Don’t make this mistake when using Muthead

Those who play Madden know that Muthead is a handy tool to track players and find a player’s value before you sell them or make a bid. I personally have used Muthead when auctioning off unwanted players whom I pull in packs. Despite all the useful data, do not use the market gainers and market losers right away.

For example, as of Jun 7, 2020, Muthead claimed that Colts’ right tackle, J’Marcus Webb, is a gainer thanks to one 2,100 coin sale. If you go ahead and try to sell Webb for 2,100 coins, it’s probably not going to sell. Before that lucky sale, the highest Webb had ever sold for was 800 coins, and that was in late August when the number of cards was probably much less. The average selling price for the last month was around 575 coins. Losers shouldn’t scare you either. As of June 7, 2020, Muthead lists Titans’ free safety Dane Cruikshank as a market loser. Similar to the Webb example, this is due to a single 3,500 coin sale. After that sale, he sold for a more reasonable 650 coins. In fact, Cruikshank is probably a gainer, since he has been selling for anywhere between 650-900 coins in late May, compared to around 600 in early May. 

When selling a player, it is best to look at the 30-day graph of that player. This will give you the average sales for each day. While it is not good to sell cards for the highest ever sold, it is just as bad to sell the card for the lowest amount. Muthead shows you the median price, lower quartile, and upper quartile. If you have very little competition or the card is highly rated (>87 OVR), you should sell for somewhere in between the median and upper quartile, depending on the card and how long you’re willing to wait for it to sell. If the card is decent (78-86 OVR), you should sell for slightly less than the median. If the card is bad (<78 OVR), you should sell for somewhat more than the lower quartile, unless the cards in the auction house are selling for considerably less, in which case it would be better to wait a few hours.