$500 the new hourly rack rate?

[coriolis888]

On 11/28/2021 at 12:02 PM, lonely_john said:

https://rent.men/DaniNox

If you can call that beauty, more like your average twink with delusions of grandeur.

 

A "twink" at age 33?

Those photos in his ad must be outdated.

[Skip]

I am a tall guy. So I always booked Economy and got an exit row. Ten they started charging for that. Now they have premium economy and the extra charge on the seats is up to over $75.  By the time I added a bag or if I wanted priority boarding so there was overhead space it was so close to first tht I just booked that on a recent trip to New York. Maybe it was $100 more. I'm headed to Dallas for Christmas and did the same. The seats are bigger than any exit row. It's like a great escort, it's worth 500 if its a great experience. 

[Rudynate]

I had the idea that maybe rates are down in San Francisco - when I see a guy that interests me, I text him and ask his rate.  I have been pleasantly surprised at least a couple of times recently

[robberbaron4u]

An afterthought as to my very "short list" of escorts who should command an hourly rate of $500 based on the quality of the service which they provide: Kristian Elixir (KristianLA on rentmen.eu). 

[+ tassojunior]

5 hours ago, Rudynate said:

I had the idea that maybe rates are down in San Francisco - when I see a guy that interests me, I text him and ask his rate.  I have been pleasantly surprised at least a couple of times recently

from what I hear from several 1st-rate escort friends, business is so slow they very much appreciate a new client. 

[MscleLovr]

15 hours ago, tassojunior said:

the natural instinct when covid cuts your clients in half is to charge 2x as much to the remaining clients

 

To my mind @tassojunior that’s a very French way of thinking.
 

I’ve often seen ‘luxury’ businesses there interpret a slackening of demand for their products as a reason to increase the price. This applies to art dealers, antique shops, perfumers as well as Hermes. 

 

 

[harlow]

On 11/30/2021 at 1:55 AM, DynamicUno said:

Is he's identified a niche in the SF market that is willing to pay him that rate, then more power to him.  He's at least put in a little more effort to his presentation than throwing a few random bathroom selfies on RM.  He's not my preference, but if SF has a niche client base that goes for that look and is willing to pay the rate, then good for him.  SF is one of the few cities I can imagine that working.

You’re right I’ll admit he has a nice website. Maybe that’s why he’s charging so much so he can pay for it. His choice though lol

[coriolis888]

It will take more than a "nice web site" to get the kind of money the guy is asking.  

A 33 year old "twink" (as he calls himself) with a web site like he has cannot be serious.  

Maybe he put up the website only as a test without any real expectation of getting any clients.  

[Quincy_7]

There are guys I would pay $500 for but they are few and far between. You essentially have to have a nice muscled twink body with a sculpted ass and nice cock and be able to bottom.

This is the kind of guy I would pay $500 for:

 

Edited December 2, 2021 by Quincy_7

[excelntsvc]

On 11/29/2021 at 4:33 PM, Benjamin_Nicholas said:

 

Basic eco on AA... You pay for luggage as well as seat assignments. 

Endpoint:  It adds up to a lot more than $552.

 

actually it doesn't    as part of black friday i bought round trip Miami to Madrid on Iberia ... $396 plus baggage ... use Hopper or another device to watch your favorite cities and you can often find bargains ... I assure you that you'll have more fun with a few days in Madrid or Lisbon than in an hour with an over priced rent boy

 

[HoseMaster]

3 hours ago, excelntsvc said:

actually it doesn't    as part of black friday i bought round trip Miami to Madrid on Iberia ... $396 plus baggage ... use Hopper or another device to watch your favorite cities and you can often find bargains ... I assure you that you'll have more fun with a few days in Madrid or Lisbon than in an hour with an over priced rent boy

 

Totally agree!  You don’t always have to fly First Class to have a great time.  I’ve flown to Europe a bunch of times in Economy and had a great time.  I’ve also flown First Class.  

