I would love to hear your stories about these guys that call with "inside information". Here's mine.
About 10 years ago I called an 800 number for their free pick. Of course the free pick was made on a Tuesday and if I wanted updated info I had to pay for it. I declined. No surprise the free pick lost.
Over the next 12 months I got calls from many services who obviously bought my number from the original tout I called.
Fast forward to SIX years later when a new service calls. Clearly they are scraping the bottom of the barrel and bought a very old number. Regardless I take the call and listen to the sales pitch. As an experiment I negotiated the cost of the guaranteed "Monster NCAA pick of the Year!!!" down to $25. He asked how much I bet and I lied and told him I bet $25/game, fully knowing they try to get you to bet more. The guarantee behind the pick is they will give you free picks until you win. This is where it becomes really laughable.
The "Monster" pick didn't cover and I lost $50 plus the cost of the pick. So I call him the next day and he gives me two more picks. This time he tells me I need to bet $50/game. So I don't bet them at all, but tell him I am and I track his picks. He goes 0-2.
I'll spare you the long details, but will tell you that over the next week they ASSURE me that each pick has better information and surely this one will hit. They go 0-11. 0 for friggin' 11! My 2 year old could do better. With each pick they push and push me to bet more until they had me up to $300/game (Keep in mind I wasn't betting at all but told them I was and continued to track their record). Also note I told them I was starting at $25/game. With each loss he wanted me to bet more and more.
Ultimately, I skipped a week and called them back and acted as if I was furious at their crappy pics. When I call, someone else answers and tells me my main contact no longer works there. I tell them they owe me more free picks. This guy asks me why I skipped a week and I told them because they suck and went 0-11. He tells me I missed out on a 9-0 week where I would have made $thousands and they no longer owe me because I skipped a week.
Hey, we all hit losing streaks. I get it. And they bought my phone number, I didn't call them, so how good can they really be, right? But 0-11 and then pushing a $25 bettor up to $300/game just to cover all previous losses is their strategy? Had I actually listened to them I would have lost over $2700 in a WEEK! For a small-time bettor that is craziness.
Are all touts a joke? Are they monkeys throwing darts? Does anyone have any POSITIVE or other NIGHTMARE stories to share?
I would love to hear your stories about these guys that call with "inside information". Here's mine.
About 10 years ago I called an 800 number for their free pick. Of course the free pick was made on a Tuesday and if I wanted updated info I had to pay for it. I declined. No surprise the free pick lost.
Over the next 12 months I got calls from many services who obviously bought my number from the original tout I called.
Fast forward to SIX years later when a new service calls. Clearly they are scraping the bottom of the barrel and bought a very old number. Regardless I take the call and listen to the sales pitch. As an experiment I negotiated the cost of the guaranteed "Monster NCAA pick of the Year!!!" down to $25. He asked how much I bet and I lied and told him I bet $25/game, fully knowing they try to get you to bet more. The guarantee behind the pick is they will give you free picks until you win. This is where it becomes really laughable.
The "Monster" pick didn't cover and I lost $50 plus the cost of the pick. So I call him the next day and he gives me two more picks. This time he tells me I need to bet $50/game. So I don't bet them at all, but tell him I am and I track his picks. He goes 0-2.
I'll spare you the long details, but will tell you that over the next week they ASSURE me that each pick has better information and surely this one will hit. They go 0-11. 0 for friggin' 11! My 2 year old could do better. With each pick they push and push me to bet more until they had me up to $300/game (Keep in mind I wasn't betting at all but told them I was and continued to track their record). Also note I told them I was starting at $25/game. With each loss he wanted me to bet more and more.
Ultimately, I skipped a week and called them back and acted as if I was furious at their crappy pics. When I call, someone else answers and tells me my main contact no longer works there. I tell them they owe me more free picks. This guy asks me why I skipped a week and I told them because they suck and went 0-11. He tells me I missed out on a 9-0 week where I would have made $thousands and they no longer owe me because I skipped a week.
Hey, we all hit losing streaks. I get it. And they bought my phone number, I didn't call them, so how good can they really be, right? But 0-11 and then pushing a $25 bettor up to $300/game just to cover all previous losses is their strategy? Had I actually listened to them I would have lost over $2700 in a WEEK! For a small-time bettor that is craziness.
Are all touts a joke? Are they monkeys throwing darts? Does anyone have any POSITIVE or other NIGHTMARE stories to share?
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