Craigslist’s Erotic Services section, where we counted 1700 ads on one afternoon may be put to an end by do-gooders. But Craigslist hardly has an exclusive handle on the Bay Area sex trade. The numbers show there’s plenty going on elsewhere.

The erotic services category on Craigslist serves mostly entry-level prostitution, kink and webcam work. A girl can post an ad today and be out of town — or back to her day job — tomorrow. The real pros are found elsewhere.

* 446 ads: Eros Guide gets the real freelancers — women who’ve invested time and money in their profession. Good photos are required, as well $100 to $200 for a one-month listing, unlike Craigslist where ads are often deleted before the nominal seven-day timeout. These women are the stable middle class of the Bay Area sex industry, and as of this writing, there’s 275 escorts, 47 pro dommes, 18 Tantrikas, 91 massage providers, and 15 Fetish/Fantasy performers with ads.
* 835 ads: Cityvibe is overflowing. I started to count the hundreds at Lovings as well, but realized there were lots of duplicates.
* 4,200 ads: MyRedBook is the most Craiglisty option remaining. It offers free, non-expiring classified ads with photos. Right now there are 4,200 ads up for the Bay Area alone, plus side sections for Sacramento and Reno. Just keep telling yourself: “No one I know does this. No one I know does this.”