*Is 400 the new going nyc rate?

[AJDalton]

On 8/26/2025 at 10:18 AM, FrankR said:

That is why you wait for the end of the month when rent is due! 😆 Suddenly, my regulars remember me fondly and newbies become far more reasonable in terms of expectations!! 

😂 This is actually very true!  Least for me.  If rent is due all sudden im more flexible !? $400 though!?  I didn’t even know that was possible for me thinking now!? 😂 jk 

[Rudynate]

On 8/26/2025 at 5:06 PM, KensingtonHomo said:

I always find this hilarious. I don't care if anyone (besides me) cums and I'm certainly not paying extra for it! 

I'm the same, I don't care

[urbanfetish]

I don't negotiate rates and I don't plan on hiring anyone at a $400 rate any time soon, especially someone I've never experienced before. I've only been tempted once because he has good social media, but so far, I haven't pulled the trigger.

The risk of a bad or even just a mediocre experience if too high to spend $400. I feel that $300 is the highest I'm willing to go. I'm not looking for a one time experience. When providers price themselves too high, they are not risking the loss of just $400. They are risking the loss of multiple $300 paydays. If I see a guy even just once every two months, that could be $1800 in revenue in a year. At $400, I would be hesitant to see them more than once or twice a year and they'd have to be damn good for me to go back at that rate.  

More power to them if they can get $400 enough times to support themselves, but it ain't gonna be from me. 

[+ BOZO T CLOWN]

23 hours ago, BaronArtz said:

 

Interesting article.  Anecdotal evidence, but probably somewhat accurate.  I haven't seen an inflow of new escorts on rentmen/NYC yet.  But it could be happening soon.

A note on haggling.  I like to haggle in other areas of my life but not when it comes to hiring escorts.  Sure, a guy may be in a financial pinch and reluctantly agree to a lower price.  In my mind, you are starting the session on a sour note already.   I expect the level of service and the overall enthusiasm to be much less than if you paid the ask.  But I don't really know - I have never haggled over escort rates.  I prefer to say thank you and walk away.

 

The New Jersey Meadowlands hosts the first of eight World Cup games in the NYC metro area on June 13th. 
Bozo has already noticed that hotel prices and escort rates for June have increased in Toronto - another host city. Mid range TO hotels which last June went for $250-300 Can per night have doubled. It is inconceivable that the same won't happen in the NYC region. Expect to see higher hotel rates and more NYC escorts with increased prices in Gotham soon.

Bozo respects your opinion on negotiating prices; however, for Bozo it's simply part of the process. Sometimes the haggling aspect of the experience is more fun than the sexual part. Certainly in long term satisfaction.
There may be a few providers out there who refuse to play the negotiating game; fortunately, there are more than enough that do engage. And Bozo has not noticed any decrease in the energy level or quality of services rendered by the providers he has hired. Keep in mind that one can have a lousy experience with a provider who doesn't budge on his rate just as easily as one can from a provider who reduces his price. 
Circling back to the OPs post, if Bozo can get the same NYC experience for $350 as he can for $400 - it's a win/win... for BOTH parties.

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Edited Sunday at 04:44 PM by BOZO T CLOWN

[+ SirBillybob]

Opened the Post article and a Temu price-drop ad popped up. Internet’s irony either remains undefeated or the algorithm is pushing to restore sanity.

[+ BOZO T CLOWN]

19 minutes ago, SirBillybob said:

Opened the Post article and a Temu price-drop ad popped up. Internet’s irony either remains undefeated or the algorithm is pushing to restore sanity.

@SirBillybob, perhaps it's your Canadian IP address? The article was picked up by AOL. Here is the same article in both the NY Post and AOL sites. Hopefully, one of them will work for our northern neighbors:

https://nypost.com/2026/05/30/us-news/world-cup-tourists-booking-nyc-sex-workers-that-cost-10000-a-day-to-knock-boots-between-matches/

https://www.aol.com/articles/escort-demand-surges-ahead-nyc-124500000.html

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[+ SirBillybob]

Thanks, I had accessed the full article. The page had the usual ad features and the Temu one was amusing. Most of the other ad popups were associated with gambling, similar in ironic potential.

These prices escalations amount to forced errors, as if a penalty kick against you occurred while you were off knocking boots elsewhere instead of defending the net. 

Edited Sunday at 04:24 PM by SirBillybob

[ACluelessGent]

I find it interesting that the top tier pricing in the US is similar with the UK and France (and Italy and Spain), but significant lower to Germany.

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

Last week in NYC I hired several well-reviewed escorts and masseurs and paid: 

$525 90 minute ($350/hr) escort, outcall

$400 escort, hosted

$350 escort, outcall

$300 massage & escort, hosted

$200 massage & escort, hosted (regular rate is $300, but he had unexpected errands and had to reschedule on me so gave me a discount at the end when it was time to pay him)

$270 90 minute massage & escort, hosted

$240 90 minute massage, hosted

$135 massage, outcall

Plus there was one other escort, at $300 outcall, that I had to cancel on, but who I look forward to seeing on future NYC trips.

