Will depressed economy depress escort prices?

[Guest DCescortBOY]

why the fucked-up contractions?

 

 

>Relax Deej. It's a joke. I

>didn't expect you to understand

>and if it doesn't warrant

>a response from you, why

>did you respond? I

>realize your'e a moderator on

>this board but that doesn't

>give you a right to

>personally attack people. Do

>you think it is ethical

>for a moderator who censors

>responses to do so much

>posting and critical analysis of

>those posts? I mean

>check it out, I post

>at 12:04 P.M., you censor

>it and then you respond

>by 12:19 p.m.. Your'e

>quick; you must be siting

>on that computer waiting to

>respond. Do you do

>anything besides promoting prostitiution?

>I know your response will

>be your traditional vitriol; its

>what your'e really good at.

>

[eastbayguy]

>The economy (and most especially

>the market) sucks. Am

>I the only one that

>thinks that $200-300 should buy

>more than an hour (tick/tock)

>with an escort? And then

>there are the $1000 overnighters.

 

A relatively well known, perhaps even infamous escort lives here in the same town I do. His rates are very high, and he tends to be booked very far in advance. We've e-mailed a few times, but never been able to work out a meeting due to scheduling problems. One night, I bought him a drink and we chatted in a local gay bar, but he was there to meet a client. There are a large number of just glowing reviews of this escort posted on this site.

 

Since the 11th, this escort and I have gotten together locally a few times. At prices I can only describe as "aggressive". During these times of economic crisis, the need for cash continues. The escort e-mailed me to let me know of his availability and interest. A pricing proposal was included which I found more than acceptable.

 

Even during times of economic crisis, all of us have expenses, which continue. Jobs are not plentiful right now. Even if one were to want to abandon escorting, there are few choices for high paying jobs. Most escorts seem to live rather well, have very leveraged lifestyles, and thus need regular infusions of cash.

 

So, while there may be exceptions, my prediction is that prices will come down. In my own experience, prices are already dropping. We have not hit bottom in this economy yet. I predict the DJIA will hit 7,000 and the NASDAQ 1,000 or worse before it turns. There will likely be a year or more of downward spiral before the economy hits the bottom. We have not seen the end of terror attacks on the nation. All of this does not bode well for those who make a living in entertainment, travel or whatever you might wish to call it.

 

Based on my own observations and e-mail, business is clearly on the decline in the escort field right now. Some escorts I have not heard from in ages have e-mailed me seeking appointments. In several years of using the services of escorts, this is a definite first. From what I've heard, business is worse in the west than in the east.

 

No disparagement or disrespect meant or intended toward escorts here at all. Just reporting some facts and making a humble prediction. As patriotic Americans, we all need to do our part to "stimulate" the economy.

 

--EBG

[Guest DCescortBOY]

you take the actions of one desperate whore to be representative of all escorts?

 

oh by the way, there will be a SLIGHT price increase when my revamped site goes up.

[Bilbo]

Actually, Deej, I just saw today that the callgirls of Amsterdam are getting unionized.

[Bilbo]

There is still a pandemic going on out there. Does anyone really want escorts to begin to depend on higher turnovers, um, more clients per week?

And, unfortunately, it is not just as Americans that we need to fight this budgetary thingy, but as citizens of the world! I know that everyone is saying that SwissAir went under because of problems with the banks, but I'm sure that 9/11 had something to do with it. Oops - perhaps wrong section of threads.

[Guest]

Most of the responses I've read so far have focused on the demand part of the equation--that is, will there be enough clients with enough money? Another force which may bring prices down is the supply side. As flight attendants and others get laid off, they may want to go into escorting, either in the short or long term. If I see two escorts I'm thinking of hiring, and one charges $100 and the other $200, who am I going to try to hire first?

[Guest cp8036]

Point well taken about new entrants. Afterall, there are not barriers to entry. Restaurants are suffering as well, so lots of waitstaff may switch jobs.

 

Choice between $100 vs. $200 assumes both are of equal "quality". Once I faced choice between two guys... both close in age and other stats. Rates were $50.00 apart. Spoke to both, but went with the higher priced one. Kinda scared if something/someone is priced bit too low.

[ServeUncutUncle]

To look at an example of success during times of hardship go to http://www.Iflyswa.com SouthWest Airlines have cut their prices almost in half and changed the 7 days advance purchase requirment to 3 Days and have no stupid Saturday night stay restriction. This is obviously working as they appear to be the only airline not reducing schedules. So reducing prices and relaxing demands is the sensible way to survive. There are of course some Airlines mainly in Europe who are holding their prices firm and even adding an Insurance surcharge, incidently they were going into Bankruptcy protection at the rate of one a day last week.

[Guest IM_Moore]

>you're kidding, right?

>if anything, it will cause me

>to raise my prices. i've

>got to live, too.

>AMEX isn't saying "don't bother paying

>us; we know the economy

>sucks."

I find the above statement not really thought to conclusion.

 

OK, if I have to pay my AMEX bill instead of hiring you DC then that is one client you have lost. If two clients need to make that choice or three then it starts to have an impact on your ability to pay your AMEX bill. If escorting is your main source of income then you will be forced to make a rate adjustment or seek another source to replace the income you might lose.

 

Personally I do not feel we are at that point yet. Things are tight yet not workable. With the holiday season coming soon and should we witness other downturns in the economy you (and all escorts) will be confronted with making a decision about the fee you charge.

[Bilbo]

Including the possibility of sales - The escort could offer a certain amount off or announce a discounted price, thus making it clear that his regular price remains higher and will be back in effect as soon as he feels the recession is over, which might cause less loss of pride on the escort's part and less bad feelings on the client's part when the price is reinstituted, rather than raised abruptly.

[Guest]

>To look at an example of

>success during times of hardship

>go to http://www.Iflyswa.com SouthWest

>Airlines have cut their prices

>almost in half and changed

>the 7 days advance purchase

>requirment to 3 Days and

>have no stupid Saturday night

>stay restriction. This is obviously

>working as they appear to

>be the only airline not

>reducing schedules. So reducing prices

>and relaxing demands is the

>sensible way to survive.

 

So can I look forward to half-price escorts, even on Saturday nights?

[+ bigjoey]

most escorts give a break for a "saturday night layover". it has always been cheaper per hour to hire for an overnight or weekend. if things do get hard (financially as hopefully most are hard in good times), escorts could keep their hourly price where it is but offer much reduced rates for the second or third hour (some do now). this would be a way to pick up marginal income in slow times. escorts are like airlines in that what they are selling (time) has a zero value if it goes unsold. my guess is that at a minimun, prices will not go up due to classic supply (increase) and demand (decrease) as written in other posts. the only exception will be the very top of the market.