# TYPES OF BOTTING

## INFORMATION

When you first get into botting you need to consider which type of botting you want to do. There are two main paths you can take and thats either becoming a sneaker botter or a retail botter, however if you have enough capital its a great idea to try and do both.&#x20;

Both have their positives and negatives however they are pretty similar. With both types of botting you are attempting to secure limited items to resell however despite the similar end goal, there are many differences that set them apart such as the following

* Products you will be botting
* Sites you will be botting
* The different drop styles these sites use
* Bot prices
* Required capital
* Cost barrier to entry
* Peripherals cost
* ROI
* Profit margins
* \+ a whole lot more

Before we go start talking about the different paths we need to quickly discuss one of the main differences between these two types of botting and that is the actual products you are targeting. Simply put, for sneaker botting you are targeting sneakers and sometimes clothing. However for retail botting this covers a much wider range of products and below we will list a few soon. To keep it short and sweet we've made this small table outlining the main products and their general price points.

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* GPU - `$350-$2500+` (avg. $650) **per**
* Sports Cards - `$5-$50+` **per**
* Pokemon Cards - `$5-$50+` **per**
* Lowkey Items - `$10-$100+` **per**
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* Sneakers - `$100-$350` **per**
* Clothing - `$50-$350` **per**
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Volume is another important area to discuss. When we say volume we mean how many products you'll ideally be copping per month. Whilst the aim of the game for both sides of botting is to secure as many of x profitable item as possible your likely going to see a higher volume in sneaker botting in comparison to retail botting. Now dont get me wrong, you can most certainly see just as much volume in retail botting if not higher than sneaker botting but in most cases if you put both sides on an even playing field &#x20;

## SNEAKER BOTTING

If you choose to go down the sneaker botting path you will, similarly to retail botting, be greeted with a number of different main sites that drop the main items you'll be targeting. These sites over the years have become very competitive to bot.&#x20;

As their development team scramble release after release to push out anti-bot changes, proxy filtering updates etc... these sites have not only become more competitive, but far harder to bot as a whole. Whilst sneaker bot developers are also constantly pushing updates and fixes to combat the sneaker site development teams changes it can create a very inconsistent playing field. Sometimes bots work flawlessly and sometimes they don't. Despite bots mostly dominating almost all sneaker sites leaving manual users with little to no chance in hitting limited items, its always a cat and mouse game between bot developers and anti-bot developers. The upside to sneaker botting is having the potential to secure a very high volume of profitable items for a somewhat low price in comparison to some of the main items we see in retail botting being expensive GPU's.

If we look at some examples in comparison to retail botting it might make it a bit easier to understand the differences:

### **SNEAKER BOTTING VS RETAIL BOTTING ROI BREAKDOWN**

#### SNEAKER BOTTING

* 20x Pairs
* $220 Cost Per
* $350 Revenue Per

20x $220 = $4,400 Total Cost

20x $350 = $7,000 Total Revenue

$7,000 - $4,400 = **$2,600 Profit**

**ROI: 59%**

#### RETAIL BOTTING

* 3x GPU's&#x20;
  * $665 Cost Per
  * $1,100 Revenue Per
* 5x Sports Cards
  * $50 Cost Per
  * $100 Revenue Per
* 1x Lowkey Flip
  * $40 Cost Per
  * $85 Revenue Per

(3 x $665) + (5 x $50) + $40 = $2,285 Total Cost

(3 x $1,100) (5 x $100) + $85 = $3,885 Total Revenue

$3,885 - $2,285 = **$1,600 Profit**

**ROI: 70%**

Before we go onto analyze what this means just know this data is very inaccurate and this section should be taken with a pinch of salt. There are hundreds of factors that come into play for this sort of analysis. This just acts as a extremely vague, ballpark summary comparing difference in volume, ROI, profits etc...

