wow, just a few months ago it seemed so much smaller.

I guess this has to do with the AVN?

Does this work out to the hobbyists advantage or disadvantage?  Would a guy flying into town about now find a buyers marker or a sellers market?  

Maybe there are so many guys in town it's still hard to find a date

It always spikes this time of year but there is an exceptional amount of providers out there now.  I think around 2003'ish going rates were around 300 for good quality, and its gone up to about 400-500 which is just getting too much for average joes.  

My theory is that exhoribtant price increases followed the housing bubble.  As joe six pack saw his home rise dramatically, suddenly he could afford all those wild nights, and hence drove prices up.  

So to answer your question it should be a buyers market but the sellers are still acting like its a  sellers market.  Again, much like the housing market.  My 2 copper.

and they reportedly have somewhere in the area of 150,000 attendees.  AVN Adult Entertainment Expo is bringing another 33,000 attendees over the next few days.  Lots of horny guys out there but I'm guessing most will not do research and take the easy way (agency).

In any case, it's always been a sellers market, otherwise I'd be getting a lot more action for my hard earned cash.

Bob