One more thought regarding the quality of work for the price of the contest: designs are worth what someone will pay for them, no more and no less. I do think that the designers on this site produce some great work and you end up getting very good value for the money you invest, but if the designs were worth 10 times as much as they're awarded, those designers wouldn't be designing here because they'd be selling their designs to the people who are willing to pay 10 times as much for them.

Just another thought ;)