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If there's anything I learned, it's that guys here exaggerate about their findings too, so I would take much of what you read with a grain of salt outside of a few notable posters. Or at least verify yourself.
Also everyone's standards are different to where I'd have to be be paid myself to see or touch some of the people I've seen on SA (whether that's through poor looks or their shitty personality). However, like the saying goes, one man's trash is another man's treasure and whatnot.
With a short basic not-weird-sounding text profile and a modest net worth / salary.
Inbox is up to 30+ that have favorited me and about 10 unread emails.
How many of these are scams?
If I pay that ridiculously high $300 / month subscription what are some of less obvious scams to watch out for?
Do most of the women hide 50 lbs of lard and 10+ years of aging in their profile pics like most other dating sites?
[QUOTE=HelloThar;6795938]If there's anything I learned, it's that guys here exaggerate about their findings too, so I would take much of what you read with a grain of salt outside of a few notable posters....[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=SkeletonKey6;6796928]With a short basic not-weird-sounding text profile and a modest net worth / salary.
Inbox is up to 30+ that have favorited me and about 10 unread emails.
How many of these are scams?
If I pay that ridiculously high $300 / month subscription what are some of less obvious scams to watch out for?
Do most of the women hide 50 lbs of lard and 10+ years of aging in their profile pics like most other dating sites?[/QUOTE]Probably 75% will be scam and spending $300 for Diamond isn't even worth it. Most people on their are lying about their life and income anyhow.
[QUOTE=SkeletonKey6;6796928]With a short basic not-weird-sounding text profile and a modest net worth / salary.
Inbox is up to 30+ that have favorited me and about 10 unread emails.
How many of these are scams?
If I pay that ridiculously high $300 / month subscription what are some of less obvious scams to watch out for?
Do most of the women hide 50 lbs of lard and 10+ years of aging in their profile pics like most other dating sites?[/QUOTE]Favorites are near useless unless they live near you and are obviously not a fake account (you can usually tell by name as they're similar). I wish they let you ignore views / favorites if they're X miles away from you. 90% of stuff on SA is scams / pic sellers / etc.
Diamond tier is pointless, it's just a badge. You can get 33% off premium with codes found in this forum.
Catfish definitely exist, especially the aging. You can see who is verified, but the only real way to check is to ask someone nicely for a hard to fake selfie or something. Another good metric is that their worst profile picture is how they are AT BEST.
[QUOTE=HelloThar;6797044]Favorites are near useless unless they live near you and are obviously not a fake account (you can usually tell by name as they're similar). I wish they let you ignore views / favorites if they're X miles away from you. 90% of stuff on SA is scams / pic sellers / etc.
Diamond tier is pointless, it's just a badge. You can get 33% off premium with codes found in this forum.
Catfish definitely exist, especially the aging. You can see who is verified, but the only real way to check is to ask someone nicely for a hard to fake selfie or something. Another good metric is that their worst profile picture is how they are AT BEST.[/QUOTE]Helpful stuff. I too just joined for the hell of it. Need to find a discount code as it's worth the $70 ish bucks to just dick around a bit. Definitely focusing on the non-model types and older ladies that aren't just college kids hoping for a shopping spree.
Anyone recognize this girl?
[URL]https://members.seeking.com/member/0b682864-5c2b-4502-9c91-3628dbe144f7[/URL]
I swear she looks exactly like a direct report of mine at an old job and good god I would give a lot to you know. Stuff. Messaged her but she hasn't logged on in over a month. Praying to gods she's elsewhere like fetlife or the boards.
[URL]https://members.seeking.com/member/e9416ba4-3e3c-4d11-a08c-bbb3a7401b62[/URL]
[URL]https://members.seeking.com/member/b681457d-c77d-488e-b455-ff7c6821d207[/URL]
[QUOTE=SkeletonKey6;6796928]...
How many of these are scams?
If I pay that ridiculously high $300 / month subscription what are some of less obvious scams to watch out for?
Do most of the women hide 50 lbs of lard and 10+ years of aging in their profile pics like most other dating sites?[/QUOTE]Yes, there are a lot of scams and bad people on those sites.
Right off the bat, if someone favorites me or sends me a message without viewing my profile that is really suspicious and kind of weird.
