Just got a permanent auction house ban - Was #77 on binder leaderboard

peatrick said:

This is stellar advice, i'm still struggling to follow.  I got caught up in the hype surrounding Zero Chill and was smitten with all the cards and chasing presents.  Never managed to pull that Lawrence Taylor LTD, but got most of the others I was chasing -- no Vick (QB) or Kelce (TE), but didn't really care that i missed out on those, Vick was barely a top 3 signal caller... and it'll be a cold day in hell when i put the second best active TE on my roster, heh.  Was thrilled to use George (RT) at TE with his 98 speed.  Heck, even now, he's still 94 speed on ye ole theme team and could potentially still catch passes.

Anyhoo, i'm rambling as i tend to do and off topic.  I want to enjoy Squads play, but it's getting more and more difficult to care.  EA gonna EA.  There's legit good games out there, probably time I go searching for them.  Still have yet to purchase and play the Elden Ring expansion, Shadow of Erdtree.  Never tried Nightreign, or ARC Raiders, etc.

Anyone holding out hope that the Saudis are going to somehow be superior to the current ownership group, well... i've got some prime real estate to discuss with you, give ya quite the bargain.

I feel you brother 😂 

You might as well be the voice I hear in my head every time the new Theme Team cards drop.

I tell myself I'll only grind for an hour, two max, next thing you know, it's 3:30 in the morning and I have to be to work at 6:00 🥱

But that's the life of a MUT fiend my friend.

I'm honestly thankful that I never got the H2H bug, otherwise I would be spending thousands on this silly game every year 💸

jimshredder said:

Flipping Legend and TOTW sets

Was selling 93 Legends for 400-450k coins

Was selling TOTW cards for 850k

Please don’t let them get me next😭

NorCalsFinest530 said:

What do you mean in your last paragraph about the change in ownership and real-estate ect.

It was a poor attempt at some tongue in cheek humor, kinda liek "I've got a bridge to sell ya." I assume the greed is about to get cranked up to eleven. 😭

Damn.. that sucks.. wonder if there’s something else to it.. I’m doing the same things you describe and mine is still good.. I even nuked all my sellable cards the last day being they’re way up atm.. wonder if it’s cuz I’m an occasional spender, buying premium passes and stuff.. are you NMs or a spender?

jimshredder said:

Was making tons of profit flipping sets tonight, signed out to watch colllege footbal

Then signed back in and coin wiped, permanent auction house ban

Was up to 50 million coins

This has been my first year playing MUT and it’s been a nightmare dealing with EA. I was served with an auction house ban earlier this year, overturned when I sent a dispute letter.  Then got coin wiped a few weeks later. Still able to use auction house. 

My 10 year old son wanted a team of his favorite players, I created a second account where he could have his guys, bought packs, sold and bought to where I had everything set perfectly. Told him I had a surprise for him for Christmas, logged on the second account I created and BAM account is permanently banned from all EA games. He was freaking out and I was pissed!

I cannot believe they get away with this from an anti trust perspective. It’s the only place to play NFL players out there and they can just arbitrarily do this with no recourse.

i lost 40m in my ban and honestly, i was happier starting a new account and doing it all over. i think if you are smart you can get back to 20m+ in a month...you just need to spend 2 weeks not really playing online h2h and turning everything you get into sets and building up.  once you get to 1m it will go fast.

Truth5150 said:

93 for 450k triggered it don't be greedy n dumb.

The subjective epithet “Greedy” goes unacknowledged in the ToS as a potential violation. 

Just another bad EA-programmed algorithm that punishes ToS-compliant users.

UPDATE

Appeal denied, just an automated response, no reasoning, no evidence - just a bot telling me I violted EA term of service.

They didnt screenshot anything or point out specific transactions...

.

Looks like Ill have to start a new team...

twitchtaxpro said:

i lost 40m in my ban and honestly, i was happier starting a new account and doing it all over. i think if you are smart you can get back to 20m+ in a month...you just need to spend 2 weeks not really playing online h2h and turning everything you get into sets and building up.  once you get to 1m it will go fast.

I breezed through the TOTW, Collectors and Legend solo challegfnes

Bought Zero Chill QB Henry who can scramble outside to pass any offense challenges and the CPU doesnt know how to contain

Already made a ton of weekly spotlight tokens...so got TOTW Harrison Smith and Cooper DeJean

Pulled (2) 93 Zero Chill BND players

And working on Season 5 Jevon Kearse as a pash rusher

Already up to 500k coins and a a team that can beat any CPU challenge on All Pro or less

Once I get up to 1 milly, il start trying to build and flip Legend sets again (even though that was my ban last time...LOL)

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its actually kind of fun to grind from scratch, and the solo challenges are much easier now than they were beginning of the year

Gonna pick up Legend Matt Forte once I get some more weekly spotlight tokens

bhixon said:

This has been my first year playing MUT and it’s been a nightmare dealing with EA. I was served with an auction house ban earlier this year, overturned when I sent a dispute letter.  Then got coin wiped a few weeks later. Still able to use auction house. 

