I have lots of experience in the escorting business, and legal prostitution in Nevada and alot of what Eric says is very true from what I've seen. I've worked independent and with various agencies. Many times a high priced girl won't do short appointments such as an hour or two hours. I had an evening rate, which was 12 hours. It included dinner, dancing, usually a show because I'm located in Vegas, and then whatever else we could get up to. I admit I didn't sell them often and I certainly wasn't booked up every day, but it was nice to be able to pick and choose who I saw, especially since I only really needed one night every 2 months to maintain my standard of living.
Forums are small time. There's no money to be made on them, and the big spenders seem to either think they're a joke, or they're horrified that people actually go on a public forum and talk openly about how they're committing a crime. I was on the forums for awhile and it was hell. If you dare to charge above $400 an hour you get attacked by guys screaming that no pussy is worth more than a hundred bucks. On top of that they expect you to let them stick their tongue down your throat, eat you out, suck their dick raw, etc. Also, it's hard to maintain that you're simply a licensed entertainer when clients keep posting extremely explicit reviews which half of the time aren't even true.
All of the high profile agencies I've heard of don't show pictures of the girls on the internet or anywhere for that matter. They're invitation only and the only way you can get in is to know someone AND prove that you have the capital to be one of their clients. There are a lot of hoops to jump through, but the more hoops you make your clientele jump through, the more they seem to be willing to pay.
Lots of girls run several websites with different prices so I'm not surprised that the Emperor's club did that too. Sure, it's great to get a client who will pay 10,000 for a night that's mostly spent in full view of the public, but many girls don't want to have to turn away the guys that will spend 400-600 for an hour either. With really high prices you can go MONTHS between clients until you build up a good base too, so girls who don't save their money or have a straight job usually have to pick up some of the hourly appointments.
The highest I've ever known someone to get an hour is 12,000. But that shocked me and it was a one time thing for the girl who got it.
Here's an example of the website of one of the private agencies I've heard of.
www.asheni.org
And no, I have no idea what they charge or what their girls look like. I was never able to meet anyone actually affiliated with them, just a few people who hadn't "qualified" for membership.
I don't consider myself an expert though, that's simply been my experience and someone else's could be very different.
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