Is it the money strictly?
If they are so good that they can go tout... wouldn't they be able to just make extra money betting on their own plays instead of selling them to people?
Exactly. I see this on almost every site i visit. Some poster will go on a nice run and then they think that they are Gods gift to capping and should be charging for their picks. I wish i had 10 cents for every time i have seen this, since i have been surfing the net, i would be rich.
They need to sell picks, because they need the money to feed their own degenerate gambling habit. Any person that can win money gambling year in and year out, does not have to be bothered selling picks. Thats why guys like Billy Walters dont sell picks. He never did and never would. If he ever opened a service, he wouldnt be able to have enough phone lines to answer all the calls coming in to join, yet he doesnt open one up.
The only service i would ever pay for, is one where the person makes all of his money betting on his own plays and is rich doing it. All the rest are just pure frauds. Modern day snake oil salesman and nothing more