As a punter, another punters gold membership makes no difference to me. What matters is the details in his information and how reliable he is. There's some gold members I can trust and even more non-gold members that I trust for information and recommendations.

N4P

I would only consider paying for GM if the admin would make an effort to get rid of the scammers. As it stands now its clear that the SPs are the clients and as long as they will pay for advertising they can scam away and there are no repercussions. If we are to pay we should be treated as clients. My R0.02 and I know I am going to get attacked for having this view

www.esa.co.za/forum/thread.php

The above review illustrates the pros of having GM. The advantage here being that u get 4k quality pics. My guy would have clearly seen beforehand that this lady is not 37 years old, but alas...

You kind of making my point for not paying...

On 2026-05-21 09:40:45 PutaMadre said:
www.esa.co.za/forum/thread.php

The above review illustrates the pros of having GM. The advantage here being that u get 4k quality pics. My guy would have clearly seen beforehand that this lady is not 37 years old, but alas...

For me the GM is only for picture quality.

What I don't understand and we debate this endlessly on the forum is that when you contact the WG via this platform 90% insist on sending a WhatsApp and when you do they start communicating with you like you are a total stranger, then you might as well be any freak from the street trying to make a booking, so I do understand the GM conundrum sometimes, be that as it may I will continue with GM though

Bru, you're always just a total stranger to them. It's just business. You're just money, backup to the negative reviewers, or a marketing recommender. The expectation of being something special for paying for access to a punting site is ludacris.

JP69

For me the relevance being a gold member, which reminds me that I need to renew my subscription is twofold. Apart from having access to the PG of the SP, GM pvt forum, Personal Notes is the ability to check out other GM favourites if available, and based on their reviews from my interactions with the same SP's according to their ratings. If in line or similar I have a fair chance that the odds will be in my favour going into my first visit with the new SP. Bottom line for me is do your due diligence, use common sense and trust you gut.

Spending R150 odd per month as a GM improves your punting experience 10 fold. That R150/pm has saved me from multiple punts i didn't book.
One bad/disappointing punt at R1500 covers a year of GM subscription.

GM is for your due diligence, it makes you a better hunter. Your Hit to miss ratio improves dramatically.

How do you guys pay for GM (other than Bitcoin)?

Pay cash at an ATM direct into ESA acc. Simple, takes 2min.
Only info you need to give is the reference (your user name) rest of the info just type in bullshit. (fake name/surname/contct number)