Eccie

Eccie is a website that exists primarily to host reviews of and advertisements posted by sex workers ranging from escorts, massage therapists, strippers, and more. The site was first formed in 2009 and has since grown to become one of the internet’s premier destinations for escorts. The site had a particularly large bump in 2018 when the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) and the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) resulted into an investigation and shutdown of Backpage, which was previously the most popular escort listing service, as well as leading to Craigslist voluntarily ending operations of their Casual Encounters section.

Operations

SESTA and FOSTA did change how Eccie operates, but the site has survived the changes and still offers many useful services. In the middle of 2018, Eccie enacted several temporary measures with the hope to protect themselves from a fate similar to that of Backpage. Eccie made all reviews written prior to this date unviewable, and renamed each review section “Encounter Reports.” While this did not change the operation of the site moving forward, it did remove a huge amount of knowledge on many Eccie providers from the site permanently. To this day, reviews written prior to these changes are no longer accessible. Even more recently, the largest change in the site’s history has taken place, fundamentally changing the nature of Eccie. In September of 2019, Eccie staff announced that bio pages and posted advertisements would be removed from the site entirely, effectively making advertising by adult providers banned entirely. This has massively hurt Eccie, and the site is no longer nearly as active as it was during its prime. Despite this, the reviews posted since 2018 still offer a resource for reading about escorts and other sexual service providers that you might find elsewhere. Furthermore, although advertising is de facto banned, there are posts on the site, particularly in the “Co Ed Discussion” forums, that function as little more than clandestine advertisements, so viewers may still be able to arrange visits on Eccie. That being said, Eccie’s primary purpose is now for discussion and reviews. If you’re looking to read reviews on escorts, massage parlors, or strip clubs, the site still can’t be beat, but if you’re seeking ads for one-on-one experiences, you’ll want to look elsewhere.

A Backpage and Craigslist Alternative

Eccie is set up as a discussion forum, with a few different sections that may be relevant to each reader. The General Interest section hosts site news, general discussion, and a few interest-specific subforums. Of particular interest is “A Question of Legality,” which contains lots of information and discussion on ensuring that your activities in the hobby stay on the right side of the law. The other main areas on the site are the local discussion forums—each continent has one, and then there are more specific sections for Mexico, Canada, and each American state. More populous states then have their forums split further between individual cities, but the smaller states will have to settle with a single section. Once in a local subforum, discussion will be further split into several sections. “Coed Discussions” is your generic local chatroom, while also, as mentioned earlier, occasionally functioning as a hidden advertising board. Look for posts with pictures of women—nine times out of ten, these are just hidden ads, so if you send these girls a private message asking them about their services, chances are you’ll get lucky. Prior to September 2019, a majority of each locale’s boards were dedicated to different types of ads, but they have been since deleted and not replaced. So, all that remains are four sections containing “Encounter Reports”—one for escorts, one for brothel-type studios, one of strip clubs, and one for Asian massage parlors and spas. Each review must follow a format in which basic information is given (which is accessible to all readers), followed by a detailed narrative called “The Rest of the Story,” which can only be read by premium users. One useful change in the community’s habits has emerged since the disappearance of ads on Eccie. Though there was always a space within reviews to include contact information, this was often ignored, but now that a majority of the providers cannot be located on Eccie itself, the importance of accurate and detailed contact information has been emphasized. In many cases there will be a link to a website similar to Eccie that allows you to find out any additional information you might need on a provider, as well as to book your own session. Another recent loss is the niche-specific discussion forums (one for escorts, one for strip clubs, one for massages, and one for studios), but this loss isn’t quite as harmful as the loss of ads. Most of the discussion that was hosted in these sections has migrated to the review boards, which now allow users to post questions and requests within their confines. While it made more sense for general discussion and reviews to be separated, this change is easy to overlook.

Premium Access

Premium access to Eccie will open up a number of features. The primary draw for most is that it will open up the Rest of The Story in each review, as well as certain premium access forums. On top of that, it will also allow you to store more than fifty private messages at a time (up to a limit of one thousand), enabling users to not have to juggle important messages and delete useless ones. The most direct way to obtain premium access is to pay for it. Eccie accepts credit cards, money orders, and Bitcoin, so if you’re worried that association with a semi-legal and potentially unsavory website raising red flags, you do have the option to elect to use a less trackable payment. Prices range from twenty-five dollars for a two-week short-term pass, up to one hundred for a full year, and even two-hundred-fifty dollars for what Eccie calls an Elite VIP Member Upgrade—which not only lasts forever, but even increases your private message limit to five thousand. The other way that you can upgrade your account to obtain premium access is by posting an approved review. If the format is followed and enough detail is given, each review will give you a reward of six weeks of premium access. By incentivizing the posting of reviews through giving access to additional information, this scheme is what makes the site work—without it, there would be little incentive for users to describe their experiences online.

Is It Still Worth Checking Out?

Despite the many changes Eccie has made over the years, it is still, in pornsites.com’s opinion, one of the best escort sites in existence. Change was necessary to weather the storm of more restrictive legislation, and Eccie has done an exceptional job of staying relevant despite all of the increasing pressure. Sure, they could have stuck to their guns and kept all of the features from their golden age, but that likely would have resulted in increased pressure from authorities and the eventual shutdown of the site as a whole. Instead, they’ve cut features as needed to stay on the right side of the law, while still remaining incredibly useful. You won’t find a website with more reviews than Eccie, and you’ll even still be able to contact many service providers, even if doing so isn’t quite as easy as it was before. The lack of advertisements hurts, but it by no means ruins the site. You can still read about what each girl offers through reviews, especially if you have a premium membership, and a lot of the information that was previously found in bios and ad posts can still be found offsite. Altogether, Eccie is definitely not what it was during its prime, but it’s still an incredibly valuable source of information on all aspects of escorts and adult services. It’s no longer a one-stop-shop, but the site is still the best jumping-off point for any journey into this hobby.