So I see an obviously bad offer at Matchbook...

paco · 03-13-10, 01:28 PM

Leave it alone

Doug · 03-13-10, 01:39 PM

I think it depends how bad it is.

Bad isn't as bad on Matchbook, as it is bad at a bad book.

Fishhead · 03-13-10, 01:47 PM

Boy, not sure how there can be a BAD LINE RULE enforced with an exchange.............but I've seen this happen every once in awhile at MB..............I HAVE ALWAYS JUMPED ON THE OFFER AND NEVER HAD IT VOIDED.

Proceed at your own risk

yellowman · 03-13-10, 01:52 PM

Its bad enough that I spotted it - took me a minute to realize that it was a bad offer. If this was a traditional sportsbook I wouldn't even bother, since we all know they'd void the bet. Of course MB is a different animal....I am trying to find any info at MB's website regarding bad offers, but I don't see any. The way I see it, it's the offerer's responsibility to verify that their offers are correct and what they want...I really just want to scalp it out...

compaqDikk · 03-13-10, 02:03 PM

people at mb are asleep at the switch a lot. it is best that you hammer them and teach them a lesson. scalp away before fishhead hunts it down

Fishhead · 03-13-10, 02:05 PM

Originally posted by compaqDikk

people at mb are asleep at the switch a lot. it is best that you hammer them and teach them a lesson. scalp away before fishhead hunts it down

yellowman · 03-13-10, 02:05 PM

I also think that this offer is a 'seed the market' type offer...we are not talking about a lot of money here, couple of C notes is all

Dunder · 03-13-10, 02:06 PM

Exchange betting is the law of the jungle. No bets should be voided.
In the past Matchbook are reputed to have voided bets when they themselves were on the other side, to my knowledge this has not been the case lately.

Yi · 03-13-10, 02:50 PM

I think for an exchange, it's perfectly acceptable to pick up bad lines in fact it comes with the territory. It's your responsbility to offer sharp lines. If they posted a bad line then it's their fault.

My personal experience is that when I first started using MB, I made alot of mistakes trying to make offers and had many of them instantly picked off by sharks.

Doug · 03-13-10, 03:00 PM

so what was the line ?

FreeFall · 03-13-10, 03:11 PM

Take it why the **** not? Your not doing anything wrong it's the person who set it's ignorance and that won't be held to your accountability. Man you are way to nice to be doing this daily.

Doug · 03-13-10, 03:17 PM

Originally posted by Fishhead

Boy, not sure how there can be a BAD LINE RULE enforced with an exchange.............but I've seen this happen every once in awhile at MB..............I HAVE ALWAYS JUMPED ON THE OFFER AND NEVER HAD IT VOIDED.

Proceed at your own risk

I would have bet it also.

I think they have some clause in the rules to cancel some trades, like if a player accepted -99999 on something that should be -110. This protects a newbie idiot laying $1,000 to win $1, on a coinflip. That would be bad publicity for MB.

I had a cancellation that I recall, my memory is vague on it, something like this .....

H2 of NBA.

They had the fav and dog switched, lets say a 5 point line.

I make an early offer ( that is accepted) so I get what should be the fav, but at +5, and + money. They voided it, and flipped the lines. This was all in a few minutes.

Reload · 03-13-10, 03:24 PM

Originally posted by Fishhead

Boy, not sure how there can be a BAD LINE RULE enforced with an exchange.............but I've seen this happen every once in awhile at MB..............I HAVE ALWAYS JUMPED ON THE OFFER AND NEVER HAD IT VOIDED.

Proceed at your own risk

Fish knows how to eat up those guppies on Matchbook!

DeluxeLiner · 03-13-10, 03:29 PM

you need to grab it before someone else does

Doug · 03-13-10, 04:00 PM

I'm sure whatever it was is gone by now, I didn't even bother to look.

Fishhead · 03-13-10, 04:15 PM

Great arbs all day at MB today...............

FreeFall · 03-13-10, 04:38 PM

Originally posted by Fishhead

Great arbs all day at MB today...............

examples?

yellowman · 03-13-10, 05:28 PM

I did grab it ... it was NHL St Louis +1.5 at +225...I think the offerer mean to put -225...most shops have St Louis -1.5, not +1.5....I think I'll take some CLB ML with a guarantee win of around $200 and possibility of hitting both if CLB wins by 1...

hhsilver · 03-13-10, 05:51 PM

Originally posted by yellowman

I did grab it ... it was NHL St Louis +1.5 at +225...I think the offerer mean to put -225...most shops have St Louis -1.5, not +1.5....I think I'll take some CLB ML with a guarantee win of around $200 and possibility of hitting both if CLB wins by 1...

edit.... sorry -- no comment

Doug · 03-13-10, 06:09 PM

Originally posted by yellowman

I did grab it ... it was NHL St Louis +1.5 at +225...I think the offerer mean to put -225...most shops have St Louis -1.5, not +1.5....I think I'll take some CLB ML with a guarantee win of around $200 and possibility of hitting both if CLB wins by 1...

I wouldn't have found that if I tried, from your description. I'm surprised it lasted at all.

I'd have been looking under cricket and Shiit trying to find it .

It just might cancel, I'd only keep this leg of it.

This is similar to my cancel on flipped lines of NBA H2.

kmarinouofm · 03-13-10, 06:51 PM

Originally posted by yellowman

I did grab it ... it was NHL St Louis +1.5 at +225...I think the offerer mean to put -225...most shops have St Louis -1.5, not +1.5....I think I'll take some CLB ML with a guarantee win of around $200 and possibility of hitting both if CLB wins by 1...

that a boy!! i was hopping you bet it.. let us know how it works out

BurtRapp · 03-13-10, 07:06 PM

Nothing wrong to bet that in my opinion. An exchange is it's own animal.

yellowman · 03-13-10, 09:41 PM

5-1 STL - was hoping for a CLB 1 goal win...awaiting the grading

yellowman · 03-13-10, 09:48 PM

graded and in the bank

pico · 03-13-10, 10:29 PM

Originally posted by Dunder

Exchange betting is the law of the jungle. No bets should be voided.
In the past Matchbook are reputed to have voided bets when they themselves were on the other side, to my knowledge this has not been the case lately.

that just seems wrong.

Doug · 03-13-10, 11:37 PM

Originally posted by yellowman

graded and in the bank

You're lucky Fishhead didn't find it first, probably was looking at Albanian soccer games trying to figure out who should be the chalk.

I'd have bet it, if I looked and found it.

Fishhead · 03-13-10, 11:52 PM

Originally posted by Doug

You're lucky Fishhead didn't find it first, probably was looking at Albanian soccer games trying to figure out who should be the chalk.

I'd have bet it, if I looked and found it.

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