Are Rates Raising?

[WorthJayson]

I'm just curious as I'm noticing a trend. It seems like the per hour rates of hiring a provider is steadily creeping up. A couple of years ago $250 - $300 seemed like a pretty universal rate, but now I'm noticing a lot of guys are starting at $350 - $400. Am I being insane for balking at that price especially for guys who're just starting out? By all means, set your rate at whatever you want that's your business, I'm just curious as to the reason/is that a trend? I'm in Dallas for context. 

[pubic_assistance]

11 minutes ago, WorthJayson said:

I'm just curious as to the reason/is that a trend?

Inflation.

Auto fuel was around $ 3.00 ten years ago. Now it's hovering around $4.00.

So ....$400 is the old $ 300

[rn901]

During the height of the pandemic a lot of providers increased their rates and probably have kept them at those new levels thereafter. Mine have  stayed the same, but I can see how others have increased theirs this past year and a half. 

Edited January 1, 2022 by rn901

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

This subject is brought up monthly. Perhaps it's time to roll them all into one gigantic, comical masterthread. 

Inflation, especially for escorts living in major cities, is a reality.  Clients might not like it, but rates will continue to rise as cost of living increases. 

$300/hr is quite normal. $350-400 for a stellar, well-reviewed guy isn't unreasonable. 

 

[+ keroscenefire]

Yeah I think $300-$350 is a lot more common these days. I agree with Benjamin...definitely worth it if the guy is great. 

[Shawn Monroe]

1 hour ago, Benjamin_Nicholas said:

This subject is brought up monthly. Perhaps it's time to roll them all into one gigantic, comical masterthread. 

 

And as I said the last time we discussed this (which was probably last month), it’s also probably a factor of rentmen taking rates off the site and no one knows (without major digging) what the going rates for a particular city are. 

[marylander1940]

6 hours ago, WorthJayson said:

I'm just curious as I'm noticing a trend. It seems like the per hour rates of hiring a provider is steadily creeping up. A couple of years ago $250 - $300 seemed like a pretty universal rate, but now I'm noticing a lot of guys are starting at $350 - $400. Am I being insane for balking at that price especially for guys who're just starting out? By all means, set your rate at whatever you want that's your business, I'm just curious as to the reason/is that a trend? I'm in Dallas for context. 

 

6 hours ago, pubic_assistance said:

Inflation.

Auto fuel was around $ 3.00 ten years ago. Now it's hovering around $4.00.

So ....$400 is the old $ 300

Whatever happened to all those prophecies about prices MUST and WILL come down in March, April and May of 2020? 

It was like a chant of om.... everybody on here saying and the same and the prophecy didn't happen. 

[marylander1940]

3 hours ago, Benjamin_Nicholas said:

This subject is brought up monthly. Perhaps it's time to roll them all into one gigantic, comical masterthread. 

Inflation, especially for escorts living in major cities, is a reality.  Clients might not like it, but rates will continue to rise as cost of living increases. 

$300/hr is quite normal. $350-400 for a stellar, well-reviewed guy isn't unreasonable. 

 

Some famous pornstars even charge 500 or more, even 1000...

Prices (not dragging this into another thread on rates) also depend on how expensive the city is as you pointed. 

 

Edited January 2, 2022 by marylander1940

[WorthJayson]

3 hours ago, Benjamin_Nicholas said:

This subject is brought up monthly. Perhaps it's time to roll them all into one gigantic, comical masterthread. 

Inflation, especially for escorts living in major cities, is a reality.  Clients might not like it, but rates will continue to rise as cost of living increases. 

$300/hr is quite normal. $350-400 for a stellar, well-reviewed guy isn't unreasonable. 

 

Apologies, I must've overlooked the most recent one. I looked (or thought I did) before I posted.

Like I said, I'm not condemning people for the rate change I was just curious as Dallas historically wouldn't go higher than $300. Like you said it can be higher for people with a larger following, which again also makes sense. But I was mainly referring to brand new providers starting out at a much higher number than what I'd been used to in DFW. 

[Guest]

7 hours ago, WorthJayson said:

I'm just curious as I'm noticing a trend. It seems like the per hour rates of hiring a provider is steadily creeping up.

(....)

is that a trend? 

Yes

[Jamie21]

Discussion of escorts and things rising is, I would hope, quite normal. Start getting worried when things don’t go up. 

[RandyVue]

Yes, rates are going up. Cost of living has gone up significantly in major cities, and inflation has made everything more expensive. Im seeing increases in many services, so an increase in provider rates was inevitable.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

Well-worn, but on topic...

 

[Cooper]

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[arnie]

I think the more apt question is have you as a provider raised your rates.  As an infrequent client, who does inquire at times, it is hard to get a fix on what various guys are asking and unless your are a repeat customer, what the trend is.  

