Pre-Paying or Pre-Gifting Girls
I saw some posts about this. I've only sent money to a girl once and it was after we were texting for months because she was far away. And even though I knew who she was, we had talked on the phone, shared some explicit pics I still had some hesitation before sending her $ pre-date.
It's your money so do with it whatever you want but I will just tell you you DON'T have to do this. If someone is asking for it they've either been scammed or are a scammer period. If a girl can't carve out 30 minutes to meet you for coffee or a drink with no pre-compensation then shame on her.
I've had the most success with negotiating in person too. Women are bad negotiators face to face. Behind a keyboard they feel empowered. In person they crumble. I once got a girl down from 600 to 300 in person. That being said the 1000 per date crowd will probably want something in advance and quite frankly aren't worth it unless you are literally throwing away money.
I happy for the 3-4 range and have paid 5-6 on the high end. Sometimes you can get a 3-4 end girl do a card date or something filthy for less but it's rare. I also offer things like Amazon GCs or other gift cards to turn it from a money based relationship to gifts.
Your mileage may vary. Good luck.
Personal opinion is if someone asks for money predate just tell them you have 5 others who will meet you for nothing.