself has a strange scenario which may result in the company being called questioning the veracity of the inquiry. It involves calling a company in one state to inquire about services in 2 other states in a very strange scenario. I suspect that the company being called may come to conclude that the caller is not really a potential customer but a shopper which makes it a bit strange. No actual person seeking these services would present such a weird scenario which makes it very difficult to pull off- and the $25 fee is a joke if you ask me.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/14/2025 05:59PM by Fatlady.
I'd walk away if it weren't at least $75. I've already done a bunch of recorded phone shops and read enough in the comments to know its going to be a headache, and likely require a lot of documentation with 15 pages of guidelines, back and forth with editors with the possibility of a pay decline for an honest omission...

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/15/2025 12:07AM by SBP.
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