It seems the range of providers goes from 3/10's to 8/10's . Is it just a question of "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"? Or are men just dumb and don't know the grass is indeed greener on the other side?

makes no sense at all.

$$$ can get you provider that range from bad to good. My question is why do people pick the bad ones when there are good ones available? Is it ignorance, or do people have their own idea of what "good" is?

I don't know where you shop, pal, but 3's aren't even a consideration in my book, and even 8's are pushing it.

Sorry. I'm a vain motherfucker. And if I'm gonna pay for it, you bet your ass Mikey's gonna get his.

Peace!

$$$ can get you anything from bad to good provider. So why do people pick the bad ones when so many good ones are available? Is it ignorance, or because each has their own definition of what "good" is?

"Why is there such wide variance in appearance quality among providers at the $300/hr price point?"

Now aren't you glad you have a such an eloquent mofo like me on the TER boards?  


Anyway, here's my answer to that, although I'm sure johngaltnh has already posted something explaining this using official, academic, microeconomic terminology:

In a nutshell, a woman will not price herself below what she thinks she is worth even though the resulting Revenue (Price * Quantity) established by the intersection of her demand and supply curves is less than what she might hope to make.

YMMV is always the case. I would rather pay $100 for a dud than $400 for a dud. Chemistry is everything IMHO.

I hope that covers it.

Finally, I'm starting to understand this thread!

Now I understand EC 101.

But seriously, why should we be any more astonished (Not surprised, that's when you are encountered unexpectedly.*) that there is a variation in providers at any price range when we see this in the marketplace as a whole.

For toasters to cars, there's Consumer Reports.  For the hobby, there's TER.

*Legend has it that Winston Churchhill was encounterd by a dowager when, at a social function, he was behind a door in the embrace of a young lady.  "I'm surprised!" quoth the dowager.  "No, maam..", said Sir Winston:  "You are astonished.  I am surprised."

There has to be some object relative to the subject.

How about:  "Greet and meat"  8o)

Same guy.

That IF they've researched, they don't put much stock in what they read. AND/OR they like the look of a lady and want to give it a shot.

I've have a quality experience with attractive ladies for $$$... So I sometimes wonder why pay $$$$$-$$$$$$?



HalfHour

It's not so much as what she thinks she's worth as it is what she wants to get, or that she is just not willing to do the deed for less.

Many providers are intellegent, savvy and realistic. But just like the general population, of both men and women, some are just a few licks short of a full pop. I'm amazed at how often a very young provider who can't be attractive in anyone book describes herself a 'gorgeous' 'great body" and thinks she is (as the phrase goes) "all that!"

If a lady thinks that way, in error, she way be likely to overprice herself.

Then again, if you don't try to negotiate her price down (which I NEVER would) you don't know if she sets her price high but takes what she can get, so to speak.



HalfHour

I can't disagree with a word.

Let me give some additional data that would be interesting.

See table below, corresponding to rates and the number of ter-listed providers with those rates. Please note that the peak -- the top of the curve by a huge margin -- is in the $200-$299 range.

A lady who has set her rate at $300 is consciously setting her rate at the top of what I would call the ordinary curve, considering that the rate curve drops very quickly beyond $399.

So the lady is setting her rates at the highest she believes can be supported at $300. This makes perfect sense considering a woman's consideration of her own value.

Of course, some women who start off at $300 will find they can push the rate all the way up to $1000 and beyond; and others will find that they need to drop their rate to a lower one.


100-199: 30525
200-299: 39810
300-399: 20655
400-499: 5550
500-599: 3529
600-699: 1875
700-799: 930
800-899: 735
900-999: 300

I love your screen name!