Like you said above, and is much better use of your money if you can get the time off.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

21 hours ago, excelntsvc said:

actually it doesn't    as part of black friday i bought round trip Miami to Madrid on Iberia ... $396 plus baggage ... use Hopper or another device to watch your favorite cities and you can often find bargains ... I assure you that you'll have more fun with a few days in Madrid or Lisbon than in an hour with an over priced rent boy

 

17 hours ago, HoseMaster said:

Totally agree!  You don’t always have to fly First Class to have a great time.  I’ve flown to Europe a bunch of times in Economy and had a great time.  I’ve also flown First Class.  

Like you said above, and is much better use of your money if you can get the time off.

 

My previous reply was literal.  You pay for every extra on a Basic Eco ticket.  I was discussing AA in-particular, which remains correct information.  You brought up IBE.

I wasn't discussing the merits of a FC ticket vs coach.  I couldn't care less how you choose to fly.

Edited December 3, 2021 by Benjamin_Nicholas

[cany10011]

2 minutes ago, Benjamin_Nicholas said:

 

My previous reply was literal.  You pay for every extra on a Basic Eco ticket.

I wasn't discussing the merits of a FC ticket vs coach.  I couldn't care less how you choose to fly.

Agree. It’s called “drip pricing” 

[HoseMaster]

On 11/29/2021 at 11:58 AM, cany10011 said:

Where are there $500 tickets to Europe???

 

4 hours ago, Benjamin_Nicholas said:

 

My previous reply was literal.  You pay for every extra on a Basic Eco ticket.  I was discussing AA in-particular, which remains correct information.  You brought up IBE.

I wasn't discussing the merits of a FC ticket vs coach.  I couldn't care less how you choose to fly.

The original question was, "Where are there $500 tickets to Europe?"  My original response included a quickly-Googled price, which happened to be from American Airlines from Los Angeles to London showing that there indeed are prices out there that will get you to Europe and back at that price.  Not knowing where the OP was could have made that search even cheaper if he was from New York.  My original point to cany10011 was that those tickets are out there, and not hard to find at all.  Of course, airlines are always trying to get more money out of you for each ticket you purchase, but that's the nature of the beast. "You want a checked, bigger bag? That'll be an extra $60."  "You want to reserve a seat? That'll be an extra $40."  "You want to be part of the mile-high club and get it on in the bathroom at 36,000 feet?  That'll be $500."  (Spirit Airlines is notorious for the added fees.)  Bottom line is you can easily go from the U.S. to Europe with a non-checked bag at that price, and still have and still have a great time there. 

However, obviously there are a lot more charges you would have to think about beyond the plane ticket.  If you don't have someone to stay with, obviously the hotel fees, and what you decide to eat will impact your bottom line.

Edited December 3, 2021 by HoseMaster

[+ mature_guy]

I've been watching Scott Cheap Flights https://scottscheapflights.com/.  There have been some real deals on international flights lately, now extending into next fall.  I've taken advantage of a couple - omicron willing.

Regarding escalating prices, I'm planning some travel and contacting interesting guys in the cities I'm visiting.  Prices are up.  For example, Raleigh prices ran $200 an hour in early 2000, but the couple of guys I've contacted are asking $275 - $300.  In Atlanta, $300 seems to be the going rate where $225 - $250 seemed to be the pre-COVID norm.

Are others noticing price increases?

Edited December 22, 2021 by mature_guy

[uclablueyes]

On 11/28/2021 at 7:17 PM, azdr0710 said:

https://daninox.com/

Doubt it's the new average rate. Looks like this guy is trying to be upscale and all that and trying to weed out the low-class $300/hr max-type clients!!  

Not my type but if anybody wants to pay $500 and he has a clientele who can afford it more power to him. 
As of late I’m getting a lot of $350 so it has inched from $300 to $350. 

[coriolis888]

5 hours ago, mature_guy said:

snip -

Regarding escalating prices, I'm planning some travel and contacting interesting guys in the cities I'm visiting.  Prices are up.  For example, Raleigh prices ran $200 an hour in early 2000, but the couple of guys I've contacted are asking $275 - $300.  In Atlanta, $300 seems to be the going rate where $225 - $250 seemed to be the pre-COVID norm.

Are others noticing price increases?

Yes, many others are noticing price increases by providers!

