To me, this is a business like ANY OTHER BUSINESS. And you know some businesses, like doctors, will charge you if you don't give 24 hours notice. I wish I could do that LOL. Fortunately, the vast majority of men are timely and I have had cancellations, but they were never last minute cancellations. Likewise, if I have to reschedule on the very rare moment that something DID come up, I offer an extra half hour for free to the client for the inconvenience of having to cancel in such a quick way.
Originally Posted by alluringava
Wasn't Pay Pal set up because folks didn't trust each other on internet transactions. If I remember (and I'm real rusty on this) the buyer places the money into Pay Pal who confirms the deposit to the seller. Once the buyer has the merchandise, Pay Pal pays the seller.
I'd hate to see this in the hobby, but it seems like an enterprising lady could set up such a system. Make it clear (like hotels do) if you don't cancel by such and such time, the penalty will be 50% of the donation (hotels charge one night's lodging).
Now, I know the main objection to this system is that Pay Pal will not get involved in any way knowingly with the hobby. But that would prevent some other enterprising entrepreneur from doing so with off shore servers and the like. To me, it seems a natural for P411. They'd, of course, get an "escrow" fee. As a bonus, some of the ladies who do not now belong to P411, or primarily list themselves through other sites might be drawn to P411 as a listing site. The result: more money for P411.
However, I think these things occur or are suggested to Gina on a regular basis, and she declines to do them. I guess she figures if it ain't broke, don't fix it.