What we can see here is two ballpark examples of a successful, say two week timeframe for a sneaker botter in comparison to a retail botter. To keep it short and sweet we can see the sneaker botter has been able to produce $2,600 in profit and the retail botter has been able to produce $1,600 in profit. What we need to look at here is the ROI. Despite sneaker botter being able to produce higher profits, their ROI is just over 10% lower.&#x20;

Now that is not much but assuming this is a base example and you visualise upscaling this to a couple months long analysis it can just give you a vague idea of the difference in numbers between a retail botter and a sneaker botter. Now again, there are a huge number of different factors that can come into play here that will wildly fluctuate these numbers but again, this is just a general overview. Take it how you will.

The main take away from this analysis is that retail botting doesn't require as large of an overall investment however it's likely you will not be making as much profit. Now again there are a plethora of factors that can completely sway this whole analysis. The problem is we are analysing something that you cant exactly analyze. Retail botting in general can produce higher ROI but lower profits in comparison to an even playing field sneaker botting scenario.

## RETAIL BOTTING

Now that we have spoke about a few sneaker sites it's time you learn about the other side of botting. Retail botting is a bit of a different ball game. It has its negatives and benefits against sneaker botting but what sets retail botting apart from sneaker botting is the actual items you will be purchasing, their retail value, their resell value and a whole lot more.&#x20;

One of the main differences between retail sites and sneaker sites is how they drop their products. When it comes to sneaker sites 90% of the time they will not only announce what item they are dropping but also a date and time. This differs from retail sites as 90% of the time, the drops you are targeting are just random restocks and most of the time you don't know when what time, what date or even what item they will be restocking. This is what makes retail botting a-lot different.&#x20;

With retail botting, more often than not you will be running your bots 24/7 and its sort of an idle job whereas sneaker botting, you know well ahead of time, you setup prior to the drop and it requires quite a-lot of human interaction during these drops. For retail botting, not so much. However thats not to say that retail botting does not have its moments of scheduled drops.&#x20;

Take console drops for example, while some sites just randomly restock consoles through out the day, most will schedule a time and date meaning you can fully prepare. They will then drop a large quantity of consoles. But overall retail botting is pretty similar, the only differences are cost to entry, cost to run, the items you are targeting and the way these retail sites drop.

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**Pros**

* Potential to secure hundreds of sneakers and make large profits
* Sneakers have relatively low retail price meaning you can purchase a larger volume of stock for a cheaper price in comparison to retail botting
* Sneaker drops are consistent and you almost always make a profit
* Very wide range of sites that drop sneakers and multiple chances to secure pairs through out the day
* On average ROI on sneakers can be higher than retail products

**Cons**

* Extremely expensive barrier to entry
* Despite drops being consistent, you can have very dry months.
* Many sites have become extremely competitive and hard to bot
* Not only an expensive barrier to entry but also very expensive upkeep costs
* Bots can be very inconsistent as sneaker sites are constantly making changes in order to stop bots
* The bots that work well often times costs $3k+
* Learning curve is much steeper than retail botting
* Requires quite a-lot of human interaction
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**Pros**

* Cost barrier to entry is far cheaper than sneaker botting
* Retail bots can be far cheaper than sneaker bots
* Retail bots often also support sneaker sites
* Overall upkeep costs are much lower than sneaker botting
* Most sites are much easier to bot than sneaker sites
* Overall bot protection is not as strict
* Not too many monthly costs other than the bot, proxies and a few captcha services. Unlike sneaker botting which can often involve 5+ products/services charging monthly fee's
* Easier for a beginner to grasp
* Items often yield very high profits

**Cons**

* ROI is often lower than sneaker botting
* Targeted items are often have a very expensive retail price meaning you cannot purchase as large amount of stock with the same amount of money as sneaker botting
* One of the main areas of retail botting and reselling, GPU's have started to drop in resell value due to supply and demand fluctuations
* Retail drops can be very inconsistent
* Certain bots often dominate certain sites
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