Trading is now a science in FIFA 19 Ultimate Team. You can quickly generate many coins with it. Therefore, we present several trading tips so that you have an overview of the transfer market and earn coins.
In FUT 19, there are many methods to earn coins by trading player cards on the transfer market. Trading is important not only for the optimal start in Ultimate Team, but throughout the entire FIFA season.
In this trading guide, we present various tips and variants so that you can soon upgrade from your starter teams to your dream squad.
Trading Guide: What You Need to Consider When Trading in Ultimate Team
You always have a risk: Even though some trading methods carry less risk than others, there is no guarantee of profits. Be aware of this and never invest all your capital! Also, methods that worked one day can become useless the next day – for example, due to an event or an SBC.
The EA Fee: There is a 5% tax on every card you sell on the FUT transfer market. This means, if you sell a card for 1000 coins, you will only receive 950 coins. You should always keep this in mind when trading.
The market differs across platforms: Due to the varying number of players, the transfer market on PS4 or Xbox One is not the same as on PC or Switch. Some tips may only work on certain consoles. Therefore, it is important not to blindly follow trading guides, but to think for a moment and observe the market.
Transfer and Watchlist Expansion: In the “EA FC” catalog, you will find many redeemable bonuses for Ultimate Team. For trading, especially an expansion of the transfer and watchlist is recommended.
Web and Companion App: You can use most trading tips both in the game and in the Companion and web app. The only exception is sniping, as you would be too slow for that.
“Buy low – Sell high” – The Low-Risk Method
Our first trading tip may sound silly because it seems obvious that you buy cheap to sell high. This method, also known as “selling overpriced,” is quite reliable, carries little risk, and requires hardly any research or expert knowledge.
Select players to trade: You choose one or more player cards that you want to trade. For beginners, inexpensive cards under 1000 coins are suitable; advanced players can also take expensive cards. Ideally, you now observe the price development of the cards over a day.
Apply the right filters: Once you know when your cards are cheapest, it’s time to go: You choose the cheapest time and set a maximum price in the search criteria where you only see the cheapest cards of that player. Ideally, it should be less than one page, as too many cards indicate oversupply. You should then look for other players.
Buying and Selling: Now you buy all cards of this player at this low price and immediately list them back on the transfer market – of course, at a higher price. How much higher depends on two factors:
- How quickly you need the coins: If you want to get rid of your cards as soon as possible, add 5% fee and about 10-15% for your profit to your purchase price. If you pay 1000 coins for a card, that would be 1200 coins. If you have more time, you can adjust the prices accordingly.
- How in demand the player is: Selling popular cards is significantly easier, and you can set the prices higher. Of course, it is also more difficult to acquire these cards cheaply.
What you should keep in mind: It’s best to list your cards for one hour and update them, for example, using the web app every hour. Don’t despair if no or only a few cards are sold; trading requires patience.
Why does this method work? People are lazy. And so there are many FUT players who don’t care about a few hundred coins and take the first one they see, even if it is not the cheapest card of that player. That’s exactly the first card you want to offer, which is why you should focus on a few players so that you have as many of that player’s cards on the first market page as possible.
Variant 1 – Sniping
A variation of the method described above is sniping. Here, you try to buy cards significantly below market value to resell them at market value.
How it works: You set a buy it now and bid price significantly below market value for your desired player in the search filters. There is no guideline, but the lower you go, the less likely you are to find one. Now comes the tiring part:
You refresh the market until you find a card. You must quickly snap it up and buy it immediately. Some practice is required. Here’s a quick guide:
- Set filters and press search.
- Click away the notification that appears.
- Important! Increase the maximum (bid) price with the shoulder buttons. This serves to refresh the market offer; if you skip this step, sniping won’t work. Keep the buy it now price the same.
- Search again.
- Repeat steps 2-4 until a card appears. If nothing comes up on the market, you should try again at another time of day (more cards are placed on the market in the afternoon/evening) or raise the buy it now price a little.
Practice makes perfect: At first, you will probably be too slow and the cards will get snapped up. Over time, however, you will get the rhythm down so well that you won’t even think about it anymore; you’ll refresh the market offer in seconds.
Market Ban Risk: Some players report temporary market bans from EA while sniping. This is because the game thinks you are a bot. Sniping is always at your own risk. However, I have never been banned; if you follow the steps above, nothing should go wrong.
Variant 2 – The 59-Minute Method
This variant does not focus on observing one player, but requires a bit more knowledge about card prices.
How it works: You set a specific player group in the search filters that is not too large. For example, “special cards from the Bundesliga” or “gold cards from the Premier League between 10,000 and 15,000 coins.” There is no one correct filter; experimenting and testing is the key.
Then you go to the page where the players have just 59 minutes left on the transfer market and refresh it now and then. If a bargain comes up, you can strike immediately. The challenge with this method is knowing when a card is truly a bargain.
Why does this method work? The majority of players list their cards for one hour. With this method, you have an overview of several cards in the same price segment, and you see bargains first as soon as they are placed on the transfer market.
Variant 3 – Mass Bidding
This variant is again associated with very little risk but may require a lot of patience. The process is similar to what was explained at the top, but you use the bidding instead of the buy now function.
How it works: You similarly select a player and observe his price. Once you know at what price the player is relatively likely to sell, you can start investing. So, you only search for your selected card and bid on every one that is possible.
How much should I bid? How much you bid again depends on how much the player costs: the 5% EA tax should definitely be deducted from the market value, plus at least 100 coins profit for you – for more expensive cards, even more would be good. If you want to bid on a player who goes for 2000 coins, always bid 1700-1800.
