Just had a call, usually stuff "what are your rates, what do you look like?" asked if he had seen my website and was told no, he had seen me in the McCoys guide.

I have looked at the website http://www.mccoysguide.com/ but have never seen the guide and have no idea why I am in it or what it says. 

Can someone tell me anything else about this guide?

Thanks

George McCoy has done these guides for a very long time and as far as I know he never publishes a review on a person without asking permission. I have heard the stories about him, but have experienced differently.

He called me telling me who he was and that he likes to visit the ladies he puts in his guide in person. I suspected him of trying for a freebie, but he told me he just wanted to meet me and if I wanted to offer he may accept if he was able.

George was a nice older gent with a flatcap and was very polite (maybe I just wasn't his type) we chatted for 15 minutes, I showed him my work room and he put as promised a good 'review' with picture, profile, link to my website and his recommendation. I also had a chance to proof read the ad before it went live.

I would say the called could have been a TW who knows you can't view the contents of the guide without becoming a member. Otherwise I would email Geroge and tell him politely you have been told you are in his guide and you want to see your 'review' as you have no idea about it. I think he'll be ojk about sorting it out.

A receptionist at one London brothel told me this story. They have been listed before in his guide and a few years later (and at a new location) he came round again to renew their listing. Apparently he asked for a freebie then, only to be told that "no George, we don't do such things here".
 
They got their listing renewed anyway and to be fair to George he still gave them a 5 star.
 
More recently another brothel in a different region said that George could offer them a really good listing if (guess what?) they could offer him a free service. I don't know exactly which words he used on this occasion but met both ladies who said they were present at that time (neither of whom accepted his kind proposal).   His response was that he was knackered anyway as he just visited such-and-such at another brothel.
 
Then there was one particular thread on Pnet* where an escort claimed Mc Coy has contacted her but wasn't willing to pay for her services. It must have been an older thread because I can't find it anymore. However, I found this gem called: George McCoy. It's about him lifting details off AW to include escorts on his site:

http://punternet.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1720-george-mccoy/page__st__50__p__34389__hl__%22guides%22__fromsearch__1#entry34389

The above longwinded thread does have opinions on his "asking for freebies" tactics too.

A while ago, I did ask him directly (on SWAN's email list) whether or not he asked whores for freebies. Surprise, surprise, he never answered that one. Instead came an ambiguous note from SWAN's moderator on how we all should post respectfully on an email list.  

I also referred the first now-no-longer-showing-thread on Pnet to that moderator of SWAN with an attached note: did you know what this member of SWAN** is doing? And again, no reply.

You may think there are no direct evidence of him actually asking for freebies, but I simply think he's a dirty old man trying his luck. And who knows how many times he got away with it with brothel (or agency) owners picking up the tab (paying the hooker out of their own "advertising" budget) - or even with independents?

~ SnakeLady

* I think Burlesque Honey posted a link to it here on SAAFE, but I simply can't find it. The thread may have been called: The horse's mouth.
** SWAN = Sex Workers Alliance Network

Just one word to say about Mr McCoy and thats knobhead 

He's never asked to book me, but I've got a review based on my real reviews from plink etc.. I think he asked if it was ok to write one and then set up an account for me so I could see it on the website. I didn't ask for that, so if he has listed you I'd expect him to be cooperative.

Well i met george about 8 years ago nice enough man. Bought  is directory from him and he signed it.
He was haggling after a service from me said he would give me a better write up but i declined he had already given me five stars from my reviews so he ended up with a nice cup of tea.What i will say is that i still get work from is guide.
Cat x

Had an email from McCoys showing a 'review/profile they would use for me.  ?20 per month cost.  I've been told they are quite reputable (or he is).  I'm pretty sure this relates to a phone call I took - nice chatty well spoken youngish sounding guy.  lots of questions which i had no objection to answering.
any experience of this guide ladies?

ignore - just seen other thread!

I have also just received an email from him with the same line as Anika Mae's.  Bless him, he can try, he certainly won't come right with me though, and I did get 4 stars going by my other reviews etc, but the info he has is about 6 months old, so not sure why I received the email only now.  The email was still polite, and he has offered to correct the details if they are wrong so will just send him an email.