Betfair Down / Betfair site crash

[freddy]

One of the few times i actually enjoy reading the betfair forum is after a major crash,

A meltdown imminent

[Euler]

Looks like it's back after an hour off line.

[freddy]

The invention of Betfair has created the unique situation when you are watching a horse race and have no idea if you want the horse that you have backed/layed to win or to lose

[LeTiss]

I lost £56

Disappointing, but could have been worse

[Krzysztof]

I got an open £1200 lay trade on fav.

Lost

[Euler]

I got an open £1200 lay trade on fav.

Lost

Only 1.50 shot though wasn't it? So could have been much worse.

[CaerMyrddin]

Sorry to read that

I lost €120

[to75ne]

had an inbalance of backs to lays. up 600
reckon i was a fag paper away from a major nose bleed.

first time in yonks i have come on the right side of betfecks feckups.

i dont feel happy about coping 600 the way i did, just releaved. much rather get a result by own efforts not luck out.

my commiserations to the traders who copped the crap end of the stick this time.

[jimrobo]

I was slightly up but just relieved to get out without taking a spanking. Time for a few beers to destress!

[to75ne]

I was slightly up but just relieved to get out without taking a spanking. Time for a few beers to destress!

i second that

[freddy]

Turns out that the horse i didn't know if i wanted to win or lose won and i lost

0nly 50-00 quid though, hope no one got too much of a battering

[Krzysztof]

I got an open £1200 lay trade on fav.

Lost

Only 1.50 shot though wasn't it? So could have been much worse.

Yes. Exactly £609,36 lost. Bets should have been voided. Worse? Sure, it could have been worse. But still - every single penny should have been refunded in case of BF crash.

[freddy]

Betfair never void matched bets in these circumstances,
and if they started now i for one would be toast as ive use Betdaq to close most of my positions today.

So it's never a clear cut situation with regard to voiding bets
and some people remember are not traders have placed straight forward back and lay bets.

[sweetybt]

£164 lost for me,

I noted the site also crashed at about 8:00am UK time as well.

[Euler]

Y, LeTiss pointed that out but I wasn't active at that point. I love the way Betfair say after these crashes 'Everything is fine now' - Never an explanation as to what when so badly wrong.