The increases are like a case of "monkey see- monkey do"

Providers read the ads of other providers.  Although rentmen no longer put rates or prices in the provider ads, it is a simple matter for providers to share information with each other (many are friends or acquaintances) regarding increased prices.  

When the majority of providers raised their rates, it is understandable why most other providers copied the trend and increased their rates.    

Some higher rates, however, are ridiculously high.  

Despite the virus pandemic and unemployment at record levels, the escort rates continue to increase.   That is a mystery that needs a logical explanation.  

 

[+ purplekow]

48 minutes ago, coriolis888 said:

Yes, many others are noticing price increases by providers!

The increases are like a case of "monkey see- monkey do"

Providers read the ads of other providers.  Although rentmen no longer put rates or prices in the provider ads, it is a simple matter for providers to share information with each other (many are friends or acquaintances) regarding increased prices.  

When the majority of providers raised their rates, it is understandable why most other providers copied the trend and increased their rates.    

Some higher rates, however, are ridiculously high.  

Despite the virus pandemic and unemployment at record levels, the escort rates continue to increase.   That is a mystery that needs a logical explanation.  

 

https://www.bls.gov/web/laus/lauhsthl.htm. 

Just a brief point, Unemployment rates are at record levels, as shown in the included chart, unemployment is at record LOWS in many states and nowhere near record highs in any.  

Still, things are expensive and minimum wage jobs hardly allow for any regular indulgence with a high priced escort.

[Alex93108]

Its all relative. 

I recently hired a provider for 90 minutes, but he unceremoniously left after 50 minutes after he was "done".  Cost me around £400 = $540?     . Was a 7/10 at best . Came extremely highly recommended too. I had such high hopes.

I also hired a provider who had performance issues / failure to launch during a 90 minute appointment and basically ran the clock. Also slightly high on G.  £300 = $400  .  His body, face and personality was 10/10, but the equipment failure made the whole thing a 6/10

Looking back, my favorite appointment actually cost way less. A true professional.  Closer to $300.  Bottom line, you can spend more, you may not necessarily get a better product / experience / service 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 23, 2021 by jetlow

[sydneyboy]

On 12/1/2021 at 7:09 AM, coriolis888 said:

A "twink" at age 33?

Those photos in his ad must be outdated.

Peter Pan.

[Quincy_7]

23 minutes ago, sydneyboy said:

Peter Pan.

The great thing about being on the client side is that you get older but the boys stay the same age. If someone is into twinks there's always going to be a plethora of providers in the 18-23 cohort. Certainly no need to be looking at 33 year olds.

[sutherland]

I paid $500 for one hour with Zeb Atlas.  Yes, that was worth it.  However if $500 become the hourly rack rate I will go to grindr to meet average-looking men at no cost.  I met one guy on grindr - average looking and 63 years old - who performed the best oral I've ever had.

[+ Pensant]

On 12/22/2021 at 7:02 PM, uclablueyes said:

Not my type but if anybody wants to pay $500 and he has a clientele who can afford it more power to him. 
As of late I’m getting a lot of $350 so it has inched from $300 to $350. 

My spidey sense tells me that Dani would be a bit high maintenance and a hire that I’d probably not repeat, like that Euro escort who brought a strobe light and some hideous oil for a body on body massage. Couldn’t wait to see him to the door and take a shower!

[+ Pensant]

I was quoted $450/hour and $1,500 for an overnight with a hot young porn star. Communications have been delightful and he’s as kinky as I am. Obviously, I decided on a 12 hour overnight. What an odd fee schedule! 

[GTMike]

21 minutes ago, Pensant said:

I was quoted $450/hour and $1,500 for an overnight with a hot young porn star. Communications have been delightful and he’s as kinky as I am. Obviously, I decided on a 12 hour overnight. What an odd fee schedule! 

Interesting in that i don't find that odd at all, lol.

I assume that these gentlemen will establish their base opening 1st hour fee amount to determine how real a "new client" will be. So to me they're basically saying they'll "visit" for an hour at that base fee. But then if you're willing to spend $1,500 for an overnight and they feel you're safe and secure and otherwise a good client why bother trying to piece together the hassle of trying to schedule and travel around to 3 different clients hoping and risking others don't end up flaking?