New Posts For Thread: What happens if betfair can't match bets placed at betfair SP?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29014779/what-happens-if-betfair-cant-match-bets-placed-at-betfair-spThey have said in the past I believe that they can guarantee bets will be matched, but they clearly can't. Do you get an email telling you your bet wasn't matched or a message at the off? Does anyone know?@TornUpTicketsI know that happens if you set a small LAY bet to "Take SP" and the bet is so small the liability is less than the SP Lay minimum (£10).I suppose it might logically be true that a back bet below the back SP minimum (£2) might also laphttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29014779/what-happens-if-betfair-cant-match-bets-placed-at-betfair-sp?post_id=559890417#559890417@TornUpTicketsI know that happens if you set a small LAY bet to "Take SP" and the bet is so small the liability is less than the SP Lay minimum (£10).I suppose it might logically be true that a back bet below the back SP minimum (£2) might also lapWed, 23 Sep 2020 04:50:01 -0500I had a small 'Take SP' bet lapse earlier and the agent told me that they cannot guarantee that a BSP request can be filled.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29014779/what-happens-if-betfair-cant-match-bets-placed-at-betfair-sp?post_id=559883629#559883629I had a small 'Take SP' bet lapse earlier and the agent told me that they cannot guarantee that a BSP request can be filled.Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:58:27 -0500askari, you wonder what happened to betfair's theoretical PERVS (pouncing equilibrium restoring value seekers) that day.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29014779/what-happens-if-betfair-cant-match-bets-placed-at-betfair-sp?post_id=517870825#517870825askari, you wonder what happened to betfair's theoretical PERVS (pouncing equilibrium restoring value seekers) that day.Sat, 24 Mar 2012 04:34:58 -0500Feck, ah yes, that is what I'm remembering--there being an inevitable cut-off point within those who requested the exact price point at which reconciliation was worked out.The formula of money available to lay by money available to back generates a shttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29014779/what-happens-if-betfair-cant-match-bets-placed-at-betfair-sp?post_id=517857835#517857835Feck, ah yes, that is what I'm remembering--there being an inevitable cut-off point within those who requested the exact price point at which reconciliation was worked out.The formula of money available to lay by money available to back generates a sFri, 23 Mar 2012 16:35:53 -0500I'd guess the 'reconciler' would add money to ensure matching if there was value to be had but I was wrong they don't guarantee matching.http://sp.betfair.com.au/FAQs_theBasics.phpHow can Betfair guarantee to match a $50k SP bet?In order to match thahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29014779/what-happens-if-betfair-cant-match-bets-placed-at-betfair-sp?post_id=517818153#517818153I'd guess the 'reconciler' would add money to ensure matching if there was value to be had but I was wrong they don't guarantee matching.http://sp.betfair.com.au/FAQs_theBasics.phpHow can Betfair guarantee to match a $50k SP bet?In order to match thaThu, 22 Mar 2012 14:25:55 -0500Don't think they've ever guaranteed to match bets slayer, I've had BSP bets lapsed at 1000 before because there weren't enough backers and I wasn't first in the queue.The bet just lapses you won't get an email.1000 is their max odds so they won't gethttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29014779/what-happens-if-betfair-cant-match-bets-placed-at-betfair-sp?post_id=517816055#517816055Don't think they've ever guaranteed to match bets slayer, I've had BSP bets lapsed at 1000 before because there weren't enough backers and I wasn't first in the queue.The bet just lapses you won't get an email.1000 is their max odds so they won't getThu, 22 Mar 2012 13:36:15 -0500I mean, if a horse is being layed at 1000.0 on the exchange and I lay for £1000,000 liability through the Betfair SP, what happens? Will they return an SP bigger than 1000 if there is only £10 being backed at SP? And what if there is nothing beinghttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29014779/what-happens-if-betfair-cant-match-bets-placed-at-betfair-sp?post_id=517815473#517815473I mean, if a horse is being layed at 1000.0 on the exchange and I lay for £1000,000 liability through the Betfair SP, what happens? Will they return an SP bigger than 1000 if there is only £10 being backed at SP? And what if there is nothing beingThu, 22 Mar 2012 13:22:59 -0500So if I lay £1000 on a horse at 1000 just before the offNot sure what you mean pumpkin. Are you talking about an sp lay where you've declared the max odds you're willing to lay is 1000.0?Only SP bets with no restriction on odds are guaranteed to behttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29014779/what-happens-if-betfair-cant-match-bets-placed-at-betfair-sp?post_id=517814067#517814067So if I lay £1000 on a horse at 1000 just before the offNot sure what you mean pumpkin. Are you talking about an sp lay where you've declared the max odds you're willing to lay is 1000.0?Only SP bets with no restriction on odds are guaranteed to beThu, 22 Mar 2012 12:45:17 -0500So if I lay £1000 on a horse at 1000 just before the off, and there is only say £30 being bet at SP, who matches it? Clearly no one. Would betfair take on the liability themselves?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29014779/what-happens-if-betfair-cant-match-bets-placed-at-betfair-sp?post_id=517812839#517812839So if I lay £1000 on a horse at 1000 just before the off, and there is only say £30 being bet at SP, who matches it? Clearly no one. Would betfair take on the liability themselves?Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:09:22 -0500askari, that only applies to sp bets where a min/max price was specified which was the same as the returned betfair sp.All SP bets with no min/max specified are guaranteed matched AFAIK.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29014779/what-happens-if-betfair-cant-match-bets-placed-at-betfair-sp?post_id=517812231#517812231askari, that only applies to sp bets where a min/max price was specified which was the same as the returned betfair sp.All SP bets with no min/max specified are guaranteed matched AFAIK.Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:52:10 -0500