I know Backpage is a crapshoot.  Yet every time I see the pics I really want to try and hope she's for real.  Is Eros any more reliable, or just more of the same?  I find that on both sites few that are advertising have a review, so I don't know whether it is worth taking a chance on an Eros ad.

In the alternative, any TS girls in the DC area want to prove to me they are for real?

Those sites are for the lazy or the adventurous.

I guess they do serve a purpose however, they keep LE focus and provide enough arrest victims
for them to say that they are doing their job..

You will be lucky if getting scammed is only bad thing that happens to you!

Given the relative paucity of reviews of TS girls compared to the number of girls advertising themselves, should I assume that the unreviewed are generally scams of some kind or is it possible that there could be an undiscovered or new diamond in the rough out there?

I have found that EROS is a lot more reliable than Backpage, however it too has flaws. My policy is I never visit a provider unless they have several reviews here on TER....PERIOD! Even negative reviews can provide a wealth of information. This is by far your best source for weeding out the fakes, switches, and scams.

What's up with the preponderance of TS ads on BP?  It's all trannies and hoodrats, now lol (not my cup of tea- not judging, just noting a trend)

I completely agree with everything Fitz said. In my experience Eros is more reliable, but even then I would not see a provider from an Eros ad who does not have positive TER ratings.