This is the thread where the fringster comes back with teeth

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally Posted by evenodds

$500, which to me sounds about right for 15 minutes of work.

You should have taken it.

TM

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by evenodds

$500, which to me sounds about right for 15 minutes of work.

Although an ex may snap one off beforehand and make it last much longer. You have to watch out for exes.

[Sparklehorse]

Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

For dating or for selling/buying stuff? I never did the former, but certainly do the latter (although with not as much success as I'd like).

BTW, has some group of spammers figured out how to autogenerate messages trolling for email addresses? When I've posted stuff recently I often get an email within a day or to that sounds suspiciously generic, like "is this still available? I'm happy to put a $100 deposit down if you'll hold it for me." I assume they hope for a reply from a real (non-CL) email that can be added to the spam list . . .

I used to get some enjoyment out of reading Rants and Raves when the section first started but it devolved into almost pure vitriol over time so I haven't looked at R&R in ages. I also adopted my cat from CL back in 2004 and found a cooking group and a book club there around the same time. Then I had a case in 2007 which had some facts related to a party soliciting for "lunch dates" on CL. Around the same time, the local news seemed to have regular reports of prostitution arrests stemming from CL ads. I just got increasingly wary of the site.

I never really tried or had any luck in the buying and selling sections. I successfully posted for free, used computer and stereo components that I left curbside. Everything was grabbed within hours of posting those ads.

[Adder]

Originally Posted by Sparklehorse

Around the same time, the local news seemed to have regular reports of prostitution arrests stemming from CL ads. I just got increasingly wary of the site.

Because you were concerned about accidentally prostituting yourself?

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by LessinSF

This suggests that $1,500 an hour is a going rate. http://www.pamelapeaks.com/Data/Tale...rtServices.htm (not particularly safe for work).

Not safe for work? Those pictures aren't safe for humans. Ick.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally Posted by Sparklehorse

I used to get some enjoyment out of reading Rants and Raves when the section first started but it devolved into almost pure vitriol over time so I haven't looked at R&R in ages. I also adopted my cat from CL back in 2004 and found a cooking group and a book club there around the same time. Then I had a case in 2007 which had some facts related to a party soliciting for "lunch dates" on CL. Around the same time, the local news seemed to have regular reports of prostitution arrests stemming from CL ads. I just got increasingly wary of the site.

I never really tried or had any luck in the buying and selling sections. I successfully posted for free, used computer and stereo components that I left curbside. Everything was grabbed within hours of posting those ads.

I've bought a few things. Never sold anything. I also found a cooking club back in 2000. I also used to read rants and raves until it got toxic. My work banned the rants and raves section around the same time.

My youngest sister uses it all the time for all sorts of things. She found a job, at least two apartments, has sold / given away stuff, advertised her services for a dog walker, and hired another dog walker.

[Sparklehorse]

Originally Posted by Adder

Because you were concerned about accidentally prostituting yourself?

Poor paragraph construction on my part. My wariness developed from reading the Rants and Raves.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by ltl/fb

Seems high for cab fare, low for anything other than a quickie in the alley.

I don't know where you hang out. In Vegas I've had offers of anywhere from $300 to $800, though one has to wonder if the price keeps rising if you actually do go back to your hotel room.

(To be clear, the offer involved me paying the stripper for what I suppose she viewed as her moonlighting job.)

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Would someone please help me get Lady Gaga out of my head.

[Gattigap]

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

I don't know where you hang out. In Vegas I've had offers of anywhere from $300 to $800, though one has to wonder if the price keeps rising if you actually do go back to your hotel room.

(To be clear, the offer involved me paying the stripper for what I suppose she viewed as her moonlighting job.)

I wonder how much the recession has driven down those prices. Apropos of little, See Joel Stein's hit piece on Vegas in a recent Time story. Wasn't about ho-ing per se, but still.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan

I've bought a few things. Never sold anything. I also found a cooking club back in 2000. I also used to read rants and raves until it got toxic. My work banned the rants and raves section around the same time.

My youngest sister uses it all the time for all sorts of things. She found a job, at least two apartments, has sold / given away stuff, advertised her services for a dog walker, and hired another dog walker.

I think it really depends on what city you are in as to how useful it is. It was never particularly trafficked or useful in Dallas. In LA, it is the main source for apartment listings (other than Westside Rentals, which is a total scam in my opinion) and I've had good luck with selling furniture and buying and selling concert tix. It is also a go to site here for job listings in graphic and web design. When I first moved to LA I made a friend from the Strictly Platonic section but I have no idea what that is like these days.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

I don't know where you hang out. In Vegas I've had offers of anywhere from $300 to $800, though one has to wonder if the price keeps rising if you actually do go back to your hotel room.

(To be clear, the offer involved me paying the stripper for what I suppose she viewed as her moonlighting job.)

2. I've been given a similar offer.

In Atlantic City it's 1/2 that price. My guess is they make up the difference stealing your credit card, or cufflinks.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally Posted by greatwhitenorthchick

Would someone please help me get Lady Gaga out of my head.

Watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6yzjDXp_og

Watch it over and over. It is a scorched earth approach to your problem, but it will work.

[evenodds]

Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower

Watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6yzjDXp_og

Watch it over and over. It is a scorched earth approach to your problem, but it will work.

Now I know what will be playing in my circle of hell.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by Gattigap

I wonder how much the recession has driven down those prices. Apropos of little, See Joel Stein's hit piece on Vegas in a recent Time story. Wasn't about ho-ing per se, but still.

Yeah, right. You "wonder."