My 10 year old son wanted a team of his favorite players, I created a second account where he could have his guys, bought packs, sold and bought to where I had everything set perfectly. Told him I had a surprise for him for Christmas, logged on the second account I created and BAM account is permanently banned from all EA games. He was freaking out and I was pissed!

I cannot believe they get away with this from an anti trust perspective. It’s the only place to play NFL players out there and they can just arbitrarily do this with no recourse.

Thanks for sharing the info

What letter did you use

Did you use @peatrick version?

jimshredder said:

Thanks for sharing the info

What letter did you use

Did you use @peatrick version?

Honestly the part I was dreading most was going to the post office and waiting in line to send a certified letter. I found a website where you just upload a scanned PDF and they send it certified for you. I think it was sendcertifiedmail.com. 

I am not familiar with that letter, I did work of a standard template I found somewhere maybe Reddit?

Took about 2 weeks after they received it to get unbanned. Your mileage may vary!

Notice of Dispute

11/13/2025

To Whom It May Concern,

I am a Madden 26 player who participates In the Ultimate Team game mode. On Nov 11, 2025, my account was sanctioned for "coin distribution’ and was banned from the Ultimate Team Auction House. I have never participated In coin distribution. I have spent a significant amount of money on my Madden Ultimate Team, and to ban me from being able to liquidate my accumulated cards or access the auction house without warning, especially for a first-time offense, Is absurd. I have spent over $xxxx opening packs to build this team. I have attached the purchase record. 

The main attraction of the Ultimate Team game mode is to be able to build your ultimate team. I rely on trading within the auction house to accomplish this goal. A transfer market ban severely diminishes the enjoyment of this game mode, and Madden Ultimate Team without an auction house Is not what I paid for. As a result, through arbitration, I wish to seek damages of $xxxxxx (how much I've spent on In-game currency) or have this auction house ban lifted. This letter serves as my Notice of Dispute, initiating the process of informal negotiations, which must be attempted for at least 60 days, as per the Terms of Service.

The pending EA Case Number Is #xyzxy”

bhixon said:

Honestly the part I was dreading most was going to the post office and waiting in line to send a certified letter. I found a website where you just upload a scanned PDF and they send it certified for you. I think it was sendcertifiedmail.com. 

I am not familiar with that letter, I did work of a standard template I found somewhere maybe Reddit?

Took about 2 weeks after they received it to get unbanned. Your mileage may vary!

Notice of Dispute

11/13/2025

To Whom It May Concern,

I am a Madden 26 player who participates In the Ultimate Team game mode. On Nov 11, 2025, my account was sanctioned for "coin distribution’ and was banned from the Ultimate Team Auction House. I have never participated In coin distribution. I have spent a significant amount of money on my Madden Ultimate Team, and to ban me from being able to liquidate my accumulated cards or access the auction house without warning, especially for a first-time offense, Is absurd. I have spent over $xxxx opening packs to build this team. I have attached the purchase record. 

The main attraction of the Ultimate Team game mode is to be able to build your ultimate team. I rely on trading within the auction house to accomplish this goal. A transfer market ban severely diminishes the enjoyment of this game mode, and Madden Ultimate Team without an auction house Is not what I paid for. As a result, through arbitration, I wish to seek damages of $xxxxxx (how much I've spent on In-game currency) or have this auction house ban lifted. This letter serves as my Notice of Dispute, initiating the process of informal negotiations, which must be attempted for at least 60 days, as per the Terms of Service.

The pending EA Case Number Is #xyzxy”

Thank you so much

jimshredder said:

Thank you so much

Godspeed. 

They only get away with this nonsense if we let them.

There is so much free money this year it really has never ever been easier to make coins. I have 5mil in a couple hours of playing. Like invest in a card use common sense and just do basic math. 5 autumn players at 30k-35k =150-175k make kelce sell for 400k.  200k profit you can do that twice that’s 400k you can make in like 5 minutes lol same for many sets 

I bought Mike evans for 900k sold for 2mil  parham for 450k look now that zero chill gone all 32team chems are king so easy to see ahead…. When people were panic selling Vick you could’ve made a easy mil etc