Edited Sunday at 05:56 PM by Vegas_Millennial

[Nue2thegame]

2 hours ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

Last week in NYC I hired several well-reviewed escorts and masseurs and paid: 

$525 90 minute ($350/hr) escort, outcall

$400 escort, hosted

$350 escort, outcall

$300 massage & escort, hosted

$200 massage & escort, hosted (regular rate is $300, but he had unexpected errands and had to reschedule on me so gave me a discount at the end when it was time to pay him)

$270 90 minute massage & escort, hosted

$240 90 minute massage, hosted

$135 massage, outcall

Plus there was one other escort, at $300 outcall, that I had to cancel on, but who I look forward to seeing on future NYC trips.

How does one get on your payroll?

[BaronArtz]

13 hours ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

Last week in NYC I hired several well-reviewed escorts and masseurs and paid: 

$525 90 minute ($350/hr) escort, outcall

$400 escort, hosted

$350 escort, outcall

$300 massage & escort, hosted

$200 massage & escort, hosted (regular rate is $300, but he had unexpected errands and had to reschedule on me so gave me a discount at the end when it was time to pay him)

$270 90 minute massage & escort, hosted

$240 90 minute massage, hosted

$135 massage, outcall

Plus there was one other escort, at $300 outcall, that I had to cancel on, but who I look forward to seeing on future NYC trips.

Sounds like a fun week.  Congratulations!

I live in NYC and pay in the same price range as you did.  On average, once a week.  Not 8 times per week.  Glad you had a good time!

 

Edited Monday at 07:46 AM by BaronArtz

[Wings246]

On 5/31/2026 at 10:48 AM, Vegas_Millennial said:

Last week in NYC I hired several well-reviewed escorts and masseurs and paid: 

$525 90 minute ($350/hr) escort, outcall

$400 escort, hosted

$350 escort, outcall

$300 massage & escort, hosted

$200 massage & escort, hosted (regular rate is $300, but he had unexpected errands and had to reschedule on me so gave me a discount at the end when it was time to pay him)

$270 90 minute massage & escort, hosted

$240 90 minute massage, hosted

$135 massage, outcall

Plus there was one other escort, at $300 outcall, that I had to cancel on, but who I look forward to seeing on future NYC trips.

OMG, I didn't realize until now that this was a list of a week's worth of adventure.  This is more jampacked than a full-time work schedule.  I get exhausted just by reading it.  Do you indulge in this kind of weeklong sexcapade frequently?    🥳

[Bargara Leatherboy]

I have never haggled in price, I pay what is advertised or requested during our set up communications.

 

Result is - I get what I ask for, the appointment is never rushed,  quite often they go way overtime, and that time may be just be lying in bed cuddling and talking, after the action.

If you show respect to a provider he will show respect back to you.

 

Most of my hires are repeats, and I always say this is the reason why they are repeats and the enjoyment and comfort level just increases.

I have had exceptionally good providers, haggle with me, I had one who turned a 3 hour session into an overnight, and his rational made total sense.  Even after I paid a substantial amount for overnight, and rented a pool vila in Bali for the night, the night remains as one of my best hiring memories, standing naked on the terrace watching a full moon, smoking cigars and drinking single malt, under that full moon , and some amazing sex - at the end of the day, and this would be 10 years ago. I do not remember the $200 for the villa, the cigars and single malt, nor the $1400 for the night, but I remember his body, how it felt, what he made my body feel like, and the bf experience before during and after the fun, the few hours we slept and the fun in the morning.

If you can find the $$ for a exceptional experience - do it - you are a long time too old or too poor to indulge or even after you stop breathing 

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

20 hours ago, BaronArtz said:

Sounds like a fun week.  Congratulations!

I live in NYC and pay in the same price range as you did.  On average, once a week.  Not 8 times per week.  Glad you had a good time!

 

 

1 hour ago, Wings246 said:

OMG, I didn't realize until now that this was a list of a week's worth of adventure.  This is more jampacked than a full-time work schedule.  I get exhausted just by reading it.  Do you indulge in this kind of weeklong sexcapade frequently?    🥳

To be fair, it was a 9-night trip, not a week.  The 9-nights included 8 hired sessions, 6 lap dances at Spunk and BuffDaddys, and 3 free hookups.  There was to be a 9th hired session and a few more hookups, but I had to cancel...I was just too tired some nights.  I also squeezed in 5 Broadway shows and 1 Off-Broadway show, and sightseeing from the Bronx to the Battery.

Every week is not like this.  I usually only hire daily or every other day when I travel.  At home in Las Vegas I rely on a group of regular friends with benefits, and only hire once every few weeks (prices are cheaper than NYC prices, especially for massage).

Edited Tuesday at 04:28 AM by Vegas_Millennial

[+ Pensant]

I’ve had a few enormously hot sessions with 400 providers, but they also incurred high Uber fees and handled those themselves.

[Tandy Newton]

400 plus hotel, but I had to scratch that itch. Would I do it again? Initially I said I would for that same provider, but looking back, probably not. 

