Posted By: mrfrench
Posted By: impposter
I don't have any skin in the (porn star) game, but I am wondering ...
When you deal with the agencies (TLC, HelpUB, PP: see next thread down), I assume you pay the deposit, if any, to the agency. If your scheduled date flakes, I assume the agency does not pay her and will refund the deposit to you. Does that actually happen?
How does the agency confirm whether the date did or did go AWOL? The date could call from anyplace and say, "Yeah, he just got here. I'll call you when he leaves." and get back to her knitting. Of course, the guy would probably call the agency after 10-20 minutes of NCNS and ask what's up.
How does that work?[
I don't pay deposits any more but... if you search through this discussion board for previous discussions about deposits and no shows, you'll find that there are several ladies and agencies who will NOT refund the deposit. They may offer another date or something and, I think more often than not, it's just a loss to the hobbyist. In general, from my own experiences and what I've read here and what I've heard elsewhere: once the money is in their hands, it's gone. There are no refunds. It also doesn't matter whether you are talking about porn stars (and their agencies) or other escort agencies: once they have your money, it's gone. That's the nature of the business.
Now, things *might* be a bit different in those locations (such as Nevada) where prostitution is legal. In those places, you might have some legal recourse to call the police or sue them or something. Because it's a legal business there, you get the same rights in that transaction as you would for any transaction (such as, for example, calling a plumber who doesn't show up but bills you anyway). But, because everywhere else it's illegal, the cops won't help you get your money back, the courts won't help you get your money back and so the more unscrupulous of individuals/agencies will just keep your money and laugh at you when you ask for it back because they know there's not a damn thing you can do about it.
That's one of the reasons I'm glad for sites like this where people can post their experiences and spread the word about ladies who don't show up, the ladies who take your money and say they "have to go out to the car for something" never to be seen again, and unscrupulous agencies that take your money and laugh at you when you ask for it back.
Who are the agencies who will NOT refund the deposit? Some porn star could try to cash and dash you or something.