05-05-2011, 10:50 AM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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New Dating Site - Pay For Dates
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...apop050511.DTL
Last month, Wey took a step that promises to democratize pay-for-play dating, launching WhatsYourPrice.com, a site that lets "generous" members bid cold hard cash -- $20, $100, even $1,000 a pop -- for dates with "attractive" ones. It's a concept he calls "eBay for dating."
"Look, we knew this was going to cause an uproar -- in fact, we counted on it. That's why we chose the name we did and the slogan, 'Everybody Has a Price'; controversy's the cheapest form of advertising you could possibly ask for," laughs Wey.
It's worked so far: The site has drawn outrage and press attention from mainstream news sources ranging from Time, Forbes, The Atlantic, to ABC News, MSNBC and Fox News Channel. In its first few weeks, it's also registered 30,000 members who have already paid (and been paid) for more than 5,000 dates. Wey predicts WhatsYourPrice.com will hit one million members by year's end, and 10 million in 2012.
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05-05-2011, 11:08 AM
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First Line Centre
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How would you ever build trust between the participants?
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05-05-2011, 11:08 AM
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That dude is going to be laughing all the way to the bank. He's just making a business out of what homely, single men are willing to pay for. And they will pay. In spades.
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05-05-2011, 11:11 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Might as well call an escort, at least you'll get some.
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05-05-2011, 11:15 AM
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evil of fart
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Originally Posted by Luder
Might as well call an escort, at least you'll get some.
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That's what this is dude. If you pay $250 for a "date" you are most definitely getting some.
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05-05-2011, 11:16 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Calgary
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It's like prostitution without the guaranteed sex.
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05-05-2011, 11:22 AM
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First Line Centre
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LOL there's a tranny hidden in there!
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05-05-2011, 11:22 AM
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In the Sin Bin
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Wow, the other sites that guy runs sure do show how many blatant gold-diggers there are out there.
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05-05-2011, 11:23 AM
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In the Sin Bin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver
That's what this is dude. If you pay $250 for a "date" you are most definitely getting some.
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Nope.
As has been said, better call an escort if you have the guaranteed play.
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05-05-2011, 11:24 AM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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His company Infostream operates such sites as SeekingArrangement.com, a marketplace where affluent older gentlemen (Sugar Daddies) can connect with fresh-faced proteges (Sugar Babies) for "mutually beneficial relationships" -- not to mention its platinum-plated spinoff, the bluntly named SeekingMillionaire.com, which offers "Indecent Proposal"-class interactions for the legitimately wealthy looking to turn cold cash into, er, hot assets.
Both businesses were instant successes -- SeekingArrangement.com now has more than 800,000 members, 90 percent of them sugar-seeking young honeys -- but they also were fundamentally focused on a niche audience: The large but fixed number of rich but unattractive people -- I'm looking at you, Donald -- willing to spring big bucks for head-turning arm candy.
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05-05-2011, 11:25 AM
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Franchise Player
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$1 Bob!
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05-05-2011, 11:25 AM
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evil of fart
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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Nope.
As has been said, better call an escort if you have the guaranteed play.
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Technically, yes, but in reality I think there is the expectation of sex if you pay good money.
One of you single guys should take this for a test spin so we see who is right!
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05-05-2011, 11:35 AM
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In the Sin Bin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver
Technically, yes, but in reality I think there is the expectation of sex if you pay good money.
One of you single guys should take this for a test spin so we see who is right!
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I really don't agree and I doubt a lot of the girls would either. But we're both making assumptions here that are hard to prove.
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05-05-2011, 11:55 AM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver
Technically, yes, but in reality I think there is the expectation of sex if you pay good money.
One of you single guys should take this for a test spin so we see who is right!
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I would kick in $10 to see what the outcome was 
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05-05-2011, 11:57 AM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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http://www.whatsyourprice.com/#!/celebrity
WhatsYourPrice.com provides a secure platform for dating where members looking to date celebrities can be properly screened. At the same time, celebrities can raise money for their favorite charity. Talk about a win-win dating scenario!
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05-05-2011, 12:48 PM
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RealtorŪ
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Calgary
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just for fun i browsed through the the Calgary people.... how some of these people are asking to get paid is beyond me.
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05-05-2011, 01:34 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary
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I feel like joining up- maybe I could make some extra coin by dating some heifers?
That being said: I've done (free and subscription) online dating, and it's worked for me... on more than one occasion. But this website isn't really catering to that segment.
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05-05-2011, 01:40 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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I like how they're not even.
'I want $43!'
Wow, I wonder how they arrived at that number...
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05-05-2011, 01:45 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
I like how they're not even.
'I want $43!'
Wow, I wonder how they arrived at that number...
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probably the minimum payment on the phone bill
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05-05-2011, 02:02 PM
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UnModerator
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Realtor 1
just for fun i browsed through the the Calgary people....
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I took a peek at Vancouver. Almost all the sugar "babies" were 30+, overweight and looked like they got hit with a bat.
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