New Posts For Thread: Is it possible to do worse in the long run than a proverbial pin sticker?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870058/is-it-possible-to-do-worse-in-the-long-run-than-a-proverbial-pin-stickerby taking the time and effort to make a conscious decision to bet something, so that making a little effort will lead you to bet something that on summary face value looks good value, but due to that fact, actually bad valueshould do a schake style challege with random pickshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870058/is-it-possible-to-do-worse-in-the-long-run-than-a-proverbial-pin-sticker?post_id=430339862#430339862should do a schake style challege with random picksFri, 23 Apr 2010 13:28:26 -0500Definitely.Pins have no emotions nor an ability to over-complicate things or make wrongly thought out decisions.Nor can pins over-react to what they hear or be swayed by their fellow pins and their sticking decisions.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870058/is-it-possible-to-do-worse-in-the-long-run-than-a-proverbial-pin-sticker?post_id=430339858#430339858Definitely.Pins have no emotions nor an ability to over-complicate things or make wrongly thought out decisions.Nor can pins over-react to what they hear or be swayed by their fellow pins and their sticking decisions.Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:19:18 -0500In highly liquid markets like match odds for big football games, I can't see how you could do much worse betting before the start of the game.Backing and or laying randomly in highly liquid match odds markets (where the difference between back and lahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870058/is-it-possible-to-do-worse-in-the-long-run-than-a-proverbial-pin-sticker?post_id=430339854#430339854In highly liquid markets like match odds for big football games, I can't see how you could do much worse betting before the start of the game.Backing and or laying randomly in highly liquid match odds markets (where the difference between back and laFri, 23 Apr 2010 11:46:35 -0500Very much so CB, it's a common phenomenon, especially in American sports where people look at the wrong stats.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870058/is-it-possible-to-do-worse-in-the-long-run-than-a-proverbial-pin-sticker?post_id=430339850#430339850Very much so CB, it's a common phenomenon, especially in American sports where people look at the wrong stats.Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:11:41 -0500Perhaps if you followed the tips of whichever tipster did best each week in the following week you would get some really bad value and do worse than the pin stickerhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870058/is-it-possible-to-do-worse-in-the-long-run-than-a-proverbial-pin-sticker?post_id=430339846#430339846Perhaps if you followed the tips of whichever tipster did best each week in the following week you would get some really bad value and do worse than the pin stickerFri, 23 Apr 2010 11:07:18 -0500thanks if they even look at the prices.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870058/is-it-possible-to-do-worse-in-the-long-run-than-a-proverbial-pin-sticker?post_id=430339842#430339842thanks if they even look at the prices.Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:17:46 -0500for example studying form all morning, make your picks. Go to the bookies. but 100s have done same thing and beat you to the best prices? what do you do? stick with your picks or lay them now?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870058/is-it-possible-to-do-worse-in-the-long-run-than-a-proverbial-pin-sticker?post_id=430339838#430339838for example studying form all morning, make your picks. Go to the bookies. but 100s have done same thing and beat you to the best prices? what do you do? stick with your picks or lay them now?Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:12:26 -0500yeah must be possible didnt some racing pundit get beat my a dog? reckon its quiet common actually.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870058/is-it-possible-to-do-worse-in-the-long-run-than-a-proverbial-pin-sticker?post_id=430339834#430339834yeah must be possible didnt some racing pundit get beat my a dog? reckon its quiet common actually.Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:10:06 -0500I reckon you would be about 5% down give or take a % or two however good you were.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870058/is-it-possible-to-do-worse-in-the-long-run-than-a-proverbial-pin-sticker?post_id=430339830#430339830I reckon you would be about 5% down give or take a % or two however good you were.Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:06:19 -0500Ask zipper ...he uses his nurse's needle to select em ]:)https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870058/is-it-possible-to-do-worse-in-the-long-run-than-a-proverbial-pin-sticker?post_id=430339826#430339826Ask zipper ...he uses his nurse's needle to select em ]:)Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:59:37 -0500