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There are some cases where the reputation gained from a quest can be avoided by evil characters. Sometimes it is just that you don't get the rep. point because you were always pestering the locals about getting paid for your help. I think I was able to avoid about half the reputation points in Trademeet this way, without taking any of the "evil" paths to complete the quests.
Also, you can roleplay an evil character with a pretty high rep. Going to 18+ will give you problems with unhappy NPCs, but you can go up to the mid teens without problems. This can make sense from an RP perspective as well...evil characters who want people to cooperate, give them deals at the shops, and not suspect them when they find their gems missing, would be cunning to publicly act as a hero. That way, even if you rob them blind, they would never believe that their hero did it.
--Don't we all know of politicians who do their utmost to keep their good reputation, but whose alignment is definitely not on the good end of the spectrum?
When I play an evil character, I allow them to take into account the benefits of good P.R. when deciding on quests.
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"Many are my names in many countries. Mithrandir among the Elves, Tharkun to the Dwarves; Olorin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten, in the South Incanus, in the North Gandalf; to the East I go not"
--The Two Towers
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