New Posts For Thread: Betfair should have a default turnover based commission schemehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24822361/betfair-should-have-a-default-turnover-based-commission-schemeThe current commission scheme would scare the sh1t out of anyone considering opening a betfair account, even someone with a maths degrees. All new customers should start out on a very simple turnover based commission scheme e.g. 2-3% of stake (see noPC payers need Betfair more, not vice versa. Betfair may or may not become a better place for normal bettors without PC payers, but I am sure if they leave, their positions will be filled fairly quickly. The PC payers may be necessary for Betfair tohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24822361/betfair-should-have-a-default-turnover-based-commission-scheme?post_id=449092241#449092241PC payers need Betfair more, not vice versa. Betfair may or may not become a better place for normal bettors without PC payers, but I am sure if they leave, their positions will be filled fairly quickly. The PC payers may be necessary for Betfair toTue, 25 May 2010 11:38:40 -0500Would that last comment not be better aimed at the pc whingers iz?The pc implied they finally realised that traders don't contribute much in the way of liquidity. I'm just hoping they'll finally realise they've made a mistake withhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24822361/betfair-should-have-a-default-turnover-based-commission-scheme?post_id=449085821#449085821Would that last comment not be better aimed at the pc whingers iz?The pc implied they finally realised that traders don't contribute much in the way of liquidity. I'm just hoping they'll finally realise they've made a mistake withTue, 25 May 2010 10:51:29 -0500feck, you seem like an intelligent fellow but mate consider a couple things - the guy who put this whole shabang together, andrew black, was once a trader - he decided to build betfair in an 'exchange format', and he quotes ; “It washttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24822361/betfair-should-have-a-default-turnover-based-commission-scheme?post_id=449083977#449083977feck, you seem like an intelligent fellow but mate consider a couple things - the guy who put this whole shabang together, andrew black, was once a trader - he decided to build betfair in an 'exchange format', and he quotes ; “It wasTue, 25 May 2010 10:37:04 -0500That is a very hurtful comment General. I'm just going to commit suicide now because of you.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24822361/betfair-should-have-a-default-turnover-based-commission-scheme?post_id=449083817#449083817That is a very hurtful comment General. I'm just going to commit suicide now because of you.Tue, 25 May 2010 10:35:49 -0500It always amazes me how died-in-the-wool oldschool socialist Feck is so willing to just write off vast swathes of humanity.You really are quite a nasty piece of work deep down aren't you?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24822361/betfair-should-have-a-default-turnover-based-commission-scheme?post_id=449055865#449055865It always amazes me how died-in-the-wool oldschool socialist Feck is so willing to just write off vast swathes of humanity.You really are quite a nasty piece of work deep down aren't you?Tue, 25 May 2010 06:28:31 -0500non sequitur. seeing the glass as half empty doesn't excuse pathetic whining that this perspective is everyone else's fault. if life is full of unhappiness why not end it? money isn't an end in itself but opens new avenues of opportunihttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24822361/betfair-should-have-a-default-turnover-based-commission-scheme?post_id=449052769#449052769non sequitur. seeing the glass as half empty doesn't excuse pathetic whining that this perspective is everyone else's fault. if life is full of unhappiness why not end it? money isn't an end in itself but opens new avenues of opportuniTue, 25 May 2010 05:47:54 -0500We go through life burying our loved ones until it's our time to quite possibly be wiped into oblivion. Hapiness is a state of mind open only to simpletons and only a real simpleton would equate it to money.non sequitur. seeing the glass as halfhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24822361/betfair-should-have-a-default-turnover-based-commission-scheme?post_id=448957565#448957565We go through life burying our loved ones until it's our time to quite possibly be wiped into oblivion. Hapiness is a state of mind open only to simpletons and only a real simpleton would equate it to money.non sequitur. seeing the glass as halfMon, 24 May 2010 15:02:13 -0500stewarty bOdds wise it's akin to buying a lottery ticket if it hasn't been won for six draws and the rollover is 20 odd million. Each pound ticket you buy is literally worth https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24822361/betfair-should-have-a-default-turnover-based-commission-scheme?post_id=448949369#448949369stewarty bOdds wise it's akin to buying a lottery ticket if it hasn't been won for six draws and the rollover is 20 odd million. Each pound ticket you buy is literally worth Mon, 24 May 2010 14:15:39 -0500Unlucky Feck. I was going to do a perm because of the value, but it came to 576 and thought it better to stick it on a horse. As it happens I didn't have a bet due to my recent bad run. I wouldn't even have got the place dividend up. Havinghttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24822361/betfair-should-have-a-default-turnover-based-commission-scheme?post_id=448932797#448932797Unlucky Feck. I was going to do a perm because of the value, but it came to 576 and thought it better to stick it on a horse. As it happens I didn't have a bet due to my recent bad run. I wouldn't even have got the place dividend up. HavingMon, 24 May 2010 12:28:23 -0500It works fine at the 1% site, in fact it works out cheaper for me surprisingly often, and I'm a PC payer.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24822361/betfair-should-have-a-default-turnover-based-commission-scheme?post_id=448881417#448881417It works fine at the 1% site, in fact it works out cheaper for me surprisingly often, and I'm a PC payer.Mon, 24 May 2010 04:01:01 -0500