Gentlemen, I am going to take my annual hiatus from the hobby. With the Gem Show vendors in town setting up, one can already see the difference on Backpage. Rates go up, selection also goes up, but there's so many new faces that one has no idea who to trust. To me, it just isn't worth it. So, I'll pick things up again once the Gem Show leaves.

I'm not posting for drama. I'm posting to give you food for thought, and suggest you all do the same.

EDIT: sorry, I did not mean to post this as a new thread, and I don't know how to undo it. Sorry, mods.