Should I purchase picks (tips) is a question the comes up frequently. It has long been addressed in our
Sportsbetting FAQ with the answer previously reading No, see
Paying for Picks for a discussion on this topic. That thread is however 6-years old and in the archives.
I'm sure it could be debated that discussion of RAS is different from a discussion of JohnDoeSports, but this is a matter of opinion. A fair portion of the discussion remains relatively the same no matter if we're talking a specific tout, tipster, picks seller etc, or just have someone asking "should I buy picks (tips)". My suggestion is let's use this thread for discussion of these topics with a quick note that spam is still NOT permitted (posts linking to tout sites will be deleted). Beyond that here is a good place to discuss any touts or the topic in general.