The accountability you mention is on you, and not the ladies.
Originally Posted by pyramider
Can you find any other business model where that applies as you describe?
I mean it really is not even a discussion so I won't dive into it on any real level but I will offer that my discussion of scammers is not so much from having been snookered though it has happened the frequency for me is quite low. That does not mean I have not avoided a considerable number of attempts and for sure have heard from many people on the $$$ side of this hobby who have been I do try and learn from examples both good and bad.
One significant difference with giving a deposit here vs putting money down to hold a product at Best Buy is the lack of legal remedy. Pretty sure nobody is going to give you hooker session store credit for next time right?
At no point is the accountability solely on the person funding the encounter. Period.