Here is a list of 111 players I believe (hope) will go inactive, either because contract ends, or they are leaving the PL, either on loan or sold. They could renew contracts or move to a PL club, I take no liability.
This comes with a disclaimer: I own EVERY player on this list, a lot between 50-100 cards of each. I have some up for sale from 40-60p and others I will wait for inactivity. This matches my buy strategy (article may or may not be coming, watch this space). I am selling some so that it covers my buy cost and every swap is pure profit. Nearly every player is 1 star. There is lucrative % mark-ups on these cards.
My costs: Buy -20p, 9p swap = 29p. Average swap profit = 60p. Selling at below 60p gives me the profit I want + allows the buyer to make a profit (albeit smaller on average). I only ever put one card up for sale of each player at a time, this lets me see when a sale comes in and then go check news etc and decide on new sale price.
This list is made up of ONLY the players I own. Contract ends 30.6.20 and I would assume prices will rise for these players between then and now. The list is made up from me going through every player I own. I have used at least 3 sources for each player 1) Wikipedia for games played history, 2) transfermarkt for contracts and then the news tab on google for any articles. Local newspapers have been a big source and I have very rarely looked at national newspapers.
I am sharing the list here with you. If you get any tips, please return the favour J
As always, do your own research.
Arsenal
Emiliano Martinez, Matt Macey, Sead Kolasinic
Aston Villa
Danny Drinkwater, Borja Baston, Conor Hourihane, Matija Sarkic, Kortney Hause, Pepe Reina
Bournemouth
Gavin Kilkenny, Brennan Camp, Andrew Surman, Charlie Daniels, Corey Jordan, Arthur Boruc, Simon Francis, Jordan Ibe, Ryan Fraser
Brighton
Ezequiel Schletto, Archie Davies, Beram Kayal
Burnley
Jimmy Dunne, Kevin Long, Ben Gibson, Erik Pieters, Joe Hart, Matthew Lowton, Aaron Lennon, Adam Legzdins, Phil Bardsley
Chelsea
Lewis Baker, Marco Van Ginkel, Willy Cabellero, Jamie Cumming, Oliver Giroud
Crystal Palace
Joe Daniel Tupper, Stephen Henderson, Scott Dann
Everton
Dennis Adeniran, Leighton Baines, Maarten Stekelenburg, Beni Baningime, Cuco Martina
Leicester
Christian Fuchs, Eldin Jakupovic, Bartosz Kapustka, Daniel Amartey, Wes Morgan, Danny Ward, Nampalys Mendy, Ryan Bennett
Liverpool
Cailmhim Kelleher, Andy Lonergan
Man City
Scott Carson, Nicolas Otamendi
Man United
Lee Grant, Sergio Romero
Newcastle
Yoshinori Muto, Jack Colback, Dwight Gayle, Henri Saivet, Javier Manquillo
Norwich (relegation likely)
Tom Trybull, Marco Stiepermann, Maitz Leitner, Alfie Payne, Archie Mair, Josh Martin, Michael McGovern, Timm Klose, Mario Vrancic, Grant Hanley, Kenny McClean
Sheff United
Jake Wright, Kieron Freeman, Leon Clarke
Southampton
Sam McQueen, Harry Lewis
Spurs
Alfie Whiteman, Michael Vorm
Watford
Michael Folivi, Josh Dele-Bashiru, Jamal Balogun, Henry Wise, Jayden Bennetts, Adrian Mariappa, Craig Dawson, Joseph Hungbo, Isaac Success, Kaylen Hinds, Adalboto Penarada, Daniel Bachmann, Jose Holebas
West Ham
Bernardo Costa Da Rosa, Carlos Sanchez, Winston Reid, Pablo Zabaletta, Jack Wilshere
Wolves
Ming-yang Yang, Bright Enobakhare
Great work @MrWh1te
Yeah I’ve been hoovering lots of these up (although not in the 100s like you) should have about 300 in total come the start of the season; will be interesting if they put the swap price up though
Great post. Thank you!
Anyone know the deal with Ricky Holmes? I hold two but it says he's already retired?
His contract ends on 30th June. Then the data provider used by FS has to send the updates to FS before they can act. So I would assume it will be into July before cards get marked as inactive
Me neither. Reina is now a common available for 0.84 at time of writing. He might move up to rare because as @DronnyGaz points out. Aston Villa keeper likely to be kept busy in remaining games. Also good purchase under the @MrWh1te strategy because 1) Villa likely to be relegated 2) Reina on loan and likely to return to AC Milan
Just be mindful of paying to much for these players as you can end up with crap! I swapped some the other day cost of 40p plus 9p and got a 19p 33 year old piece of ****. Had a couple of decent cards so I’m up but if they increase the price to swap people may be out of pocket beware the 1p bidding wars. Set a price you’re happy with and see if it gets excepted
I have heard from people now who have done the calcs and whatever way they do it, the average card profit comes out at 60p-70p per card (hence why I often sell at 50p as it gives me decent profit but leaves a margin for others to make some too).
So, if you are doing hundreds of these, you should make a decent profit. The less volume you swap, the bigger the swings (and up and down) should be
Anyone else noticed all the cards for sale at 25p. I think they have been reading @MrWh1te blog post. Ha ha
Anyone else noticed all the cards for sale at 25p. I think they have been reading @MrWh1te blog post. Ha ha
That was always a risk. If it helps, you can buy inactives up to 40p and be on 20% profit still
Thanks for the tip @MrWh1te I think it’s a great idea but I haven’t really got the the time or patience to follow the strategy. Just thought it was brilliant that people are clearly following this strategy now based in your post. Good work. Trend setter.
Ty. Its a tough strategy. Not easy at all