Not having the time nor finances to investigate, besides being incredibly good looking or a list of stellar reviews, does $400 get you any better an experience than $250.  Back when Daddy was operating, where the rate was known, it did not always seem like the more expensive guys did that much better, or maybe the cheaper guys were just about as good

[Jamie21]

Micro economics: the price is determined by supply and demand. Lots of providers and few clients the prices go down: few providers and lots of clients the prices go up. High prices and opportunity to make good money attracts new providers into the market so the price pressures reduce.

I think the pandemic has disrupted the supply and demand equilibrium so that prices are unstable and unclear. It’s difficult to see a market rate. It will settle down again when things return to “normal” (whatever that looks like). 

[italianboyph]

Me personally, I do think a little boost is needed, but I also think charging an extra 200 dollars is quite dramatic. Cause as someone else said does a 400 service make it better than a 250? I’d like to hear more. 

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

On 1/1/2022 at 7:00 PM, Benjamin_Nicholas said:

This subject is brought up monthly. Perhaps it's time to roll them all into one gigantic, comical masterthread. 

Inflation, especially for escorts living in major cities, is a reality.  Clients might not like it, but rates will continue to rise as cost of living increases. 

$300/hr is quite normal. $350-400 for a stellar, well-reviewed guy isn't unreasonable. 

 

Let me quote.... Myself.

Cost of living is going up, especially in major cities.  Rent, gas, utilities, groceries.  Inflation is real.  Perhaps not '80s real, but it's here and ticking upward.

This means every service will have more inherent costs and will likely up their prices.

In terms of escorts, how much is enough?  Well, that's a per-person issue.  It's incredibly tough to sit here and judge what someone 'deserves' to charge when you don't know all of the particulars.

Ultimately, clients have to make their own judgement call without making it personal.  If the price is too high, just say thank you and move on.  There's no need to come here and get super passive-aggressive about what you were quoted.  There's also no need to come here and use an escort's pricing structure as an excuse to make ugly personal comments.

[+ keroscenefire]

7 hours ago, Jamie21 said:

Micro economics: the price is determined by supply and demand. Lots of providers and few clients the prices go down: few providers and lots of clients the prices go up. High prices and opportunity to make good money attracts new providers into the market so the price pressures reduce.

I think the pandemic has disrupted the supply and demand equilibrium so that prices are unstable and unclear. It’s difficult to see a market rate. It will settle down again when things return to “normal” (whatever that looks like). 

I think this is right on. A lot of guys I've met say they are trying to meet fewer clients for COVID and other reasons. Interestingly, I think you can actually get a good rate on longer sessions. A $1200 overnight is worth 3-4 hourly clients, who may flake on you or whatever. Makes sense right now to have fewer but higher-paying clients than numerous low-paying clients. 

[+ Lucky]

I have adeptly avoided the price increases! I simply stopped hiring.

[marylander1940]

If some escort asks for X and a client is willing to pay that is for a reason. 

If an escort realizes he'd make more with another job is up to him to change his rates, move to another city or simply get out of the business like so many sooner or later do. 

[BSR]

4 hours ago, Benjamin_Nicholas said:

If the price is too high, just say thank you and move on.  There's no need to come here and get super passive-aggressive about what you were quoted.  There's also no need to come here and use an escort's pricing structure as an excuse to make ugly personal comments.

I suspect that some clients think that if they get nasty and attack escorts who have raised their rates, they can intimidate escorts in general into lowering their rates.  Of course, that's ridiculous, but that won't stop these clients.  They're on a mission!

[jtwalker]

1 hour ago, BSR said:

I suspect that some clients think that if they get nasty and attack escorts who have raised their rates, they can intimidate escorts in general into lowering their rates.  Of course, that's ridiculous, but that won't stop these clients.  They're on a mission!

One time, I negotiated a rate when a new guy thought too much of himself. He was in and out in 15 minutes.

Lesson learned, I won’t accept a discount.  If it’s too much, I just hire the next guy.

[Cooper]

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[+ Tygerscent]

On 1/3/2022 at 2:09 AM, Jamie21 said:

Micro economics: the price is determined by supply and demand. Lots of providers and few clients the prices go down: few providers and lots of clients the prices go up. High prices and opportunity to make good money attracts new providers into the market so the price pressures reduce.

I think the pandemic has disrupted the supply and demand equilibrium so that prices are unstable and unclear. It’s difficult to see a market rate. It will settle down again when things return to “normal” (whatever that looks like). 

I don’t think so unless things like airfare, hotel, fuel, airplane fuel, food expenses, gym expenses, clothing expenses, transportation, internet, medical care and insurance, supply of basic goods and other services go down~