Oomis, you have a right to ask for their fee up front, but you do not have a right to bend the halacha to your wishes, and according to halacha, they are not obligated to tell you their fee in advance. “
DY, would you hire a contractor under the same premise? I do not advocate bending the Halacha to suit my wishes, but I think there is an inyan of gneivas daas when you are not told in advance what to reasonably expect. A shadchan could charge ANYTHING then, after the fact. Who hires someone without some reasonable expectation of what it will cost him? And what reputable person in any other field does not state from the outset what to expect to be charging the person hiring him? I never heard of such a thing. Is it ok to do that just because it is a SHADCHAN????
And AZ, if you only found ONE error in my post, I am already ahead of the game!!! 🙂