question Why are paid punt models suddenly everywhere?

Been seeing a heap more stories and ads lately about paid punt models, staking plans, Telegram tipsters, all that caper... feels like it's ramped up big time the last month or two.

Some of it looks like the same old "can't miss" gear dressed up with spreadsheets, but a couple of the ones being talked about are more stats-heavy than the usual mug stuff. Got me wondering if there's actually something new going on, or if the algo/chatbot boom has just made it easier for people to package up picks and flog them.

Has anyone here dug into any of these properly or followed one for a decent stretch? Keen to know what separates the legit setups from the bloody Martingale nonsense and chase systems that always pop up again. If you've seen any recent stories or tried one yourself, chuck it in.

Zoe NeonPokie wrote >

Has anyone here dug into any of these properly or followed one for a decent stretch?

yeah, best quick filter is whether they post the pick before the price moves and keep the losers up. If the history is all edited slips and no bad runs, bin it. I'd also look for flat staking over hero recovery stuff, that's usually where the nonsense starts.

I tailed one Telegram mob for a while and bailed. They'd brag about the wins, then after a rough weekend the unit sizes suddenly got bigger like you were meant to chase it back. Also reckon half of them record at prices no one actually gets once the market wakes up, so the sheet looks sweet and the real result for a mug punter is pretty ordinary.

If you're curious, just paper track it for a month and note the exact odds at the time they post, not the best line you find later. That clears up a lot fast. I also pay attention to whether their plays are in markets you can actually get decent money on, because some look sharp until you realise the limits are tiny.