It's not unusual to convey an unintended 'tone' in a message, and certainly not unsual for members' opinions to clash. This is particulary prevalent within videoforums as frequently there really isn't a 'wrong' or 'right' answer, just somebody's (well informed) opinion. Our members are passionate about their subject and their work. So passionate that they donate their time and experience to help others on the forums. If you put this all together, you sometimes get a thread that steers away from where the original poster intended. The bottom line is that we're all here to help, but there's certain things we'd be foolish to give away for free (and the ultimate bottom line is that you can't buy talent).
The industry lends itself well to arrogance. You're as good as you say you are - and you better be as good as you say are if you want to keep the client. Someone told me a few months ago that they'll always hire someone who knows they're good over someone that thinks they are.
Should you have taken the job? Well, forgetting the emotive argument of price dumping, you should consider the risk involved to your reputation. Get the live gigs screwed up (a small part of the contract from what you say) and you potentially lose the client. Perhaps a more efficient way to work would be to outsource this particular part of the job to an experienced hand such as Turn Media. I'm sure you'd be able to expand your knowledge through this, and you'd both profit. It's a far more pragmatic approach.
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