I still browse CL for fun, but I almost never use it.  Too much false advertising and lots of posts from phone numbers that have no track records anywhere.  

I know that a lot of people knock BP, but personally I find it useful.  It's a mix of good and bad (like anything), but offers plenty enough good to keep me coming back, checking often.

I've had good luck in Craigslist.  Its mostly crap but there are hidden opportunities.  With all the LE activity I'm quite cautious.

In the past when I used it there is less reliability than sticking to well reviewed women here and elsewhere.  I've never had a total ripoff there but definitely some duds.  

If you like more of the hunt / adventure aspect of finding new women it can be fun.

I only used it one time, when I'd been stood up, and decided to let my pecker run away with my wallet. A beautiful young lady showed up at my door, and proceeded to give me my first (and only) lesson in upselling. It turned out to be a 20 minute, $600 lesson. I just chalked it up to part of my education, and haven't been back. Some guys have good luck with it, but I choose not to use it.

almost every time I read about a sting taking place, CL or BP seem to be in the middle of the story some place.  BP is relatively new in comparison to CL so it does not get quite as much bad publicity.

We have actually considered and may start advertising on BP because quite simply, I have spoken to a number of providers that seem to do quite well with it as long as they are willing to sift through all the calls and screen properly!

Plus, BP advertises on TER and TER advertises on BP as well as both advertising in many other places!  There is one thing in life that is always constant and that is "change".