Team I am seeing some ads with price cuts. Things such as $50 for 20 minutes, $100 for 1 hour, and/or $200/2 hours, willing negotiate.  I am seeing this in the DC region. Are you all seeing this in other parts of country ?

Area..two years ago, I could double or triple that in just a few incall appointments. Now, I am lucky if I break even. For a rapid growing reputable town, It's not very Hobby friendly anymore. Locals devour on the 40, 60, 80, and 100 gals.

...there's a lot of that foolishness going on here in Atlanta, too, which is why I travel!

Here in San Diego you will get the dregs at those rates. If you're cool with that, knock yourself out.

$100 in LA gets you nasty ass girls with poor hygiene and physique.
that's overpriced for a quick fuck.

Most these grils need the cash and don't have a good coach but some will preformed well since there don't care just love sex others will rip you off. This is my fetish reasonably  twenty min should be about 80 a half hour should be a 120. I found paying for more time don't get you more there a once and done grils. If she has good  reviews her price may still cheep just have to do you homework.

Lets take someone making $100,000 in my region in year 2000. In today's terms with inflation in health insurance, rent/mortgage, groceries, retirement contributions,  transportation/new cars and other costs that same salary equivalent would have to be $160,000 a year.  

It's not all THAT bad!  You need to know what to look for in order to weed out the fake ads or the scams.  Occasionally a popular provider will drop an add on BP if she is traveling.

not all BP girls are trash hoes.  do some research and you will find some quality pussy (especially black) for a good price

accurate comments about price point on this board, from either hobbyists or providers.  Hurts a provider's business/image and a hobbyist's machismo.  You will also not get any "unbiased" input about Backpage here.

very disappointing providers at much higher price points who are legends in their own minds.  Just as "beauty lies in the eye of the beholder" so does one's opinion on a lady's desirability.

in town.  As for price drops I've noticed that as soon as several K-girls move into the area the prices drop.

If at all, I rather just find ladies IRL, and go from there.

Who sees the ladies on BP, that look like SW rejects, like the obvious drug addicts

Their prices never seem to go up or down.  Plus they have different providers who come in to town to keep your interest up.

The best time to plan touring trips are every 4 months. Those months are March, June, Sept, and Dec. Dec is good because guys get Christmas bonuses and mutual fund capital gains distributions.  These are the months when dividends are given for stock and mutual funds. For the dc area many government contractors give Christmas bonuses.

Yes some do. There are also good looking street walkers who advertise on BP and have TER reviews, they charge the same prices as they do on BP $100/half hour and $160 - $200 for 1 hour.  

And the one consistency is that it's always the apocalypse for someone. Hobbyists and providers alike tend to always feel something is on the decline. We've got the same basic pillars of want:
 
Money (saved or earned)
Safety
Quality  

The fact someone has reviews, all that proves is someone who knows her, also knows about TER.

But I don't shop BP so I went and did a search. Yup, $200 for 2 hours was the best I saw, but prices are about were they were when I started P4P.  I've often wondered why prices of Charlotte from 200 to 300 to 400 very quickly but income has not.  It's simple economics 101 that prices are set by what the  market will bear. I guess business has been slow at the 300 price on BP.

Not sure why people think BP only has low-quality not reputable $40 and $50 girls. Maybe in some areas but here in Chicago you will find everything from high class reputable and quite pricey all the way down to a $40 special.(note: not knocking anybody if that's what you charge. Do you!) There is some gems on BP, providers and clients. But yes there is a lot of that going on here in Chicago as well. Probably all over.....

LV, your post is honest, not controversial. You don't attack the higher-priced providers, nor do you question that you could theoretically have a great time with them. Unless you do it with your regular handle (true, we don't know what that is, but it seems unlikely), you also don't constantly whine and complain that there are too many high-priced women.

they are not all crack whores, there are some that are here with well over 200 GREAT reviews.......granted there are a LOT of bad ones,  but dont diss them all just because they advertise on BP.

Its usually more mechanical, its usually cbj rather than bbbj, its also generally 7's in appearance (with the odd exception).  Its the "meat and potatos" provider experience for clients.  You get a bj, or you get laid, you leave.  Price and time denote what you get, generally 1/2 hour is bj, 1 hour full sex.  Multiple shots? No way unless you pay for more time.  Once you cum, she leaves, no matter how much "time" you paid for.  Very little gfe unless you get lucky.  Generally no kissing.

While I could technically afford to pay the ~2x/hr rate that an agency or "high end" provider would charge in my area, I tend to stick to independent BP girls.  The thrill of finding someone awesome and a bit UTR, combined with the extra hoops (extra screening, scheduling issues, etc) at the high-end, and the lower price/hr, just means BP is the market for me.

providers I would rate as 5s and if I seen them on BP I would pass.

I think you are being MUCH too generous in regards to some of the shamus who post there.

But I doubt these price breaks include quality of any sort...

I've run into the gambit on BP.  While there are a lot of bad providers and most don't have any reviews, I've come across two ladies that I found on BP that I've got on my ATFs list.  I think it really depends on the area.  We've got BP and some Eros ladies in my area, but that's about it.  Most of the better ladies are touring.

One provider said she wanted "Molly" in her ad in the DC area.

check into a hotel or work from home are on the street. Car dates are very popular and very dangerous. I have never seen that in this area and I've lived here for over thirty years.  Pimps from MA and Conn. have also been active recruiting both girls and boys.  A regular I've seen for a few years is now thinking of moving.

Chances are you are patronizing a drug addict, there's also a good chance you are going to run into a TS or two, and people are lining up to see them.

...there's still verified ladies who use BP with higher rates that don't budge in other areas.  
My rates don't crash when I put up a BP ad.

Although some will say that they are earning more Ms. Rider, you next question would be what are their screening practices and how closely do they screen. Considering that the prices are so low one would wonder or at least assume that the screening process is extremely loose.  With that said, I dare say you get more men from the screening services and those who are participants on the boards.  However your competitor on Backpage would not have any customers who are members of the boards and are totally unsophisticated with respect to how an upscale entertainer like yourself would conduct their business.  Furthermore because of their questionable business practices Backpage providers would not have a network of colleagues of whom they can consult with when discussing whether or not to see a client. As a result of being closed in, they have a Pandora's box of clients some of whom might happen to be members of a local constabulary.  Although you might be taking it on the chin so to speak Ms. Rider, you are better off because you have more control of who you see and because you are on this site and others like it. It also speaks to the fact that you are more highly regarded because your fees are higher and you screen much more thoroughly.

Lately Johns as well.  For the most part I stay away from BP. I never have invited a BP Babe to The Governors Mansion.

Just the other day I saw an ad on BP in A Central VA city for $500,  I thought this must be a joke! Pics of provider indicated that she was not in a special class by herself.

Could be lots of different factors.  My hobbying funds are based on current cash flow.  I reinvest all my dividends and interest in order to build a stronger Net Worth.  I could easily justify spending more $$$$ per month based on my net worth.  If I divulged my actual net worth, most people would assume I have it made!  However we do not know how long we are going to live, if we are going to need long term care etc etc etc.  I just try to have fun 2-3x per month while traveling with nicer mid to upscale ladies in a realistic (market) range.

The OP is a Back Page expert....according to himself on the Maryland and DC boards. Take it for what it is worth though, he hasn't written a review in 3 years.