Making a profit: Of course, you won’t win most of your bids since many others will also be bidding. However, due to the sheer volume of your bids, a few bargains will slip through now and then, which you can then sell at market value and thus make your profits.
Combination of methods is possible: You can now also combine mass bidding with “selling overpriced” and list your cards for a bit more than market value on the transfer market. However, it may take longer to sell your players.
Taking Advantage of Maintenance Work
Maintenance work is always annoying, but it is necessary for EA to take the servers offline for a few hours from time to time. However, when announced by EA, it is a good method to make bargains.
Exploiting other people’s ignorance: If you are informed and know about a maintenance, you are probably not the only one. However, there are many players who do not know this and continue to list their players normally on the transfer market.
The market does not close: However, while FUT is offline, the transfer market continues. So bid shortly before maintenance on low bid prices of as many cards as possible. Once the maintenance begins, you won’t be outbid anymore. The players should – provided the downtime lasts long enough – then belong to you.
Risky but Profitable – Speculating
Now we come to another broad area of trading, speculation. With this trading method, you need significantly more knowledge about cards, football, and the market than with the previous variants. However, it is also one of the more profitable.
What exactly do you do when speculating? You buy player cards at a certain time because you hope that due to an event, an SBC, or potential special cards, these cards will gain value in the near future.
Variant 1 – Good Performances in Real Life
FIFA players are predominantly big football fans and follow many real-life games or at least keep track of them in live updates. You can also make coins in Ultimate Team this way.
If a player performs well, his card becomes more expensive: If a forward scores his second goal or a goalkeeper makes one save after another, it is worth buying the corresponding card on the FUT market. However, you need to be quick, as the cheap cards will sell out rapidly and prices will rise.
Players hope for “Team of the Week” nominations: When a player receives a TOTW card, his normal gold card rises in price since it can no longer be pulled from packs. If you bought it at a low price beforehand, you can expect a high profit. There are two points in time when selling can bring you many coins.
- Sell in the hype: From the moment a player is eligible for a TOTW nomination, his price increases. Just before the announcement of the TOTW, which can be found each Wednesday at 4 PM on MeinMMO, is a good time to sell the card. This way, you ensure a profit, even if the player does not make it into the “Team of the Week”.
- Take a risk: If you are sure about the nomination, keep the card and sell it either shortly after 4 PM or during the following week when the card is not available in packs. Your risk here is that you miscalculate, the player does not receive an inform, and the price drops significantly right after 4 PM.
It is similar with other special cards. Of course, this variant works just as well for Champions League or Cup matches and the corresponding special cards like “Man of the Match” cards.
Variant 2 – Speculating on the Right SBCs
With Squad Building Challenges, you can not only make money by completing them. Trading also works quite well with them, but it carries a lot of risk. Again, selling in the hype – just before the SBC is released – brings secure profits without much risk!
Certain SBCs are coming: These include, for example, the “Player of the Month” SBCs, the top matches, or the league SBCs.
Here’s how to invest. Some SBCs come every week, others every month. Therefore, it’s good to have a rough overview of the different dates. Depending on the SBC, you can then invest differently:
Player of the Month
In the POTM SBC that comes once a month, the community votes from a selection of players. There is often a clear favorite in advance.
Now you need a bit of luck. If the favorite is, for example, Sadio Mane from Liverpool, good investments would be:
- One of his special cards
- His gold card
- High-rated players from Liverpool or the Premier League
- Senegalese players with high ratings, ideally also from the Premier League
Then sell these cards as soon as the SBC goes live because demand will be enormous, driving prices up.
Top Matches
This SBC appears every Tuesday at 7 PM and consists of four matches, for which you need to exchange a team each time. There are often predictions on the internet beforehand that you can use as a guide when investing.
For the teams, you usually need players from the corresponding teams. For certain clubs, it’s worth buying many cards in advance as they will significantly increase in value.
- Strong clubs with few cheap gold players: Teams like Juventus Turin in FIFA 18 have many gold players but few at the “discard price” of 400 for common and 700 coins for rare cards. Since only gold players are often allowed for top matches, these cheap gold players will increase significantly.
- Weak clubs with no gold players: Because many reward packs consist only of gold players, there are far fewer silver or bronze cards on the market. Normally, this is not a problem, but if you need them for top matches, the supply runs out quickly. Therefore, an investment here also pays off.
Events
Special events are now an essential part of FUT; there is rarely a longer period without a promo or event phase. Often, SBCs also come during this time. Since better SBC rewards always require a minimum overall rating, this is another opportunity for investing.
Invest in 83+ players: During phases when no special SBC is available, you should invest your coins in cheap players rated 83 or 84. Last year, the cheapest examples were unplayable cards like Bas Dost, Pedro, or various goalkeepers.
Sell during special SBCs: Now if a Squad Building Challenge comes that requires a rating of 82 or higher with a somewhat appealing reward, your cards will gain value as they will be submitted by everyone, and the supply will decrease while demand increases.
Once the SBC has ended and prices drop, you can invest again, and the whole process starts over.
If you internalize and practice these tips, nothing should go wrong on your way to becoming a FIFA coin millionaire! However, always remember never to use all your money for trading, as trading always involves risk.
Don’t focus too much on trading. FIFA is still a game and not an economic simulation. What good are thousands of coins if you don’t have a team you enjoy playing with?
Moreover, these are by no means all methods to earn coins. There are many other trading variants, and you can also quickly earn coins through game modes like Division Rivals or FUT Champions.
