Fair enough. However, I see IAH-GIG, ORD-EDI, DEN-LIH, etc trips that go all the way until the assignment window with no in base reserve trying to APU or line holder trying to trade in/pick up. Most often another out of base grabs them. So there are exceptions for trips that in base pilots obviously don't want. From a few IAH 756 FO's I've talked to, they love out of base pilots taking their Deep South bunkie trips so they can sit at home vs flying all night.

I've had a few shots at out of base PPU trips as well on the 756. Most of those trips pop up late in the evening for the following morning or mid day for later that night. So I don't fully agree with your perspective that out of base pick up an extra day or so early would be as detrimental as you make it sound. Of course, more time for out of base pick up would mean more options for local reserves to tag trips earlier to prevent an out of base grabbing it.