Don't get me wrong, I get these calls too from time to time, as do some of my dj friends. 90% of them will all end up wanting to spend between $350 and $750... usually because "it's just a small event" or "we don't need anything special". Other dj's are more than happy to book them, so they'll always get a bite... as for me... 9/10 of the time I'm booked so I don't even entertain it. For the 1/10 if the times I am available., I'll say my price is normally $2000 and up, but I can give a $500 discount... to which I get the whole "we weren't looking to spend that much". Those inquiries typically are not coming in from any sort of legit research. Meaning they could care less who they're getting, as long as they're available and it fits the budget. I often ask how'd they find me, and it's either they just did a search for dj's in the area (meaning nothing specific) or someone mentioned my name (which means they did no research as they'd know I'd be higher priced). This happens to me for weddings, sweet 16's, brithday parties, anniversarys... everything across the board. It's just the type of buyer that they are for this particular item.