I see more $260-280 now.  Many guys in LA think it is cool to show off themselves by paying more and tripping therefore $300 could be the norm in the near future.  

Normally, the standard fee is split between the house and the hostess. I don't know the West Coast. Is 100 house / 160 hostess about right? 50/50?  ANYTHING MORE GOES SOLELY TO THE HOSTESS. I'm sure that some of them blab about big tips, but it's really nobody else's (house, co-workers) business.  
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Let's ASSUME 50/50 for this example. If the girls know that the guy is willing to part with three bills and the regular fee is 260, that means she gets 130 (fee) + 40 (tip) = 170; house gets 130 (fee). If the house decides to raise the fee to 300, maybe the guys won't come as often and won't be inclined to tip, at least for a while after the increase.  So the guy still drops 3 bills but now she only gets 150 and the house gets 150.  It is in the interest of the hostess to keep the traffic high, the split-fee low and the tips high (by providing great service).  
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If the hostesses are blabbing to the house that the guys are tipping big and are always willing to pay more (at least as a tip), then they could be screwing with their own income if the house raises the fee and lowers the tips and lowers the traffic.
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I nominated myself to the Nobel Foundation for the Economics Prize for that analysis. I hope they have PM and can let me know of their decision.

I signed up for some korean ho sites and checking the prices in korea the US owners seem to be reflecting the prices in korea.  some in korea are charging higher in the 300-350 range for 2shots with model type chicks especially in the hi end incall areas in Seoul like Gangam where the hot chicks work at.  And prices even go higher if you add side menu items.  Like  cim, cum on the face, or anal is like 10 to 30 bucks etc!  Shit some chicks have ad post saying 30 bucks extra if want to see her.  Its like ordering some pizza with extra toppings!  Wtf!!  Again i keep telling you guys us Us guys are lucky with the servie were getting with none of these extra side menu charges Bs.

I always tip.  I tip so that the lady remembers me, I tip so that maybe the MMS forgets my name if LE calls.  Sorry to AP, but if I have an extra 20 or 40 to throw around, maybe up your game.  You might have something else to offer, but at the end of the day, money talk.  260, 280, 300 to fuck a nice hottie.  Keep it in perspective.  It’s money well spent.

I don't know how many of you guys are wealthy types, but there are many current clients who are not exactly loaded.   $300 rate will certainly make many guys think harder about their hobbying frequencies.  Guys dont tip in Korea and rarely in Bay Area and they pay less already.  Norcal guys were successful in balking $250 instead of $200 before. Just wanted to let guys know the recent trend of going north of $250 and possibility of $300 being the norm soon.  

There are many options. Each of us is free to vote with our feet and our wallets. The bookers are not stupid. I'm sure they understand the elasticity of this supply/ demand equation. Many of us pay more for a "VIP" provider.

The local K agency near me nearly priced themselves out of my rotation when they upped their donation to 250/hr a few years ago. They were at 200/hr before that and I used them a couple times a month @200/hr. Right now @250/hr I only see a gal there about once every six months just to "maintain my account" in the event I loose my current Thai connections or I spot a super petite hottie there that I just MUST have.  Why?  because I have two Thai agencies I have been visiting for many years who are still at 180/200/hr.  I find Thai women very attractive as well as K-Girls so this works in my favor.  The service at my #2 Thai place @200/hr is always equal to the K-agency, and on occasion even better, the service at my #1 Thai place @180/hr beats them both in service nearly EVERY VISIT with the exception of the occasional dud gal they have.  At my #1 Thai place I even get duo's for 300-320/hr depending on availability and how mamasan feels.  Sometimes when I call mamasan and make an appointment she will just out of the blue offer me 20 bucks off saying it's her treat!  I do tip the gals that really blow me away and I make it a point to see every time they come to town, but I don't tip the average gals.  If I like them I keep seeing them and the more I see them the more they up their game and the more likely I am to tip them.  

Good point each of us free to vote our feet and our wallets.Bookers not stupid.

because there is too much supply and competition. And I believe that increasing prices 10% will cause them to lose more than 10% of their customers. This does not apply to the most popular girls though.

Though I hope that the price increase keeps the vermin from the STD site away.  Just reading their discussion on how to avoid STDs scares the hell out of me.

Someone did a rough estimate on the finances of the NYC non-GFE AMPs (before they were busted).  This is from memory, so numbers could be off.
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Monthly rent for commercial space; amortized cost of renovations, furniture, etc.; monthly phone and internet; monthly ads; other fixed costs; .... I think it was estimated that they only have to bring in ~15-20 customers for the house to make their costs.  Everything beyond that is gravy. (That number seems incredibly low. I think the post is on here someplace.)

So based on your math we should average the per k-doll is 25,000.00 And you feel the rate is 220.00 per hour. The agency get half so the girl and agency split at 110.00 per hour.

Most K-girls average around +5 a day might go up a client or two if they're motivated.  They don't work four weeks out of the month, about 2 1/2 to 3 weeks.  We forget this is a TOUGH job.  Seriously, read the reviews, look what the girls are doing, and go from there.  Would you do what they do for a $150 bucks an hour?  Hey lick my butt, I'll give you $150.  Would you do it?

The price increase is more likely put up as a deterrence for the cheap undesirables. Again even at 280-300 the top girls in LA gets booked full in the first hour of open booking. Sure we see some copycats and baits hiking up their prices as well, but remember what happened last year around winter time -- too much bs for people to handle.

no. My estimate is based on 3-4 clients per day, working 25 days a month at $250/hour.

I discussed with an Asian indie girl last year who looks pretty hot and got decent reviews and advertised on cityvibe, and she told me she only gets 3-4 appointments per day on average working the whole day, so that's what I based my estimate on.

I was around, but I don't remember. What happened?
Seemed like business as usual

You don't have to set up an appointment in days advance and many options in your surrounding area.  What if kGirls are $300hr? Will you guys stop seeing them?

$50 do add up which means one can get an extra session every five times  @ $250 vs @$300.  It would not make much difference for guys who are wealthy vs guys who are more or less middle class.  

It seems to me that the “standard” k-girl rate in LA has been $250 for several years now. Seeing rates creep to $260 or $270 only represents a few percentage points a year which barely keeps up with inflation! I hope my compensation can keep that pace of growth as well. As for tips, I tip my regulars 20% and others 5-15% depending on service and effort - fair enough?

The LA rate has been 250 since 2005, which is when the k-girl aamp began building up.  In 2004 there where just a few K-girls doing the aamp thing and they were 300.