A humble opinion from an outsider.

Firstly, Pheelyks is not a poor writer. In fact he is an eloquent writer.

I am surprised he tolerated that amount of grief with a client. What you have to understand is that no professional business person is interested in engaging in battles with a client. Too much effort, too many egos, and too little rewards.

Try not to expect too much. Be realistic when you are engaging someone else to ghostwrite for you.

You mentioned money. Were you paying him a $100 dollars per hour? or $70? $80? because writers are professional skilled people, just like artists, doctors, lawyers etc . I hired a plumber the other day for a job-his rate was $60.00 per hour. I didn't blink an eyelid when I found out the rest were charging 70.00 dollars per hour. Also, when I have hired graphic designers in the past to work with me on design jobs, the average rate over here is anything from $70.00 per hour to $150.00.

I don't know about you but I put writers in the same category. The reality is this: pheelyks is doing a lot of students a massive favour- he could charge three times as much but he doesn't-why? because at the end of the day he is a decent guy.

Now I think if you expect more in the future, you will have to be prepared to pay more. I suggest to avoid this happening again, make sure you negotiate with the writer, the rules of engagement, before you hire him or her. He or she may not want to do the job if your brief doesn't fit in with the services they are offering.

Please note my comments are not meant as a criticism to you personally.

I've read his work. I disagree with your marker. Now, maybe the real reason you were marked down is because he suspected it wasn't your work, but he couldn't prove it. But what he did have the power to do was to mark it down. I could be wrong....Bear in mind too that Universities are commercially driven (yes indeed) and many rely on foreign students to top up their income.

As for hiring a writer, I understand even those with the highest ethical standards are human...and situations can arise where one needs a bit of temporary assistance once in a while...

Try to write the next one yourself. Then pass it onto a writer to proofread, that alone will make a world of difference to the presentation of your essay, which translates to extra marks. Plus your lecturer will appreciate it.

Those are my thoughts. All the best.