New Posts For Thread: Is it still possible to make a living from Betfair?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30142323/is-it-still-possible-to-make-a-living-from-betfairHi betfair friends.A friend of mine in the early 2000s upto recently was a full time trader making a very good living from backing and laying on betfair. He probably still is, but not in touch.I'm just wondering if its still possible? I knew the basnohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30142323/is-it-still-possible-to-make-a-living-from-betfair?post_id=537146273#537146273noMon, 30 Dec 2013 12:03:17 -0600PTTT:whilst assuming most P/C clients are most likely to have the largest banks and are placing their recreational transactions elsewhere, that inevitably is impacting expontentially on less liquidity in many markets.Two points:1. PC payers are, by dhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30142323/is-it-still-possible-to-make-a-living-from-betfair?post_id=536955487#536955487PTTT:whilst assuming most P/C clients are most likely to have the largest banks and are placing their recreational transactions elsewhere, that inevitably is impacting expontentially on less liquidity in many markets.Two points:1. PC payers are, by dMon, 16 Dec 2013 22:37:19 -0600recreational bets are / should be placed with the view to win, well that is what i do. The point therein, is why would you place transactions in the knowledge that if you are fortunate enough to win you will be paying between 22/60 percent P/C, whenhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30142323/is-it-still-possible-to-make-a-living-from-betfair?post_id=536944693#536944693recreational bets are / should be placed with the view to win, well that is what i do. The point therein, is why would you place transactions in the knowledge that if you are fortunate enough to win you will be paying between 22/60 percent P/C, whenMon, 16 Dec 2013 08:36:02 -0600i win for a yr, get my account up to xxxx thousands, then do a money switch with a 'mate' (no pc) in a quiet market ...who cant believe his luck. betfair get nothing bar the 2nd lot of com. pc payer saves 15%... And as a result that wont happen.As ahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30142323/is-it-still-possible-to-make-a-living-from-betfair?post_id=536939227#536939227i win for a yr, get my account up to xxxx thousands, then do a money switch with a 'mate' (no pc) in a quiet market ...who cant believe his luck. betfair get nothing bar the 2nd lot of com. pc payer saves 15%... And as a result that wont happen.As aSun, 15 Dec 2013 19:56:41 -0600Intriguing suggestion. However, I've had periods where I might make two withdrawals a week for a few weeks and then not make another withdrawal for at least a month. And that is because of winning/losing runs.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30142323/is-it-still-possible-to-make-a-living-from-betfair?post_id=536932513#536932513Intriguing suggestion. However, I've had periods where I might make two withdrawals a week for a few weeks and then not make another withdrawal for at least a month. And that is because of winning/losing runs.Sun, 15 Dec 2013 14:17:39 -0600Investor - PC should be paid on withdrawls the way its paid currently is grossly unfair ,win one week lose the nexthttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30142323/is-it-still-possible-to-make-a-living-from-betfair?post_id=536931143#536931143Investor - PC should be paid on withdrawls the way its paid currently is grossly unfair ,win one week lose the nextSun, 15 Dec 2013 13:33:06 -0600I don't dispute that - but if you have always paid PC and always will (in as much as you can be sure of these things) then you would not be "a clown" as PTTT suggests, to make recreational bets.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30142323/is-it-still-possible-to-make-a-living-from-betfair?post_id=536929029#536929029I don't dispute that - but if you have always paid PC and always will (in as much as you can be sure of these things) then you would not be "a clown" as PTTT suggests, to make recreational bets.Sun, 15 Dec 2013 11:43:04 -0600gerard 12 Dec 13 20:03 Joined: 28 Aug 02 | Topic/replies: 1,589 | Blogger: gerard's blogThat doesnt make sense PTTT - losses offset pc winnings, so it is largely irrelevant to recreational bets.There are lots of people who have paid PC in the past anhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30142323/is-it-still-possible-to-make-a-living-from-betfair?post_id=536928279#536928279gerard 12 Dec 13 20:03 Joined: 28 Aug 02 | Topic/replies: 1,589 | Blogger: gerard's blogThat doesnt make sense PTTT - losses offset pc winnings, so it is largely irrelevant to recreational bets.There are lots of people who have paid PC in the past anSun, 15 Dec 2013 11:09:01 -0600it is possible but it is getting harder, and i believe that the harder it gets the more it is likely to be cause of betfairs demise. betfairs unique selling points aspects of betting which can probably help make a profit for the punter. their targethttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30142323/is-it-still-possible-to-make-a-living-from-betfair?post_id=536885881#536885881it is possible but it is getting harder, and i believe that the harder it gets the more it is likely to be cause of betfairs demise. betfairs unique selling points aspects of betting which can probably help make a profit for the punter. their targetFri, 13 Dec 2013 04:30:50 -0600That doesnt make sense PTTT - losses offset pc winnings, so it is largely irrelevant to recreational bets.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30142323/is-it-still-possible-to-make-a-living-from-betfair?post_id=536878089#536878089That doesnt make sense PTTT - losses offset pc winnings, so it is largely irrelevant to recreational bets.Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:03:02 -0600