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scrooge_mcduck
19 Sep 11 18:57
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I discovered bots fairly late into my betfair existence but after a while I was able to make regular profits laying leading horses that looked clear mid race when the overround went very high and hence the price on them was unrealistically low.

Due to the introduction of the cross-matcher this strategy no longer works as these horses no longer go so low :(

What winning strategies have others had that used to work but that are no more?
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Report the big bossman September 19, 2011 7:11 PM BST
how the hell do get a bot on golf football,tennis please and all sports please
Report kenilworth September 19, 2011 7:26 PM BST
Eh ?
Report the big bossman September 19, 2011 7:57 PM BST
need a bot
Report kenilworth September 19, 2011 7:59 PM BST
Need to speak English, methinks.
Report the big bossman September 19, 2011 8:53 PM BST
English? all I said,was need a bot but do not know how to get one?
Report kenilworth September 19, 2011 9:46 PM BST
Sorry bossman, but your post read a bit odd.
Ignore me.
Report TheInvestor2 September 19, 2011 10:11 PM BST
I used this 3 step procedure to make more than £10k+ in the good old days without a losing run exceeding £200:

1) Put offers up to lay goals for matches taking place the following evening just before going to bed.
2) Check position to get front of queue in the morning before heading to work.
3) at 5pm trade out by backing whatever selections I got matched laying.

Very easy. Not worth bothering with anymore as a manual strategy as bots jump in front of everything now.
Report longford September 19, 2011 10:20 PM BST
whats bots?
Report paulme September 19, 2011 10:35 PM BST
is that when you had a job then investor?

how do see what "position" you are in?
Report bf_fananatic September 19, 2011 10:40 PM BST
Whats a bot if its not autobetting softawre, and how does cross-matching work, sounds interesting?
Report dave b September 19, 2011 10:44 PM BST
Trading the place market on horse racing based on moves made on the win market along with the Harville formula.
Report TheInvestor2 September 19, 2011 10:52 PM BST
yes paulme. If you are laying at 16 in total goals and some joker has jumped in front of you at 16.01, you jump in front of them. That's what I mean by checking the position.
Report paulme September 19, 2011 10:54 PM BST
i see so like brighton liverpool tmrw what amount of match goals would be at 16? if thats what you mean
Report catflmasppo September 19, 2011 10:56 PM BST
You can't place a bet at 16.01 [:p]
Report Bridgeboy September 19, 2011 10:58 PM BST
Oh yes you can(total goals markets)
Report catflmasppo September 19, 2011 10:59 PM BST
Really?  I stand corrected.
Report paulme September 19, 2011 11:01 PM BST
idiot cat flap
Report Trevh September 20, 2011 1:05 AM BST
Like you knew different paulme!

Like Investor says, the Total Goals market can be a cut throat shark pool with 'bots' 'parasites' and 'flies round ****' punters undercutting by 0.01.

Investor, how come you greened up your value lays, probably would have made more money letting them run I'd have thunk.
Report TheInvestor2 September 20, 2011 1:46 AM BST
Yeah Trevh, this was my first winning strategy though. Back then I wasn't really sure what my edge was and if what I was doing would really work and beat commission, so I wanted super consistent returns to prove quickly to myself that I could make money doing this.

I had a £2k bank and trading meant I could take pretty big positions of a few hundred quid and 'pay a a little' to stabilise returns. Nowadays I'm happier to take a position, and my returns are a lot more volatile.
Report LordBobbbin September 20, 2011 1:47 AM BST
That told you Catflap!!  Laugh
Report catflmasppo September 20, 2011 8:37 AM BST
Indeed LordB, in my beery haze I forgot about the other market types on here.  Luckily after 20 years with my ex I am well trained in the art of being wrong!
Report LordBobbbin September 20, 2011 4:05 PM BST
Well if you don't want to be ridiculed by Paul then stay off that drink!  (Sounds like a good idea for a cut down on drinking campaign..)
Report Johnny The Guesser September 20, 2011 8:26 PM BST
Football cross performance plays with the spread firms. Those were the days Happy with Spin, Spex, City, IG and for a while Cantor all with different components in their performance markets.By buying with one firm and selling with another you could engineer some great positions.Not guaranteed profits but certainly the right side of the value line.
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