Second, the photos. If the photos are obviously not from around here, and especially if they are from someplace like Italy or Greece give it all a miss. At best 99% of the time they will have unrealistic expectations and be obnoxiously entitled.
If they are either really evasive about giving you a phone number or paradoxically, give you a phone number in their first couple of messages, that is a scammy smell.
Once you are switched off of messaging on the site and in contact via phone you can both exchange photos and at that point you get a clue what she really will look like.
Girls who switch cities around are to be avoided.
If you discover they have lied to you early on just remember that is only the first lie and will never be the only or last one.
Use tineye to figure out where else their photos have been. That can help you find fakes and also can help you figure out if she is just a regular working girl looking to overcharge you.
If so, I think I will stick to AMPs.
[QUOTE=Johnnieb33;6797497]This one wanted 500 per visit [URL]https://members.seeking.com/member/b681457d-c77d-488e-b455-ff7c6821d207[/URL][/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=MarkoRamius;6797519]Yes, there are a lot of scams and bad people on those sites.
Right off the bat, if someone favorites me or sends me a message without viewing my profile that is really suspicious and kind of weird.
Second, the photos. If the photos are obviously not from around here, and especially if they are from someplace like Italy or Greece give it all a miss. At best 99% of the time they will have unrealistic expectations and be obnoxiously entitled.
If they are either really evasive about giving you a phone number or paradoxically, give you a phone number in their first couple of messages, that is a scammy smell.
Once you are switched off of messaging on the site and in contact via phone you can both exchange photos and at that point you get a clue what she really will look like.
Girls who switch cities around are to be avoided.
If you discover they have lied to you early on just remember that is only the first lie and will never be the only or last one.
Use tineye to figure out where else their photos have been. That can help you find fakes and also can help you figure out if she is just a regular working girl looking to overcharge you.[/QUOTE]Great advice. Thanks for sharing, this should get pinned to the top of the forum.
[QUOTE=EddyWhtwtr;6797796]Great advice. Thanks for sharing, this should get pinned to the top of the forum.[/QUOTE]Excellent list of shit to watch out for, not just in Seeking, but all dating apps.
[QUOTE=SkeletonKey6;6797675]If so, I think I will stick to AMPs.[/QUOTE]Honestly you have to be willing to go more for the GND look as you're trying to get a little more of a connection while hoping for multiple hours of fun.
Not to mention Seattle doesn't have the best looking women, and if they are available, they likely get taken quickly or have GPS due to numbers skewed in their favor.
You have to invest a ton of time into SA and the payoff can fluctuate wildly, especially when compared to the other board where you can just text someone up any given day.
A couple of ones that seemed promising at first but went downhill after switching to text. Both over 30, not bad looking, well spoken and both a little delusional.
This one wanted "at least $600 ppm".
[URL]https://members.seeking.com/member/1b194dd8-9036-4f29-9b75-59a40d936213[/URL]
This one wanted $750 ppm.
[URL]https://members.seeking.com/member/af64aa73-ffa2-418f-8efc-dd0232ddade8[/URL]
[QUOTE=Bronco62;6798215]A couple of ones that seemed promising at first but went downhill after switching to text. Both over 30, not bad looking, well spoken and both a little delusional.
This one wanted "at least $600 ppm".
[URL]https://members.seeking.com/member/1b194dd8-9036-4f29-9b75-59a40d936213[/URL]
This one wanted $750 ppm.
[URL]https://members.seeking.com/member/af64aa73-ffa2-418f-8efc-dd0232ddade8[/URL][/QUOTE]Oof, was chatting with one of these. Thanks for saving me the trouble. I've been holding off lately on discussing ppm early, but maybe I should go back to that to avoid wasting time.
A lot of these women get random offers so their ppm levels adjust accordingly, but it's still ridiculous. You might as well get someone you know is good on the other board, go for 2 hours, and call it a day at these rates. You wouldn't have to text for days either.
[QUOTE=Johnnieb33;6797497][URL]https://members.seeking.com/member/b681457d-c77d-488e-b455-ff7c6821d207[/URL][/QUOTE]I saw her. She's expensive but she's very sexy. Bbfscip.