I've been in the hobby for about 7 years. For various reasons (primarily NCNS scenarios) I have gone for about 95% travelers or agencies and 5% local providers (probably 65 to 70 total experiences).

My experiences with agencies have been very good. The major agencies have typically delivered on what was offered. There have been times where the pictures provided were obviously a little dated or the girl had changed a little, but no major disappointments and some truly outstanding experiences.

Even when few or no previous reviews were provided when dealing with an agency I basically got what I paid for.

Last week I ran into a situation where I scheduled through an agency for the first time, with a girl who had no prior reviews. The agencies appointment page was very much like another large agencies page and they did have girls with a number of reviews so I figured it was all good.

When I arrived the girl behind the door was not even close to the girl in the pictures on EROS. Upon further review it was obvious that the pictures were TGTBT and I was doing my thinking with "the wrong head".  Have others had similar experiences and is this just a normal pitfall of this hobby, or is this something new from one or a few of what appear to be "reputable" agencies?