Members Lucky Posted January 9, 2011 Members Posted January 9, 2011 104 guys have ads on Rentboy for Bangkok. I didn't look at them all, first because they all seemed to want US prices, and second because most of the listings seemed to be agency boys. I guess this is for the guy who can't be seen in the gay bars. What was astonishing was how, well, unattractive many of the guys advertising are. I've always found better in the bars. Quote
Members firecat691614502759 Posted January 10, 2011 Members Posted January 10, 2011 104 guys have ads on Rentboy for Bangkok. I didn't look at them all, first because they all seemed to want US prices, and second because most of the listings seemed to be agency boys. I guess this is for the guy who can't be seen in the gay bars. What was astonishing was how, well, unattractive many of the guys advertising are. I've always found better in the bars. Don't worry Lucky OZ and I checked out Boys Bangkok/Dream Boys for you and you will be very happy there. Many boys of the 25-30 and Masculine. Your only problem will be who to Take!!! LOL Quote
Members Lucky Posted January 10, 2011 Author Members Posted January 10, 2011 hehehe...thanks. I hope you didn't wear them out! Quote
Members TampaYankee Posted January 14, 2011 Members Posted January 14, 2011 104 guys have ads on Rentboy for Bangkok. I didn't look at them all, first because they all seemed to want US prices, and second because most of the listings seemed to be agency boys. I guess this is for the guy who can't be seen in the gay bars. What was astonishing was how, well, unattractive many of the guys advertising are. I've always found better in the bars. Rentboy generates its own market just as HooBoy did in the beginning and us successors do. Guys see what other guys are asking and they figure they might as well ask the same, without necessarily adequately appraising the local market or what they as escorts bring to the occasion. Lots of these guys, maybe most, probably operate at two rate tiers, the rentboy.com tier and the local market tier. Americans are often an easy mark for an inflated tier in a foreign market given what they spend back home. The local customers are unlikely to use rentboy for contact are not so fast to accommodate inflated rates. My take is that few indpendents in BKK are likely to afford rentboy ad rates. That leaves agencies looking for business travellers and tourists. I also suspect that many agencies go with quanity over quality when recruiting, looking at the guys more as commidity than models. That is my opinion. Oz and firecat would have more direct knowledge about that scene. Quote
Members axiom2001 Posted January 15, 2011 Members Posted January 15, 2011 Rentboy generates its own market just as HooBoy did in the beginning and us successors do. Guys see what other guys are asking and they figure they might as well ask the same, without necessarily adequately appraising the local market or what they as escorts bring to the occasion. Lots of these guys, maybe most, probably operate at two rate tiers, the rentboy.com tier and the local market tier. Americans are often an easy mark for an inflated tier in a foreign market given what they spend back home. The local customers are unlikely to use rentboy for contact are not so fast to accommodate inflated rates. My take is that few indpendents in BKK are likely to afford rentboy ad rates. That leaves agencies looking for business travellers and tourists. I also suspect that many agencies go with quanity over quality when recruiting, looking at the guys more as commidity than models. That is my opinion. Oz and firecat would have more direct knowledge about that scene. TampaYANKEE, your take on this is "spot on." Locals do not pay the same at saunas as we travelers, and you know they would not or cannot or do not pay www.rentboy.com prices either. Thanks for bringing this to light for others who might not know! <I know this from my experiences in Argentina and Brazil.> Quote
Members firecat691614502759 Posted January 16, 2011 Members Posted January 16, 2011 TampaYANKEE, your take on this is "spot on." Locals do not pay the same at saunas as we travelers, and you know they would not or cannot or do not pay www.rentboy.com prices either. Thanks for bringing this to light for others who might not know! <I know this from my experiences in Argentina and Brazil.> !. For some strange reason rentboy is free to advertise on in Thailand and some other Asian countries. 2.. You are right most of those boys are hoping for someone that does not know better.Offer them the high end of the going rate and 90% will accept. Quote
