Q & A Tuesday – Week 31
A weekly thread meant for discussion about anything and everything related to the FUT market. Pose your questions about player prices, investing and trading strategies, or upcoming events. I will answer questions as quickly as I can, but if you can respond before I do, feel free to hop in the conversation!
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After offloading my discard informs, what are some potential investments to purchase?
I’ll be writing a post about that soon. The next two big events that we have coming up are PL POTY and, potentially, TOTKS. For PL POTY, we could see high rated PL players being required. Two good looks for that are 85 rated base Otamendi (cheapest 85 rated BPL player) and 85 IF Schmeichel (cheapest 85 rated BPL inform). As for TOTKS, the TOTGS cards that I wrote about have really plummeted. If you want to make a high risk/high reward investment, that is your best bet.
Ok I will look into POTY investments, thanks!
Hi Chief. What sort of price should we be looking at Otamendis at??
I mentioned it in this article, but aim for 14k or less.
What you think is the best time to buy icons, not as investment but for my Squad ?
If we get TOTKS on Friday, then buy during lightning rounds. Otherwise, you could also buy on May 4th for the first big TOTS release.
Chief, debuchy’s base card already inflated to 1k… How to predict such investment a little bit earlier…? If I had known about debuchy yesterday, I’d be able to buy it for 450-500 coins… Is it too late? Or it is better to wait for announcement, and buy then (when we are sure debuchy get into totw)? And what will be the target price then?
He’s not that expensive now. There is a greater risk/reward if you buy before the announcement. You will be able to get him for a cheaper price, but there is a chance that he doesn’t get chosen by EA. In that event, his price would drop. Follow these predictions to stay up to date with who has TOTW worthy performances.
If you wait to buy until the TOTW announcement and he makes it, try to get him for 800 coins or less.
And what you think about Zaha base card? (2k now on PS4)
He doesn’t interest me as much. The players that really shoot up in price are non-rare defenders from big leagues (La Liga, Prem, Calcio A, Bundes, or Ligue 1). They are in higher demand for the League SBCs.
What about giroud? Probably he’ll get in totw
Zaha, Giroud, and Debuchy could all be looks for base TOTW investments. I just think Debuchy will have the best ROI.
And where to search for announcement (the fastest? sometimes I can see somebody post picture of the TOTW 1 hour before the announcement…)
Sometimes it’s leaked early by someone on Twitter. If you follow enough accounts, you’ll be able to see it shortly after it’s leaked as many people will retweet to their followers.
Do you post it (if the leaks appears) on this website too?
No, I just post after the official TOTW announcement from EA.
Can you explain to me how TOTW works?
When it is announced, how should we proceed with the base gold cards?
Should we buy, since they will not be in packs and can there be much demand?
Refer to this article for how TOTW base card investing works.
Basically, you want to target players from big leagues. They are always in demand because of the League SBCs, and their cut in supply results in an increase in price.
Thanks
The 82’s gold are still a good investment? (have some fejsa from previous week…)
I’ve answered this question twice already. Hold them until Friday.
Will you post mm predictions ? 🙂
I’m not doing Marquee Matchup Predictions this week. There hasn’t been a whole lot of money to be made there recently, and I don’t want to lead you guys toward an investment that won’t be profitable. If you want to invest, use this link to assist you.
Need some advice about my team, what do you people think are better, Cristiano Ronaldo 96 IF – 87 Son – 88 Viera or CR7 94 – Henry 93 – Blanc 85. I can’t decide between these too. I mean, is Henry worth 1.7 mil more then Son? Then again, If I choose Son I will have a better CDM. I’ve been looking for an answer for the last 2-3 days. Rui Costa is untradable, that’s why he is there.
The teams are
https://www.futbin.com/18/squad/4806311
https://www.futbin.com/18/squad/4806334
I’m a sucker for Sonaldo, and Vieira is class. That’d be my choice.
Who is Sonaldo?
Son was so OP in FIFA 17 that it earned him the nickname, “Sonaldo”.
How many chance u think of the totks sbc , as I bought 30 totgs player for gamble
I think we will see TOTKS Friday. Hard to say whether TOTGS cards will be required for the SBCs, though. If TOTGS cards reach 20k in the hype, I’m going to sell.
Already 20k now but since I bought in 22k so I guess I have to wait for Friday
Hi chief. Closing in on my final squad. How much do you think dybala fif, pogba tif and hazard totgs will be affected by tots this friday? I have saved up 2.3 mill. atm.
TOTS isn’t coming out Friday. We might get TOTKS. If we do, I think their prices will take a hit that would make it worth it to sell if you have them.
If you are waiting to buy, know that they will be cheaper as we approach the first big TOTS release on May 4th. If you can wait a couple weeks, it will save you some coins.
TOTGS players are approaching the 20K mark.
I bought my 40 players for 21K each. Now contemplating whether to sell tomorrow or Friday in the hype for little to no profit (probably tax loss) or gamble.
You said you bought some for 14K. Imagine you are in my shoes and unfortunately paid 21K. What would you do?
(I will hate myself regardless what I choose to do, if it turns out to be the wrong move)
That’s a tough spot. I’m in a position where I have coins to gamble with, so I’m willing to take the loss if they fall to discard at 14k. It’s up to you. When I’m on the fence about an investment, sometimes I like to sell half in the hype and hold the other half and see what happens.
I noticed that, on PS4 at least, TOTGS cards took a bit of a dip from Thursday to Friday midday last week (going from around 26k on Thursday to around 22k by Friday midday, a number of hours before the promotion might have been announced).
Do you think it would be a wise move to take heed of this pattern and start offloading TOTGS tomorrow afternoon in order to get ahead of what I presume was the reason for the dip: an oversupply of TOTGS cards on the market?
Thanks.
I’d sell if/when they reach 20k. I don’t think they will rise much more than that in the hype for Friday.
Will do.
Chief, I kept my 82’s as you recommended, and it inflated to 1,1k again (thanks a lot for tips). And now, if you were me, would you gamble or sell now in the “hype” for 1,1k each?
Well, you would only be making about 200 coins per card at this point. I’d say it’s worth the risk to hold in hopes there is some SBC that requires them.
If you’re unsure, just sell half and hold half to hedge your investment.
Hi Chief,
Now that the PL TOTS is out do you have any idea as to what TOTS cards might make a good investment when they drop in price through the rest of the week?
Being that Valencia rose so dramatically early on in Fifa 18 I’m thinking that Walker might be in high demand considering he is the only PL right back I can see surpassing Valencia in terms of in game ability and desirability.
I don’t recommend making any TOTS investments for usable players. World Cup mode comes out on May 29th, and the market will take a massive hit for that.
On a normal year, this sort of strategy might be worth noting, but not for FIFA ’18.
Oh dear, thanks for the warning.
Do you see investing in TOTS SBC’s as the safe investment option until the World Cup mode comes out?
Yes. Marquee Matchups and base card investments are also noteworthy strategies for the next few weeks.