Escort Market is HOT !

[+ tassojunior]

Maybe because we were locked down for a year and maybe because many clients have saved a lot of money up, I'm amazed at how well friends of mine who "work" are doing right now.  One friend , an Argentine in Fort Lauderdale, is doing well there in summer. Very unusual. And in Europe where borders are just now opening and lockdowns are just ending, my Bel Ami friends just made about $6000US  each basically working 5 days in Munich. That's a lot of money for a Czech. 

With runaway inflation and so many new millionaires, I'm wondering even after the initial rush, if rates aren't going to get higher. 

Here's a pic of the Euros from last week one of them made to impress friends. (Evidently someone gave him a watch and a gold chain too lol). 

 

Edited June 22, 2021 by tassojunior

[BonVivant]

Yup. Doesn’t surprise me. Same with everything. Demand is through the roof. I wonder if more folks might jump into the sector as a result. 

[+ FrankR]

3 hours ago, tassojunior said:

Maybe because we were locked down for a year and maybe because many clients have saved a lot of money up, I'm amazed at how well friends of mine who "work" are doing right now.  One friend , an Argentine in Fort Lauderdale, is doing well there in summer. Very unusual. And in Europe where borders are just now opening and lockdowns are just ending, my Bel Ami friends just made about $6000US  each basically working 5 days in Munich. That's a lot of money for a Czech. 

With runaway inflation and so many new millionaires, I'm wondering even after the initial rush, if rates aren't going to get higher. 

Here's a pic of the Euros from last week one of them made to impress friends. (Evidently someone gave him a watch and a gold chain too lol). 

 

Look at that!  The "scene of the crime"! I love that!!! 😆😆

[+ tassojunior]

49 minutes ago, FrankR said:

Look at that!  The "scene of the crime"! I love that!!! 😆😆

🤣and look how narrow and hard that European "single" bed is where he made it; 2/3 the width of an American twin bed.

you always think of porn stars in big nice beds

even photoshoots are in nice houses

Edited June 23, 2021 by tassojunior

[+ tassojunior]

but maybe Pavel's just trying to explain to Czechs back home what the new Euro banknotes look like.

his intellectual side

 

Edited June 23, 2021 by tassojunior

[HoleTrainer]

Wow, maybe I need to check out Munich!  I thought it was still too early to go to Europe, so this is good to hear.  I am curious about how Berlin and Barcelona are doing with their opening up process.

I do think that rates are going to settle higher.  I’ve been able to charge more off RM right now in SF/NYC/Atlanta than I ever have before.  I purposely raised my rates due to too much demand, as I needed to have natural days off in my schedule and I was getting booked almost every day.  I’m still experiencing pretty good demand even at the higher rates.  I still saw multiple clients a day on tour and walked away with a good profit.

Rates in the gay side of the industry have been long overdue for a bump anyway.  Women who escort have been charging 300-700 an hour for over a decade.  I’m not saying that the average rate is going to go up that high, but I think people need to stop being shocked that the market will bear rates at the upper end of that range.  300-500 is a more reasonable average rate to match pace with the cost of living in most cities where rent is 1-2K+.

[mike carey]

8 hours ago, tassojunior said:

Maybe because we were locked down for a year and maybe because many clients have saved a lot of money up, I'm amazed at how well friends of mine who "work" are doing right now.  One friend , an Argentine in Fort Lauderdale, is doing well there in summer. Very unusual. And in Europe where borders are just now opening and lockdowns are just ending, my Bel Ami friends just made about $6000US  each basically working 5 days in Munich. That's a lot of money for a Czech. 

With runaway inflation and so many new millionaires, I'm wondering even after the initial rush, if rates aren't going to get higher. 

At the risk of veering slightly off topic, I have been reading similar reports in other sectors. For example, air travellers appear to be cashed up and have higher points balances after a year of not being able to travel, and are spending money and points on premium cabins when they fly. Those fares are cheaper with almost zero business demand, so that part of the comparison with escorts doesn't hold up, but the increase in leisure demand for those fares is greater than the decrease in prices would have predicted.

I think it's a bit premature to talk about runaway inflation. The US reports its inflation on the monthly figures based on the increase over the same month last year, and those numbers for last year were depressed. Many other countries report whole of year numbers and year on year comparisons. Australia for example does this and reports the monthly increase over the previous month not the same month a year ago. This gives a different, and arguably better indication of the inflation trend. But we'll see.

