[ballenf]

> This is why I've stopped using AirBnB.

> It initially feels like this glorious free market, but ...

Based on the number of posts of former AirBnB users, sounds like the free market is working.

Maybe the failure here is in Airbnb's marketing of their services to the wrong crowd.

[TallGuyShort]

Yeah the larger market is working, the specific market that is the AirBnB community kinda sucks in that sellers have disproportionate power.

I felt like I was the ideal AirBnB user. I have low standards for where I sleep and can usually be flexible schedule-wise, and I also value low prices over most other factors. But I just can't afford last minute cancellations and people not living up to the expectations they set themselves. I'm pretty sure you won't find many people who are more open to what AirBnB could be than that...