Originally Posted by appDude

I cannot speak for the FO seat but I got lucky in the CAP seat.
It came into open time midday on Tuesday and showed that afternoon in MEM. I initially did not try for it, since it would conflict with two RDays. I contacted a couple buddies to alert them to a possible good deal. Then thought why not put in the drops for those RDays and then try for it. It worked. It was probably in open time 5 minutes after I saw it before I even put in for the trade. I have no idea if it just now that you are the "appeared then, or if it had been open for a while. But for me, no PMU, no already have it reserved in VIPS somehow. Simple check open time, see trip, attempt drop any conflicts, submit trip makeup. Wait, and then tell the wife you won't be home for Valentine's day.

Sometimes, it is purely how much sh.. you throw against the wall to get some to stick. No gimmicks.