[jjkrkwood]

8 hours ago, tassojunior said:

🤣and look how narrow and hard that European "single" bed is where he made it; 2/3 the width of an American twin bed.

you always think of porn stars in big nice beds

even photoshoots are in nice houses

 

Surely with ALL that money, he could have bought a "Sleep number "?    Forget about fucking on a hard ass bed like that,  a good nights sleep is tantamount to good health !  🤣🤣

[cany10011]

10 hours ago, tassojunior said:

but maybe Pavel's just trying to explain to Czechs back home what the new Euro banknotes look like.

his intellectual side

 

Love the 200 euro note.. so much easier to carry instead of the smaller bills.

[cany10011]

1 hour ago, jjkrkwood said:

 

Surely with ALL that money, he could have bought a "Sleep number "?    Forget about fucking on a hard ass bed like that,  a good nights sleep is tantamount to good health !  🤣🤣

If that is the bed they slept on for their "work" (doubt it)... then they are very frugal and hopefully saving a lot of their "hard earned" cash for a rainy day. 

[+ sync]

10 hours ago, tassojunior said:

🤣and look how narrow and hard that European "single" bed is where he made it; 2/3 the width of an American twin bed.

you always think of porn stars in big nice beds

even photoshoots are in nice houses

 

1 hour ago, jjkrkwood said:

 

Surely with ALL that money, he could have bought a "Sleep number "?    Forget about fucking on a hard ass bed like that,  a good nights sleep is tantamount to good health !  🤣🤣

He may have a different bed for those he would like to stay longer.  😏

[Wanderoz]

I think this is just additional tiering of this market into evermore different price levels.  Of course, Bel Ami boys and others like them can charge more, but that does not mean that every guy in the business or those deciding to jump in can command high or higher prices.  It's much like the housing and car and restaurant or most any other product or service markets.  Not all offer the same quality and offering and service.  Not all can or should charge the same price, or in this case, raise prices.  Markets will alway test price levels, but it doesn't mean that the higher prices always stick for all who try.  Nor should it.  Every clothing shop cannot be Hermès.  Some will always be H&M.

[marylander1940]

11 hours ago, tassojunior said:

🤣and look how narrow and hard that European "single" bed is where he made it; 2/3 the width of an American twin bed.

you always think of porn stars in big nice beds

even photoshoots are in nice houses

That’s because people are usually taller and in better shape in Europe. 

[+ tassojunior]

5 hours ago, cany10011 said:

If that is the bed they slept on for their "work" (doubt it)... then they are very frugal and hopefully saving a lot of their "hard earned" cash for a rainy day. 

 He may have a different bed for those he would like to stay longer.  😏

 

Nope, that's the bed he had 4 or 5 incalls a day on (much less money in outcalls). "Steve Skarsgard" is a spendthrift, $90K car, "Roald" is very frugal., saves and invests in bitcoin.   

Edited June 23, 2021 by tassojunior

[+ tassojunior]

11 hours ago, mike carey said:

At the risk of veering slightly off topic, I have been reading similar reports in other sectors. For example, air travellers appear to be cashed up and have higher points balances after a year of not being able to travel, and are spending money and points on premium cabins when they fly. Those fares are cheaper with almost zero business demand, so that part of the comparison with escorts doesn't hold up, but the increase in leisure demand for those fares is greater than the decrease in prices would have predicted.

I think it's a bit premature to talk about runaway inflation. The US reports its inflation on the monthly figures based on the increase over the same month last year, and those numbers for last year were depressed. Many other countries report whole of year numbers and year on year comparisons. Australia for example does this and reports the monthly increase over the previous month not the same month a year ago. This gives a different, and arguably better indication of the inflation trend. But we'll see.

Let's hope Biz class redemptions get easier !! That would be the best silver lining to this pandemic for me. But Delta's getting ridiculous and even American is going Delta-ish and away from their 57.5K biz seats to Europe. Snag em while they're hot. I caught one 57.5K biz PHL to LHR but most cities are going 180K-ish like Delta. UA is still decent with some 66K biz seats to Europe. Also in the US there's a campaign against FF programs as it "hurts poor people". 

I keep hearing "don't worry about inflation", "not really a problem", "it was just the oil". But every time i go in the stores i'm seeing yet more items that were $1 a month ago but are $1.25 now. My Whole Foods deli carry-out lunches went from $9 to $12. Maybe that's alarm at the small stuff but it's like scary footsteps in the dark. IMHO companies are trying to partially make up what they lost in the pandemic by raising prices now.

[+ tassojunior]

5 hours ago, cany10011 said:

Love the 200 euro note.. so much easier to carry instead of the smaller bills.

i wanna go to lunch with you when you're buying !

