300 is a throwaway bid, for a chick you could take or leave (then again, why would you bother with that?). If she's reasonably attractive, you need to start at 400, if she's hot 500.
Then again, some chicks get really crazy. This one chick, who evidently has a great bod but doesn't show her face for "professional reasons", winked back at me, after I winked at her. I sent her a msg saying, I didn't reach out because you said you only wanted monthly arrangements. She writes back that she's ok with pay-per-meet for platonic dates (lmao) but needs monthly for intimacy. I say "I hear you, but disagree". Then she comes back that she's ok with intimate pay-per-meet for 2k (lol). Just to feel her out, and because there were some things that made her unique, I counter at 700 if I can get an in-person look first. She says 700 works for platonic date (lmao). I say "I'm not paying that to watch you sip a drink. That's for an intimate date." She said no-way, but still hasn't blocked me yet. She's only been on SA a few weeks and will probably get over her GPS soon enough.
But, they're not all crazy. Had first BCD with a new SB yesterday at 500. Have first BCD with another next week at 600. My current weekly regular is at 600; she's hot.
I took some inspiration from another poster here (who shall remain unnamed, but you will figure it out) and created an alternate profile on WYP for a SD. It's an unpaid account and I made the following changes from my profile details:
1. A little bit shorter
2. A little bit slimmer
3. Higher education degree
4. Different religion (Christian)
5. Lower income ($100-$150k)
6. Different occupation (Accountant vs something like "FinTech Exec" on my primary)
For dating types I only listed:
Sugar Daddy/Sugar Baby
Casual Dating
No Strings Attached
For profile text:
- About me:
Just an average guy looking for an above average date.
- My Ideal First Date:
Dinner, wine and candlelight.
No pics posted - Location in Los Angeles
I've had the profile alive since around Mid-January '17.
Here are some observations about my experience:
1. Location seems to be restricted to more generic areas for unpaid accounts. I tried to list my location in a certain area of the San Fernando Valley but the system would not let me use or even see it listed. Instead it resolved to Los Angeles. Similarly, when I try to search profiles based on my "actual" area I can only see them listed as "Los Angeles". I need to use some deductive process to find profiles near me by sorting by distance and then looking for profiles that are the right numbers of miles from me. I assume if I paid for some credits, this would revert to expected behavior.
2. LOTS of contacts. In the 1st 30 days of creating the profile, I had over 20 winks and offers. Mostly from profiles within a 30 mile radius. I have a total of 42 now (note that 7 of them have been rejected due to profiles that are now inactive, and 2 who withdrew due to no response). I have never responded to any of these. In fact, I cannot decline, counter or make an offer due to (what I assume) is my unpaid status. Note that I have not sent any winks, offers or tagged any favorites - because as an unpaid user, I don't have those functions available.
- More on contacts: The date offers range from $100 to $200 with one outlier at $500 from a profile I have seen many times on my other account. I have also seen many profiles wink or offer at the same time (or close) to a wink or offer on my active profile. So I can conclude that the POT's here are generally casting a wide net when initiating contact by connecting with multiple guys at one time
- More on demographics: Ages range from 20 to 43, with most (about 85%) in mid-to-late 20's.
- Connections: I have had dates with 3 of them through my active profile; one was a no-show-no-call, one resulted in a single BCD date then I bailed, and the third resulted in a 4th SB added to my rotation (26, skinny Asian in nursing school). I have never divulged to them my fake profile.
3. Useful as a double check: I have found that when I get a view, favorite, wink or offer on my "real" profile I can look up the profile 1st on my "fake" profile. I can also look up profiles on the fake side to let me look without the POT knowing it was me. (Since I can't find the SA equivalent setting for "Hide me when I view a profile.") Also useful for looking up profiles for SB's that I can no longer find on my real account. Helps me understand if they are still active, inactive or have blocked me.
Summary:
I am astounded with the volume of "hits" I get, especially with the minimal text in my profile, no pics and relatively low financials stated. Probably a function of the Los Angeles/College-rich market as much as a POT's lack of understanding that a 100k-ish annual salary does not really equal $3k to $5k+ in monthly disposable cash - unless the SD is still living in his parents garage.
Double check: I also have a fake SD profile set up on SA (less favorable physical attributes but higher financial stats) that I use to search for POT SBs. Like you said, I use this profile to see if someone has blocked me or I can use it to go back and look at an SB's profile without them know it was my real profile. OR I can use it to see how often they are on SA (if they are always logged in, etc...). Sounds stalker-ish but it's not lmao. Just a good way to anonymously check on SBs to see what they're up too. It's a good tool to have in the toolbox. Info is power. 💥
I too have a fake profile on SA. It's a modification of my old profile. It contains no verbiage or photos. I get a surprising number of messages and favorites. It's the account I use to do various forms of research, including trying to determine if someone blocked me or really dropped off SA.
Since I've never tried WYP I'm not well versed in how it works. But I gather people there offer certain amount$ for a date. You said most of your respondents offered to date you for $100 to $200. Does that offer imply BCD activity or do they simply expect to receive that much so you can watch them eat dinner?