[Chiron368]

On 5/22/2026 at 12:34 PM, BOZO T CLOWN said:

Clearly you are in need of a Bozo tutorial in your negotiating skills. Haggling is an art that is acquired through both learning and practical experience.
You'd be surprised how quickly these guys come down from their original asking price. It's better for them to get something, rather than staying home waiting for a call or text from another potential client.
A bird in the hand......

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We are in a recession. Even strippers and pole dancers are leaving the business because the income is dropping.  You can tell the providers who have not caught on yet. They won't 'haggle' but then that green light stays on for hours.  

[Spiritualadvisor]

2 hours ago, Chiron368 said:

We are in a recession. Even strippers and pole dancers are leaving the business because the income is dropping.  You can tell the providers who have not caught on yet. They won't 'haggle,' but then that green light stays on for hours.  

We’re actually not in a recession — GDP is still growing (about 1.6% last quarter), unemployment’s around 4.4%, and markets are near highs.

 

What’s real is that it’s a K-shaped economy: two tracks pulling apart. Higher earners (above ~$125k) have seen spending grow around 7-8% since the pandemic, powered by stock and home wealth, while the bottom third is up barely 1% and increasingly leaning on credit cards and auto loans just to keep up. Delinquencies down there are climbing. So the aggregate numbers look fine precisely because the top is carrying them — the struggle at the bottom is real, it’s just masked by the averages.

 

I see it as two economies: the upper part of the K is doing exceptionally well, while the lower part of the K is really struggling. 

 

Your income and assets determine in which of the two worlds you exist. 

Providers who always seem to have that green light on seem to have a bad reputation on here and elsewhere. They are just not good or excellent at what they do, and/or don't offer enough value for what they charge, so they don't get much work; therefore, they always seem to have availability. The green light always on is actually a massive red flag! 

Edited Tuesday at 06:05 PM by Spiritualadvisor

[+ KensingtonHomo]

11 minutes ago, Spiritualadvisor said:

We’re actually not in a recession — GDP is still growing (about 1.6% last quarter), unemployment’s around 4.4%, and markets are near highs.

We're headed for a Great Depression. As soon as the music stops and OpenAI doesn't have a chair to sit on, the market will correct strongly - certainly worse than the dotcom bust. The leadership responsible for tracking unemployment was fired last year, so the data cannot be trusted. And the market is buoyed by 5 AI companies passing money back and forth, rather than by actual investment in housing, job creation, public works, or innovation. I'm oddly looking forward to this falling to shit. Maybe it will wake some people up. 

[+ KensingtonHomo]

PS: I know many people with household incomes (myself included) who earn more than $125k and are horrified by inflation, and are decreasing their spending - and saving more. 

[tigerbalm49]

On 6/1/2026 at 3:37 AM, BaronArtz said:

Sounds like a fun week.  Congratulations!

I live in NYC and pay in the same price range as you did.  On average, once a week.  Not 8 times per week.  Glad you had a good time!

 

If you don't mind me asking. What percentage of this is bareback? Do you take doxy pep after every raw session with a client? I'm new to hiring, and I'm nervous about contracting infections from bareback fun.

[+ JamesB]

1 hour ago, KensingtonHomo said:

We're headed for a Great Depression. As soon as the music stops and OpenAI doesn't have a chair to sit on, the market will correct strongly - certainly worse than the dotcom bust. The leadership responsible for tracking unemployment was fired last year, so the data cannot be trusted. And the market is buoyed by 5 AI companies passing money back and forth, rather than by actual investment in housing, job creation, public works, or innovation. I'm oddly looking forward to this falling to shit. Maybe it will wake some people up. 

High risk of AI/tech correction and market volatility? Reasonable. Broad economic catastrophe on par with 1929-1933? No. The music might slow, but the economy has real supports that dot-com era lacked. Stay diversified, skeptical of extremes on both sides.

[+ KensingtonHomo]

12 minutes ago, JamesB said:

the economy has real supports that dot-com era lacked

Which ones? 

To be clear, we are diversified and have very little debt. But credit card debt is at an all-time high, defaults are rising, and much of the institutional support has been eroded, never mind the impacts of the war on energy, food, etc. 

[+ JamesB]

US real GDP is projected around 2.0-2.2% for 2026. Not booming but positive and stable. Forecasters like CBO, Deloitte, Conference Board see modest expansion, supported by AI investment and consumer spending. Unemployment is hovering at 4.3 - 4.4%. Low-hire/low-fire environment. Not surging toward Depression-era levels. Markets price around 21% by end of 2026. Some downside risks exist (tariffs, policy uncertainty, cooling labor), but consensus sees no imminent collapse.

A Great Depression requires cascading bank failures, 20-30% GDP drop and mass unemployment. Nothing in the data supports that trajectory.

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

31 minutes ago, tigerbalm49 said:

If you don't mind me asking. What percentage of this is bareback?

The prices I encountered in NYC ($135-$400) did not include condoms.  Some included lube.