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Legitimate
Handicapper or Scam Artist? Why do I take the time to post all of my past picks? So you know I am honest about my winning percentage. If you want a good laugh, try asking other services that don’t post picks or use a monitoring service why they don’t do these things. They will provide some pretty funny excuses, such as “monitors are not honest.” When I have gotten that response, I then ask why they don’t at least post their picks on their own website. They don’t have a good answer. They tell me they can get me past results but “it is on another computer so it will take a couple of days.” They don’t have their results handy? Are you kidding me? The real reason that most services don’t post their results is very simple: They don’t want you to know their record! It is as simple as that! They would rather twist the truth or pick-and-choose successful subsets of data from their overall results (“We were 3-1 last week” or “We are 65% over the last five weeks”). What they don’t tell you is that they are under .500 for the year or they had a losing week last week. If I have a losing week (which does occasionally happen), I will tell you! One particular service that has been around for a long time and charges $325 per month posted an 0-9 week during the middle of the 2002 season. They went 11-26 during the month of October! I know this because one of my subscribers paid for that month and told me. Will you see that anywhere on their site? No. Will they tell you that if you inquire about their past results? No. Again, I know this because I personally asked them. Instead they told me they don’t have anyone monitoring their results but that I should use them because (exact quote) “We have been in the business for 30 years and have a respected reputation in this industry.” Hmmm. Don’t fall for it. If a service isn’t willing to at least post their past picks on their website, they are hiding something. Even if you believe that some independent sports monitoring services aren’t honest, a great way to verify past results is to post them on your website. This way, those that actually purchased the picks the week before will keep the service honest (they can verify whether those posted on the website match what they purchased). It is the perfect way to verify that the validity of a service’s claimed win percentage. Anyone who pays for my selections will be able to verify that the results I post on my site exactly match what they got before the games were played when they paid for the selections. I have a dream: If we all start demanding this type of open disclosure from sports services, eventually everyone will have to do it. Don’t settle for anything less from someone you are giving your hard-earned money to.
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