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If you can't meet the demand, you raise prices. When you can't sell your product, you offer discounts. 101.

The dude has changed so many names, uses ancient pix, and is one of my most awful experiences ever (upcharges, toxic personality, out of shape, meh massage). There are many other threads on him with overwhelmingly negative views, I believe.

Ah, the joys of supersonic travel! I wonder who responds to this kind of obviously bogus ad: Home: Sacramento, CA GPS: Sacramento, CA San Diego, Oct 09 - Oct 11 Palm Springs, Oct 09 - Oct 09 Boston, Oct 09 - Oct 13 Manhattan, Oct 13 - Oct 20 Seattle, Oct 07 - Oct 09 Indianapolis, Oct 08 - Oct 10 https://rentmasseur.com/VeganMan

Same experience with Brad here. I've never tried Alejandro but he used to advertise on rentmasseur as strictly therapeutic, and his rate is consistent with that.

Yeah, the same guy, Chicago has lost several of my favorites recently :-(

Another obvious scam: Nice pix, stats that make no sense (265 lbs. give me a break!), and Indy, Pittsburgh, and Atlanta all at the same time. Yeah, right... https://rentmasseur.com/Nicolasboy

My bad, he lists mobile first, I misread. I still don't see the point, you pay $20 extra only to get frustrated and leave wondering whether more is possible But that's definitely better than $160, which would be outrageous, and yes, some hot guys try to get away with it.

$160 an hour for a massage in which the masseur is not ready to be naked with me is way too much, sorry! Professional therapeutic massage on the next block from where I live costs only $100 an hour. And if it's strictly therapeutic why the fuck would I give a fuck :-) about whether they are cute or "the chemistry?"

WOW, I live in Chicago and I always thought that NYC, Miami, and LA were so much ahead of us as far as the choice of masseurs. I guess I can scratch LA from the list now :-( I am sad to say that Chicago has been feeling unusually wastelandy too! 3 of my favorite masseurs are no longer here, and I don't have a single replacement. Or even a masseur I want to try in order to replace them. I am down to 1.5 regulars, and I've learned my lesson to be picky and careful with the visitors, very few are worth the time and money, so things are pretty grim now. Can't wait to get back to New York!

I hope it goes well, enjoy! Am I the only one whose partaking in massages is limited by the selection of the masseurs? Sure, I splurged while I was getting to know the market, but then I discovered that very few were actually worth it. David moved out of Chicago a while ago, Brad is now gone too, and I don't see Nikola's listing any more, WTF?! :-( I am down to 1-2 guys I want to see, and even them I don't want to see that frequently, and this is Chicago I am talking about. You could say that the market cured my addiction...

It was 1.5-2 years in my case. It happened slowly and “naturally,” as I realized that most new masseurs I was hoping might turn into repeats were disappointments. And when I said I wanted the names, I was also looking for the names of what, or WHO exactly, you are addicted to ?, which is related to the above point, very few guys are worth it.

Come on, guys! All these confessions with no names?! ? As far as the frequency, I think many of us get more massages early on after “discovering” them, but then we calm down a little. I used to get a massage every 1-2 weeks but now I am down to one every 3 or 4 weeks. I’ll splurge 2 a week when I travel to NYC but then in many cities the market is so bad that I’ll often get none, Boston being the latest example. And Montreal is an interesting outlier where I prefer to spend my money on dancers :-) I think I’d get more massages if I lived in NY or Miami, maybe LA, the offer in these cities seems stronger. I like repeats with good masseurs who don’t mind doing my “trickier” areas (I run) and being naked with me, but there is not that many of those, especially not good looking ones that are 5’10” or taller (I am 6’4” and that can be tough for smaller guys). I’ll see a promising visitor who might turn into a repeat but these are mostly disappointments in my experience...

Isn't the rate way too high for strictly therapeutic?

Agressove travel schedule as another bad sign, in addition to the lame $175 rate. Sept. 3 - 5: Saint Louis, MO Sept. 5 - 8: Nashville, TN Sept. 8 - 9: Louisville, KY Sept. 9 - 11: Cincinnati, OH Sept. 11 - 13: Indianapolis, IN Sept. 18 - 21: Raleigh, NC Seriously, I am surprised that there are any takers here.

When constantly changing your name is no longer enough, and you run out of uninformed clients who might go for your service, "extreme prospecting" is the thing to do: Aug. 29 - 31: Cincinnati, OH Aug. 31 - Sept. 1: Lexington, KY Sept. 1 - 3: Nashville, TN Sept. 3 - 4: Louisville, KY Sept. 4 - 6: St Louis, MO Sept. 6 - 8: Indianapolis, IN Sept. 8 - 10: Troy, MI Sept. 10 - 11: Grand Rapids, MI Sept. 11 - 12: Milwaukee, WI Sept. 12 - 13: Madison, WI Sept. 13 - 15: Minneapolis, MN Sept. 15 - 17: Kansas City, MO Sept. 17 - 18: Oklahoma City, OK Sept. 18 - 19: Dallas, TX Sept. 19 - 21: Austin, TX Sept. 21 - 23: Houston, TX Sept. 23 - 25: Baton Rouge, LA Sept. 25 - 27: New Orleans, LA Normally based in: Los Angeles, CA Talk about insane...

