As Cate suggested, prescreening can help.  So can keeping handy the numbers of girls you know are often available on short notice.

Gentleman,the reason I'm posting this is as a cautionary note,especially for the younger men (I'm 52).These reviews are a good guide,generally,to who's out there & available,& what they're like,but,they're not foolproof.You can still get burned.A couple of years ago,I saw a beautiful black girl in Bloomington,hot reviews,all 9s & 10s,& she treated me like I was some punk off the street.No hug,no kiss,nothing.All downhill.$300.00 that I might as well have flushed down the toilet.After that,she posted some nasty,totally false things about me,just for revenge,because I posted an honest review about her.I learned a hard lesson,enter at your own risk.Always.Also,as far as the BP girls,this TOFFT business-it's your choice,but,when they have no reviews at all,trust me on this one,more often than not,you'll get burned.Most of these girls have only one goal,which is to rob you.A simple fact of life.You can heed my words,or ignore me,that's up to you.There are some sweet,beautiful girls,so,if you find one,keep seeing that one.Don't shop around,boys.You'll be sorry.

I don't know exactly how many girls I've seen with zero reviews but it has been a small handful. I've also seen more BP/craigslist type girls than non BP girls and I admit my track record isn't stellar. I've also seen quite a few with below par performance but a blatant rip off only once. I take that back, twice.

One gal after a $150 nothing massage wanted an extra $400 for what, I never found out, I left. Another gal got $100 from me for the room and then disappeared.

My point is that while you give good advice, I think the percentages are more like 80/20 (ok/robbers) than less than 40/60("more often than not"). Nitpicking I know.

The excuse that I use for my poor track record is that my trips to the cities are almost always a spur of the moment decision. This precludes me from making plans so its more who answers their phone. I'm trying to improve on my selections.

The door swings both ways. I met a girl that got so-so reviews on an impulse because I got NCNS'ed by someone else with good reviews and I wasn't going to let it ruin my day. We became fuck buddies for several months afterward and I'd still be seeing her if she hadn't retired.

Beware the ones that advertise repeatedly with few or no reviews, or especially mixed reviews. I agree that TOFFT is like Russian Roulette but if no one ever does it TER would dry right up.

You wrote:

"The excuse that I use for my poor track record is that my trips to the cities are almost always a spur of the moment decision. This precludes me from making plans so its more who answers their phone. I'm trying to improve on my selections."

And to the OP too......get pre-approved with a reputable provider that you like.  Spur of the moment requests are a pain, but the probability of netting a happy ending with a simple phone call will increase almost exponentially.

And by the way......I advertise on BP now and again.  So do some of my friends.  For me....screening becomes more paramount and involves a lot more time.  There are MANY hobbyists who just don't know about TER, P411, etc..  We all start somewhere.  Just so you know....the ratio of success versus failures of appointments from BP is about 25:1 success with me anyway.  Advertising on BP is a PITA gamble.  Lots of variables involved with that.  Perhaps a separate thread?

I knew a provider who got a TER review which indicated a service she stated she never provided.  She was able to figure out who the reviewer was and tracked the him down and made his life a living hell for about a week.  The guy had to go thru TER admin and have the review removed. She threatened to contact his wife and employer and it was pretty easy to figure this out when she got his name and cell #.  So whats my point?  Dont assume youre anonymous when you post reviews and there can serious blowback if you fuck with someone's income stream.

Short notice is almost always the best for me (for different reasons) and I would have little or no luck getting the type of appointment I want without it. I'm with P411; they seem to be the most popular in this city.