New Posts For Thread: No delay required when adjusting odds for a worse offer?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26526589/no-delay-required-when-adjusting-odds-for-a-worse-offerWhen you place a back bet in play at 2.1 (appearing in the queue on the lay side) and subsequently alter it to a worse offer, say 2.08, why is the delay required?I can see it would be required when improving your offer, but why when you are adjustinI'm not convinced that you could hoover by altering an unmatched back bet to a higher price without delay. The same applies to lowering the price of an unmatched lay bet.For example, in the situation that you submit an unmatched back bet of 2.1, if thttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26526589/no-delay-required-when-adjusting-odds-for-a-worse-offer?post_id=479563997#479563997I'm not convinced that you could hoover by altering an unmatched back bet to a higher price without delay. The same applies to lowering the price of an unmatched lay bet.For example, in the situation that you submit an unmatched back bet of 2.1, if tTue, 28 Dec 2010 08:09:31 -0600by offering a better price when something happens you can hoover too.I can see it wouldn't work now. I was thinking about football where those moves don't occur without a suspend (or shouldn't occur). But even then there is potential for abuse.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26526589/no-delay-required-when-adjusting-odds-for-a-worse-offer?post_id=479558761#479558761by offering a better price when something happens you can hoover too.I can see it wouldn't work now. I was thinking about football where those moves don't occur without a suspend (or shouldn't occur). But even then there is potential for abuse.Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:06:18 -0600There are good reasons why you can't instantly alter unmatched back bets to a lower price, say 'from 2.1 to 2.08'. The example below should illustrate this:1) Submit a back bet at 2.1 on a selection (unmatched and appears in the queue on the lay sidehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26526589/no-delay-required-when-adjusting-odds-for-a-worse-offer?post_id=479554189#479554189There are good reasons why you can't instantly alter unmatched back bets to a lower price, say 'from 2.1 to 2.08'. The example below should illustrate this:1) Submit a back bet at 2.1 on a selection (unmatched and appears in the queue on the lay sideTue, 28 Dec 2010 06:15:15 -0600When you place a back bet in play at 2.1 (appearing in the queue on the lay side) and subsequently alter it to a worse offer, say 2.08, why is the delay required?I can see it would be required when improving your offer, but why when you are adjustinhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26526589/no-delay-required-when-adjusting-odds-for-a-worse-offer?post_id=479517317#479517317When you place a back bet in play at 2.1 (appearing in the queue on the lay side) and subsequently alter it to a worse offer, say 2.08, why is the delay required?I can see it would be required when improving your offer, but why when you are adjustinMon, 27 Dec 2010 19:59:34 -0600