How are people launching coins with tiny liquidity, then buying big at launch without getting front-run or sandwiched?

Hey everyone,

I’ve been digging into how people are launching meme coins (or small tokens) on Solana by adding a tiny bit of liquidity (like 1–2 SOL), then immediately buying a large amount at market — which causes the price to skyrocket by thousands of percent in seconds.

What I’m trying to understand is: 👉 How are they able to buy before the sniping bots? 👉 How do they avoid getting sandwiched or front-run by MEV bots watching new token launches?

Because in theory, with such low liquidity, any large buy should be immediately sniped or MEV’d, right?

Would love to hear from devs or anyone who’s launched tokens or watched this up close. Any insights would be super appreciated!