re: Big commission piece coming my way

I feel you guys, i hate going thru the process of drawing, designing, and quoting, only to get an “i will let you know”. I think i undercharge for my work, but as many of you put it, common folk do not know what it takes. What really gets to me is once, when i started offering my services a lady in m neighborhood wanted a farm table, i messaged her and said i could build it for her.I tried that “whats your budget” i think she felt i was trying to take advantage of her. I thought to my self 3-4 hundred seems fair. There is another guy in my neighborhood, i do not want to call him a wood worker because this guy builds stuff on his garage floor. Anyhow, he quoted her a price and and i guess she went with it, probably with the mindset that me asking her budget was me trying to take advantage. Anyhow he made her the table charged her 800, and then posted a video on youtube for how to build a farmhouse table for under $100. I think about it and shake my head, i feel bad for her because the table is very plain. As i do this more and more i post stuff to my facebook and im sure shes sees it, i hope shes kicking her self. LOL.