Do real "Swingers Clubs" advertise on CL?

I responded to an ad on CL for a local free club. Do clubs actually advertise on CL or is this most likely bogus.. like all the other ads on there.

I would say it's quite possible that a club would advertise on CL.

Now, the part that throws a flag for me is "Free club".

Yeah they say there are no membership fees or dues of any kind. That it is a private residence.

If it seems sketchy it probably is.

I would say proceed with extreme caution. There are plenty of swinger events out there that have a history and are legit, I would focus on those before I would someone who decided that posting something on CL about a party at their house was a great way to score.

. . . Do clubs actually advertise on CL . . .

Yeah they say there are no membership fees or dues of any kind. That it is a private residence.

This sends alarm bells ringing in my head! The "free club" thing sounds fishy. Sounds more like a big house party than a club, at best. Also, CL plus "private residence" equals danger!

If you find ads for this "free club" on a reputable swinger site, that might seem more legitimate.

I've Googled the name of the club with no hits. The ad said to contact the club "secretary" which would lead me to believe it has some sort of "organization" and thus would have some kind of website. I'm going to pass on this and just wait til the February hotel takeover that I know is legit. Thanks for the feedback

Good decision in my opinion. Just a guess, but enough private "just asking for voluntary donations from our personal friends to help cover party expenses so totally not a business even though we have website with prices listed" house parties have run afoul of local codes and ended up in trouble with the website being the thing that did them in, not too surprising.

Many new Clubs do advertise CL. It take money to run a club and they will try to keep the costs down where they can in the beginning. Here in Vegas many out of town Swing groups host parties here so they are on CL. So if you feel that it is legit take a chance and go. If you feel uncomfortable about going than stay away.

There are a couple of legit, fully operating hotel take-over based clubs that occasionally advertise on my local area CL. These will direct you to their website once you email them.

Then there are a couple of larger house parties that a local "promoter" (who is well known locally as a grade-A noodle-head who mooches on other peoples parties) upsells as being under the umbrella of his "club".

And then there are the random couples trying to get a regular meet up with other people going who want to start a "swinging club"...

Without a web presence or linkage on SLS, or other swing websites, I would be wary of the group or person advertising on craigslist...