The new policy is not reasonable to shoppers who travel a lot. I might do a shop for MF for their stated rate because I want a free lunch while doing work in that city/town for another MSC. All this is fine, if I am headed that way. But If I am not headed that way, it is a different story.
There IS a job posted on the board in my area with a fee of $12 and reimbursement on it. I got a call today from a scheduler offering me $10 to do the shop. I hung up on him. Before the call came through, I received a Samantha posting for that job for $22, which I passed on because the road is closed between my house and that city, and I would have to drive an addition 10 miles on old back gravel roads at 25 mph, or drive an additional 10-15 miles further to stay on pavement. That just isn't worth the $22... let alone the insult of $10 when the job is posted a $12 on the forum.
I did the same job last month when a scheduler called me last minute, and I did the shop for $40 and as a drive thru.
$10 ... no...
$12... no...
$22... no...
$40... maybe...
The job isn't posted as make an offer, but when it is... I will ask for $40... after all the road is closed.. enough justification for me to leave my parked car in the driveway.