Needed an estimate on repair work for roof. Charge...

Needed an estimate on repair work for roof. Charge would be $199 just to obtain an estimate. Seems pretty routine to get multiple bids on jobs without charge. I was told that this ($199) would be deducted from final price.
That math doesn't work out. Overcharging, and then deducting $199 from an inflated bill would be a little too easy.
Guess they didn't want my business.
Won't be dealing with this company again. Found them on web. Lots of fake positive reviews.