[cany10011]

1 hour ago, tassojunior said:

i wanna go to lunch with you when you're buying !

Anytime! love to share notes on our favorite BA boys  lol. 

[HoleTrainer]

20 hours ago, tassojunior said:

My Whole Foods deli carry-out lunches went from $9 to $12.

This is likely due to increased wages for the lowest wage workers who make those lunches.  Before the pandemic they may have been paying those workers $8-10 an hour depending on where you live, and now they might be paying them $15 an hour.  I do think we are going to see prices for anything that RELIES on low wage workers earning poverty wages increase as those poverty wages are bumped up to something more closely resembling a living wage.  As it should be...

[+ pitman]

1 hour ago, HoleTrainer said:

This is likely due to increased wages for the lowest wage workers who make those lunches.  Before the pandemic they may have been paying those workers $8-10 an hour depending on where you live, and now they might be paying them $15 an hour.  I do think we are going to see prices for anything that RELIES on low wage workers earning poverty wages increase as those poverty wages are bumped up to something more closely resembling a living wage.  As it should be...

The link in your signature does not work.  Do you have another one?  I will always click on something that promises hole training!

[mike carey]

1 hour ago, pitman said:

The link in your signature does not work.  Do you have another one?  I will always click on something that promises hole training!

https://rent.men/FFHoleWhisperer

The profile link had been discussed in other threads.

[+ DrownedBoy]

I've noticed that the number of advertisers on RM is still lower (roughly 20 %) than pre pandemic levels. Combined with the increased demand after a year of fapping, I'm sure that explains the temporary rise in opportunity. 

In the US at least, though, I doubt it will last. It will be interesting to see what happens when eviction moratoriums end.

[+ tassojunior]

8 minutes ago, DrownedBoy said:

I've noticed that the number of advertisers on RM is still lower (roughly 20 %) than pre pandemic levels. Combined with the increased demand after a year of fapping, I'm sure that explains the temporary rise in opportunity. 

In the US at least, though, I doubt it will last. It will be interesting to see what happens when eviction moratoriums end.

You're right, only half to 3/4 of the providers i know, in the US and Europe, are working yet but they are making money as fast as they can wash sheets and towels and stock lube. And even if they keep prices, their tips are soaring. I don't know how long before clients' unspent date money runs out. I highly doubt it will last the 16 months it took to save though and until then it's a sellers' market. 

[+ tassojunior]

6 hours ago, HoleTrainer said:

This is likely due to increased wages for the lowest wage workers who make those lunches.  Before the pandemic they may have been paying those workers $8-10 an hour depending on where you live, and now they might be paying them $15 an hour.  I do think we are going to see prices for anything that RELIES on low wage workers earning poverty wages increase as those poverty wages are bumped up to something more closely resembling a living wage.  As it should be...

While I agree with you on that, Whole Foods pays exceptionally well. Ditto Trader Joe's which I noticed this week has also raised many prices. I don't think it's just the "unable to hire" low wage issue that I agree should be resolved with good wages. (In fact companies are trying to eliminate jobs with automation).

[Gymowner]

If companies were forced to use profits to raise wages that would be one thing. But instead they raise prices which doesnt affect the rich... they can afford most any price. It ALWAYS affects the middle class and the poor. Gas prices going up... same thing. $4, $5, $6 a gallon. The rich do not care. The poor take the bus. The middle class gets crushed by higher prices. So the modest raise in wages gets absorbed back into the higher priced economy and through taxes faster than the wage increase can help.

Low paying jobs are suppose to be entry level work into the work force. Not a life long career. If one wants to get ahead and increase wages it works best to increase ones work skills and knowledge. Not mandate that the middle class and poor subsidize the increase in wages.

Edited June 25, 2021 by Gymowner

[+ tassojunior]

27 minutes ago, ffdave said:

Does Steve Skaarsgard still escort?  I reached out to him as COVID was starting last year to see if he’d be interested in coming to the US at all, but he wasn’t very communicative.

Steve is Pavel. He has family obligations now so it's complicated. He wants to come work DC with the other friends but I doubt he will make it. He can't be gone that long. He works Munich, Zurich, Berlin, London etc for 5-6 days at a trip. He's extremely high volume. I'm in touch with him, Roald, Thom Jabobs, Tom Rogers and a couple others of that crowd almost daily. They visit here 3 months at a time once or twice a year.  @liubitsaw Pavel for several years. 

Edited June 24, 2021 by tassojunior