Seeing same girls add in multiple places?

[Skjef]

What do you guys think about this? Is this a good indication that they are sincere? Or a good indication that they are a scammer/non-person?

[BubbaGump]

... in response to Seeing same girls add in multiple places..., posted by Skjef on Jan 14, 2002

I asked EC about a woman that they had listed in Moldova and Ukraine.  They said she didn't get many responses in Moldova so she also advertised through another agency in Kiev, Ukraine.  EC has one of their Ukrainian translators listed 3 times.  Companies also set up multiple sites and will repost a girls later on.  

Don't believe all these beautiful girls are available.  I saw one on "A Pretty Woman" web site that I saw in a catalog 5 years ago.  That girl has to be a scammer or long gone.  I've seen other girls on the E911 web site that were in the EC catalog a very long time ago.  The picture doesn't change either.  Some of these girls advertise in catalogs for years just like us men go on several many trips to meet someone.  I don't know if they're doing it for the money or what.

[tim360z]

... in response to Seeing same girls add in multiple places..., posted by Skjef on Jan 14, 2002

Multiples?  With the agencies who are reputable I think the exchanging of profiles is probably common.  If the girl is serious for marriage it ups her odds of marrying.  If the name and age and birthdate keep changing--I would be wary.  The same goes for internet "free" profiles.  This is the favorite grounds for various games jokes and scams.  Too many to mention.  One girl whose family recently bought a computer told me that she paid a company to place her profile on the internet.  After surfing around she was very surprised to find 5 profiles where her age was changed by 1 year either way and different slight variations of her name.  The company told her they were only trying to increase her chances.  She had most of the multiples deleted.  IMHO,  photos and profiles and letters are cute,  but inaccurate.  If a guy is really serious about marriage,  his best odds are just to go there--not sit around writing letters at his computer.

[Charles]

... in response to Seeing same girls add in multiple places..., posted by Skjef on Jan 14, 2002

It's not unusual and should not be seen as a red flag.  A large number of these women sign up with a local agency who then agrees to put their profile with other major agencies like A Foreign Affair.  What is more important, as has been emphasized on numerous occasions by numerous posters, is to make sure that you are corresponding directly with the lady and not through an agency.

[MarkInTx]

... in response to Seeing same girls add in multiple places..., posted by Skjef on Jan 14, 2002


If the information changes from Ad to Ad... then it might be a problem.

And I don't mean age...

If she's Maria from Russia on one site, and then Nataly from Kiev on another... be very careful.

Also, some sites use the same database... so there are a lot of sites that have a lot of the same women...

[Deckard]

... in response to Seeing same girls add in multiple places..., posted by Skjef on Jan 14, 2002


I would say it isn't really an indication of either.

It could merely mean that the lady didn't like the agency with whom she placed her first ad with (or didn't get enough replies from it), and decided to place another ad with another agency.

Or it could mean that one agency gave her ad to another agency, often without the ladies' knowledge. I don't know exactly how this works, but I have read about it happening on many occassions.

In short, it is not a red flag (but not green either ).

Peace,

-Deckard

[Patrick]

... in response to Seeing same girls add in multiple places..., posted by Skjef on Jan 14, 2002

I'll preface this by saying all my real experience is with Latin women, not women from Eastern Europe.

It's not at all uncommon for a lady to have her personal ad published with more than one agency.  Just as men often deal with more than one agency in their attempt to meet the right lady, the women also can use more than one agency to improve their chances of meeting the right guy.  Nothing dishonest about that, it's usually just they too want to succeed in their search.

[chuck12]

... in response to It's not uncommon, posted by Patrick on Jan 14, 2002

Just my opinion, but I have seen many (same) extremely good looking RW's at multiple agencies, sometimes as many as eight or more. Assuming the agencies haven't stolen the girls picture & address, I would take caution if the girls are required to pay a fee to each of the agencies. For if the girls are attractive, she will no doubt command a high number of letters and to receive dozens of letters, not to mention a lot of time necessary to maintain correspondence with those she's interested in from just one web site, how can she keep up if she receives hundreds more from another half dozen agencies she is listed with? This would seem like she is sending out form letters and trying to catch a sucker. But hey, just my opinion.

[Patrick]

... in response to Re: It's not uncommon, posted by chuck12 on Jan 14, 2002

I certainly wouldn't assume that she's answering all, or even most of the inquiries she gets if she's very attractive.  Those type women get many, many letters and e-mails.  They're also extremely picky and probably 98% of the men who write to her will not be considered as a pontential mate.

You have to remember that the ladies are doing at least as much of the choosing as the men are (more in my opinion if they're attractive).

There's probably a greater chance that an extremely attractive woman's photo is being sold or stolen than for a more average woman.  The agencies generate a lot of income from the beautiful women and they're highly desirable as clients.