... in response to LAI/Bogota & LI/Cali, posted by pablo on Jul 26, 2003

My 2 cents - I wouldn't put much weight upon photos on a website as a criteria for choosing an agency.  For that matter, I wouldn't be too concerned with the photos in the albums at an agencies office.  It's the quality of the women that you can actually meet IMHO, and that will be apparent immediately.  A good agency should be able to set up solid introductions without a guy ever needing to look at a photo first.  Every gal can manage a bad photo or two, so you may be missing out by beginning your search based upon photos.  Also, alot of the agencies may have a sharing arrangement as it benefits them to have guys stay at their place - but typically it's not contractual.

... in response to Re: Re: Old photos, posted by pablo on Jul 28, 2003

but you're still looking at photos.  Sure the agencies are going to throw up some eye candy to get your attention.  These aren't exactly high tech operations  - they likely don't have the database capabilities to even really know who is in their membership.  Here's my 2 cents on how to use an agency - treat the whole operation similar to "buying a friend".  Get down there and get to know the people running it - and let the people know you.  Then have them set you up - at that point if you're so inclined take a look at that photo, but if you've done your legwork there really should be no need to.  

Now that agency with the ghost writers - you should post the name here as that would be helpful to others in your shoes.

... in response to LAI/Bogota & LI/Cali, posted by pablo on Jul 26, 2003

Paul, my wife is one of the women listed on LI's site.  Dominick, who is LAI's US representative lives just a few miles from me in Florida and Claudia Amaya was in Florida in April and my wife and I went out to a club with Dominick and Claudia.  I mentioned to Dominick that my wife's picture was still listed on LI's site.  He said the guy who runs that site also lives nearby in Florida and he would tell the guy my wife was married.  I thought that meant he would pull her picture, but instead all he did was put at the top of her profile that she was married.  So Dominick and that guy seem to have some kind of relationship and by extension LAI in Bogota has some kind of relationship with them too.

... in response to Re: LAI/Bogota & LI/Cali, posted by lswote on Jul 26, 2003


Hi Bruce,

My post was meant for the reader to think carefully before using LI.  I have no firsthand knowledge other than what Lucas told me one day that some agencies were ripping off their photos.  That is one of the reasons why LAI started placing names of their agency on the women’s photos.  I don't have much patience for agencies that have deceptive practices thus my post requesting if anyone has used this agency and could confirm or disprove my suspicions.  Having a majority of women's profiles out of date at LI isn't a passing grade in my estimation.

Personally, if I were LAI I would not want them representing me.  Just a casual look at their catalog shows many women that are no longer available or who are even married.  They are guilty of at least rarely updating their list.  Your wife Zulma was mentioned as being married after you involved Dominic but Francy, Wizard's wife, is still posted as available.  I wouldn't want my wife's photos still posted on the net.  

There are many other examples: Alba is married, Ingris is not available, Alba is out of the program, Lina is engaged, Maria is out, Erika is out, and those are just the ones I am aware of.  LAI must tolerate this agency's "bookkeeping" because they may benefit from them if someone wants to meet a lady from Bogotá.

Agency watchdog Pablo out.

PS How is the pregnancy coming along?

... in response to Re: LAI/Bogota & LI/Cali, posted by valuedcustomer on Jul 26, 2003


Yep, that's the thread.  

Nelson does not state if LAI clients have any benefits with LI.  If LI clients have to pay a minimum of $420 to use LAI services I see no advantage nor does it sound like much of a deal.