Anyone?

WOW! As much as I loved the city, the masseur market was a horror show. https://rentmasseur.com/Maximusp Lives quite far from the city proper but wouldn't say where exactly so it was tough to see how much time and money I'd have to spend on Lyft (is it so tough to give the nearest corner if address is too much?). I didn't have much time anyway so I suggested an outcall. He quoted me a rate and I was going to go for it but we couldn't make it work time-wise. I contacted him the following day and he gave me another rate. I wanted to avoid hassles so I said OK, but then he wanted 50% upfront via Apple pay. WTF?! https://rentmasseur.com/NorthEndMasseur Kept changing his tune regarding 90-minute massages and I ignored much weirdness in communication to try to schedule an incall (he doesn't do outcalls). Then, before he would give me his address he wanted to know my race. WTF? Sorry, that's a major deal breaker, and in the liberal city of Boston of all places?! WTF?! https://rentmasseur.com/ScottMagicHand I am not into younger masseurs but I was running out of choices. I sent a polite short text asking about his location, whether he did 90-minute appointments, and if he would be available later during the day. His response that evening, after more than 6 hours: try tmr. Literally. 6 letters and one space. What, am I supposed to retype my questions tomorrow so that your highness can answer? And if you are busy today, you can simply answer my questions tomorrow. In any case, way too rude and unprofessional to pursue further. https://www.masseurfinder.com/massage-therapists/27847/ Finally, I noticed that this dude showed up in town, so this was my last attempt. I got in touch via text and it seemed I was about to go to his hotel for a massage. Then he suddenly dropped off the radar screen. He sent another note the following day, "sorry I got busy" but it just seemed bizarre and I was running out of time anyway. And patience with Boston masseurs

Like the money but hate the job :-) The dude could be a good regular masseur charging $80-100 per hour. And/or working at a spa.

Oh Gawd, one of the worst experiences ever. I posted so many times about him, he keeps changing his name (which says it all), used to go by Alex and lived in Chicago. The pix are ANCIENT too.

I am phasing out answering my phone completely, just leave me a message or, even better, send me a text. And if someone wants to talk to me, we'd better schedule via text first. Answering the phone is disruptive, you have to drop whatever you are doing, and I hate that. Text sits quietly on your phone until you can answer. Another significant benefit is that you have records of what's been said (no potential for disputes "you said this or that"), addresses link to you maps apps, so everything is just easier. Finally, if you think about it, the masseur may be sitting in a hotel lobby or restaurant when you want to get in touch. It would be awkward to talk loudly about things like naked massage, happy ending, etc. but he can usually text about these things without any problems. In fact, I once texted a masseur and was majorly annoyed when he felt like he could call me back instead of answering the fucking questions I posed in a short text. I was in a hotel lobby waiting to check in. Of course, I'd want to talk over the phone or in person if I were to hire a personal assistant or secretary, but for one massage it's just not worth it. And if it's a repeat visit, I don't need to hear the masseur, I know him.

Of course, everyone can run their business any way they see fit but I thought I'd clarify how some of us clients feel about the choice of hotels of some traveling masseurs. #1 Please avoid dumpy motels! They are a huge turnoff. I will NOT go for a massage in a place that I suspect will be or even just feel dirty or smell bad. Massage is a luxury experience, so please keep that in mind. It doesn't have to be a 4-star hotel but it cannot be a 30 year old motel that has never seen a renovation. And if it's one of those places where you enter your room from a shared terrace, forget it! #2 The choice of a dump is particularly galling if your rate is $150 or $160 an hour. That's like running a high end French restaurant and using plastic forks, it just won't work.

And just like that, he is now jetting to SF from Detroit, 1 day in each city. Maybe he has a teleporting machine?

He must have a private supersonic jet. He is now based in Chicago and will spend exactly one day in Indianapolis, Detroit, and Louisville each. I think I smell bogus.

Let's revisit this topic! The offer seems surprisingly poor for a city of that size and wealth, maybe it's the insane cost of renting a place? Anyway, I'd appreciate any info on the following two masseurs: https://rentmasseur.com/Maximusp https://rentmasseur.com/NorthEndMasseur Needless to say any other suggestions are more than welcome!

You are probably right and I am for sure confused! :-) Looks like the fantom with fake pix keeps changing his name at a rate never seen before. None of his links seem to be working.