This happens on both sides of the coin. I have trusted TO and been screwed because either the requester turned darkside, had provided a self review, or someone just gave a wonky review (20 minutes for .15 5 out of 5 for pay), etc.Question: Do you ever ignore Turkopticon? Sometimes I shrug and say 'eff it' and take a chance. I find that the TO is not always accurate... someone was just impatient or slow or couldn't fix a link or whatever.
I have found some that are all red and jumped on it and found them to be the hit of the day.
I still recommend reading those TO reviews and focusing on the content more than the ratings. There are definitely some people out there who shouldn't be rating requesters.