can you make the payment guarnteed

I'm going to choose a design from this site - no doubt - given some of the submissions so far. However, I would still like to see more.

i'd love to work on your project. but until you've guaranteed your payment. i simply cannot.

it's not fair that customers here get work for a fraction of traditional market value AND have the right to just walk away if they dont get exactly what they want. too many people put in too much work for that to be fair. the fact that many of them are unqualified to do the work. is one of the gambles you take.

i will promise you this. guaranteed projects get as many as 10x the number of submissions. and generally from the more qualified designers.

I must be missing something. I am going to choose a design as I've already seen two I really like and one was submitted just yesterday. I'm just waiting to get all submissions in so I can make a more informed decision. This is my first time using a site like this, so I may be doing something wrong and giving you all a wrong impression. I've already paid my $$$, so someone is going to get it.

How do I "guarantee" a project?

having only be a contributor, not a "client" i dont know specifically ow to do it. but im sure its either in the admin pages for your project or if not, that customer service can help you.

but with that said. ive been told by two clients in the last couple of weeks that my design was the one they wanted, only to have them cancel and get a refund on their project once it was over. so while i appreciate your sentiment. once bitten, twice shy ; )

again, extending the deadline and guarantying your payment is a SURE FIRE way to make sure you get more submissions.