The Rising Cost of the Hobby and Rate Increases

[kabukicho]

I go to the Dominican Republic regularly, and the prices are very high. Even though their average income is five times less than in Canada, the prices are equivalent to independent escorts here. The prices there are in US dollars, and if you want the girl to come to your hotel, you have to pay an extra US$100 for her entry. So, to have a girl in your room, it's close to 500 Canadian dollars.

your point is you'd think in DR prices would be more fitting if they are about 5x less then in Canada but they aren't.

what accounts for this... price setting? with such a nice 'premium'.... given time in a free market entry in a poor envirnoment... wouldn't many more DR girls flood their own market? maybe it already did, but prices didn't go down... (i dunno how long their prices have been premium) so, seems like price setting collectively.

 

[EagerBeaver]

I am old enough to remember when Asservissante raised its hourly rate from $160 to $180 in 2008. Martin finally posted that he had to increase the rates because of price of gas. Thread here:

https://merb.cc/xenforo/threads/asservissante-raising-up-rates.37346/

Complaining about the increases in rates has been an annual thread since MERB began in 2003. This is because nobody likes paying for sex. They want it to be free.

 

[CLOUD 500]

your point is you'd think in DR prices would be more fitting if they are about 5x less then in Canada but they aren't.

what accounts for this... price setting? with such a nice 'premium'.... given time in a free market entry in a poor envirnoment... wouldn't many more DR girls flood their own market? maybe it already did, but prices didn't go down... (i dunno how long their prices have been premium) so, seems like price setting collectively.

Probably the explosion of tourists caused the prices go up. Post covid ppl are travelling like crazy, sex tourism is probably at an all time high.

 

[LeDodo]

Complaining about the increases in rates has been an annual thread since MERB began in 2003. This is because nobody likes paying for sex. They want it to be free.

Exactly this lol

Free or cheap things are indeed nice to get/pay.

But inflation is to blame for. Everything looks more expensive.

 

[2fast2slow]

I am old enough to remember when Asservissante raised its hourly rate from $160 to $180 in 2008. Martin finally posted that he had to increase the rates because of price of gas. Thread here:

https://merb.cc/xenforo/threads/asservissante-raising-up-rates.37346/

Complaining about the increases in rates has been an annual thread since MERB began in 2003. This is because nobody likes paying for sex. They want it to be free.

good dig up of an old thread...when you look at it objectively, 50% increase over almost 20 years seems actually on the low side of inflation.

for me what has changed is the frequency. Whereras in 2006-2008 i was seeing sex workers a few times a year, now i have gotten used to a lot more, that is the big reason i am price sensitive, cause my frequency has gone way up (obviously not the provider's problem lol).

 

[CLOUD 500]

The thing that gets to me is not so much the price it is the declining quality of the SPs. Before you were more or less guaranteed GFE. Now it is nothing more then a marketing tactic. SPs not doing DFK, some only giving BBBJ to circumcized men. SPs talking through the session or just a uninspired service.

 

[kabukicho]

Exactly this lol

Free or cheap things are indeed nice to get/pay.

But inflation is to blame for. Everything looks more expensive.

meh. nobody likes to pay for anything. except possibly something that buys assurance of xyz.

i wouldn't make it nearly sound like sex is the exception and we are willing to pay for other things but yet want sex to be free, and suggest because of that, it leads to these kinds of threads.

what people/guys are willing to pay for are chicks they can't tap, in the interest of time, or the frequency they need of it, etc.

the complaint can be seen as the proportion of it sucking out of your monthly pay check... like that damn mobile phone bill, etc. something just simply like this.

 

[patrickcun]

your point is you'd think in DR prices would be more fitting if they are about 5x less then in Canada but they aren't.

Not really, I was just clarifying post #186 for hobbyist who wants to go to DR which said that the DR market was similar to Thailand, because if a hobbyist goes to DR they would be in for a nasty surprise thinking that the DR market is as cheap as Thailand

 

[Georgy07]

Yeah, its getting so expensive. Its a real problem to be honest.

 

[OverIce]

I’ve outright asked a few Indy’s why their rates are so high. None were offended, and were more than comfortable speaking about it.
Common across the board, they don’t like to work out of their homes (so twice the rent and utilities), and due to safety concerns, they only do outcalls to certain hotels, and thus “require” an incall space.

 

[kabukicho]

I would go as far to say that DR is borderline 3rd world country.

oh it most certainly is. sheet metal roof tops where rain falls tap all night. but apparently they dont have it bad. it shares a border with haiti and they cross into DR for jobs, apparently not as much the other way around.

 

[kabukicho]

I’ve outright asked a few Indy’s why their rates are so high. None were offended, and were more than comfortable speaking about it.
Common across the board, they don’t like to work out of their homes (so twice the rent and utilities), and due to safety concerns, they only do outcalls to certain hotels, and thus “require” an incall space.

when did you ask?

those were needs even before the pandemic. prices were still less.

 

[mauricevachon]

The thing that gets to me is not so much the price it is the declining quality of the SPs. Before you were more or less guaranteed GFE. Now it is nothing more then a marketing tactic. SPs not doing DFK, some only giving BBBJ to circumcized men. SPs talking through the session or just a uninspired service.

Rates are likely to go MUCH higher.

Fact is you can't get SPs aged 18-21 at any price these days.
Even 22-25 is rare.

Thank god for MILFs and older girls.
If it weren't for them ... we'd have to play golf or watch professional sports to keep busy.

 

[kabukicho]

Not really, I was just clarifying post #186 for hobbyist who wants to go to DR which said that the DR market was similar to Thailand, because if a hobbyist goes to DR they would be in for a nasty surprise thinking that the DR market is as cheap as Thailand

say.. so how does a local dude p4p? u telling me he's priced out? i refuse to believe thats possible. esp in a 3rd world island.

u gotta find local places i suspect that are servicing local papis

 

[kabukicho]

Thank god for MILFs and older girls.
If it weren't for them ... we'd have to watch professional sports.

lol whats that supposed to mean... who says we arent already watching pro sports

 

[LeDodo]

say.. so how does a local dude p4p? u telling me he's priced out? i refuse to believe thats possible. esp in a 3rd world island.

u gotta find local places i suspect that are servicing local papis

Of course there will be a local LL scene

 

[WC3000]

your point is you'd think in DR prices would be more fitting if they are about 5x less then in Canada but they aren't.

what accounts for this... price setting? with such a nice 'premium'.... given time in a free market entry in a poor envirnoment... wouldn't many more DR girls flood their own market? maybe it already did, but prices didn't go down... (i dunno how long their prices have been premium) so, seems like price setting collectively.

Huge influx of passport bros. Which, in reality, is just a nicer way of saying "sex tourism". Social media and youtube has really caused a spike in this in places like the DR and esp Colombia. I don't know what it is but African American/Canadian passport bros seem to love Colombia.

 

[WC3000]

The thing that gets to me is not so much the price it is the declining quality of the SPs. Before you were more or less guaranteed GFE. Now it is nothing more then a marketing tactic. SPs not doing DFK, some only giving BBBJ to circumcized men. SPs talking through the session or just a uninspired service.

The term "GFE" these days is absolutely meaningless. Literally every escort advertises herself as "GFE" regardless of the services provided. It's pretty much used these days to game any filters or search engines that clients use.

 

[curly]

In the 90s I was paying about $180-$200 per hour for a regular agency service, no kissing, covered bj. If you convert in $ 2026, it means that anything below $450 is quite a deal! And the service, wow!

 

[patrickcun]

In the 90s I was paying about $180-$200 per hour for a regular agency service

When I started the hobby in 2013, agencies were charging $140 (???)