When is a tipster worth his money?

gregbucks Wrote:

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> I used a trainers tipping service once about 5
> years back, I smsed the service and waited and
> waited for the tip to be sent back to me, nothing
> the whole day then the next morning i received a
> sms from them with there tip for the day.... The
> horse had won but talk about being a ARM...()
> ... I did contact them and they said they would
> send me a ''free tip'' the following weekend, i'm
> still waiting...


Greg probably haven't had a winner since. <

Imo it would also depend on how 'much' a tipster gives you in return for a subscription; that is:

Does he provide an in depth analysis on every race (discuss every runner in terms of 'certainty', 'good chance', 'fair chance' 'no chance' as well as 'PA banker' or Quartet Floating Banker', etc) ?

or

Does he mention only some runners in all the races (leaving you to assume those not mentioned have 'no chance')?

or

Does he only provide a shortlist of numbers per race from which you can put together your own exotics?

or

Does he only provide suggested PA, PS and JP perms (and some suggested other bets) much like the Computaform tipsters do?

or

Does he provide a combination of all of the above?

Clearly the tipsters fee should relate to what he actually provides - and then being able to prove that what he suggests is actually returning a profit.


Overall I would agree with what Loopy is saying about the reasons for using a tipster - for me personally if I have to rely on others to show / tell me what my selections should be, I'd rather give up the game - for me the satisfaction of making the 'right' selections is very much part of the 'game' and if I make some money, it's almost a bonus

Best tip i ever recieved........ "never ever look directly into the sun" ()

Exactly I am in this game for the satisfaction I get from picking a winner. If someone else picks the winner for me I get no where near as much satisfaction as picking it myself. (tu)

Tigershark Wrote:

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> Best tip i ever recieved........ "never ever look
> directly into the sun" ()


Or pee into the wind. <

@Loopy n Shrek:


Double....
-D

No short cut:

1. Study yourself

2. Pay ....... whether Computaform, Sporting Post or Tipster that you know knows his/stuff!

Never follow 'tips'... from stables, jockeys, grooms.....!

shrek Wrote:

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> Tigershark Wrote:
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> > Best tip i ever recieved........ "never ever
> look
> > directly into the sun" ()
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> Or pee into the wind. <

............or on a fan

Shrek et all,does anyone go out their way to get a tip they have recieved beat?

i do <

Frodo Wrote:

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> Overall I would agree with what Loopy is saying
> about the reasons for using a tipster - for me
> personally if I have to rely on others to show /
> tell me what my selections should be, I'd rather
> give up the game - for me the satisfaction of
> making the 'right' selections is very much part of
> the 'game' and if I make some money, it's almost a
> bonus

-D I like that attitude and approach Frodo (though I confess I may be a little keener than you on making some money! )

(and that is in no way a detriment to the discussion, I also agree with much of what has been said... and of course, anyone who wants to give me a cert for free, I'll take it )

Englander Wrote:

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> -D I like that attitude and approach Frodo
> (though I confess I may be a little keener than
> you on making some money! )
>
> (and that is in no way a detriment to the
> discussion, I also agree with much of what has
> been said... and of course, anyone who wants to
> give me a cert for free, I'll take it )


I did .... on todays racing thread.... but lose the 'cert' part... there is no such thing -

The Madji Wrote:

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> Englander Wrote:
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and of course, anyone who wants to
> > give me a cert for free, I'll take it )
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> I did .... on todays racing thread.... but lose
> the 'cert' part... there is no such thing -

lol... I'll be on ya case big time now if it loses () < (that is such an open race to me though, confessed a little surprised you found one at 9/2 for value but if that is what the life savings should go on then so be it... )

In the end...its abt whay you want out of it...satisfaction or money.I was a client of the whisperer so 5-6yrs back....good tipster.Simply becoz i believed he was the best in SA in tipping P6's...did very well with him...