There are a lot of uninformed consumers in the Hobby as well as most areas: cars, clothes, tools, whatever.
There are some people who do research before they buy a TV, Tennis Racquet or damn near anything;
....then there are the impulse buyers. Sometimes they get lucky and actually find a quality product at a fair price, but I suspect that is not the norm. However if the purchaser doesn't know that I got a nicer hotel room from Hotel.com for 50 for the night where they paid 130, then is there really a problem.
In the SC world I hear all the time about guys who spend 300-500 (along with a 100 bottle of wine and a big tip) for a quickie AND they are very happy.
I suspect there are a lot of guys who frequent the BP/CL world and don't realize there are Boards like this one to help with their buying decisions.
All WE can do is smile and realize informed decisions are usually better.
B
Originally Posted by CivilBarrister
Very well put. I for one am very leery of putting an ad on BP or CL. I actually have found it more productive to just pay a little extra to put an ad on places like Cityvibe, or Eros, or Escorts.com or places as such, in addition to utilizing these review boards or P411. You always have to screen no matter where you advertise, however it does seem BP and CL are more prone to ripp-offs, scam artisits, and possible problem clientle (who may be looking to cause a lady harm), not to mention the cops who tend to target those advertisement venues more often than not with set-ups and stings.