Getting started
Your first coins: what Start does
One button sets SnipeBid up for your coins and starts trading. Here is what it checks, what it changes and what you will see.
The first time you open SnipeBid, the panel shows one button: ▶ Start making coins. Press it and SnipeBid checks EA, reads your coins, picks the cards and starts trading. Then it tells you every buy and sale in plain words. You don’t need to set anything up.
The one button
After you activate your key and sign in to the web app, the panel says Ready to make your first coins: SnipeBid buys cards under their market price and sells them at it. The tabs and settings stay hidden for now.
- ▶ Start making coins starts the setup. It takes about 10 seconds.
- I’ve used SnipeBid before · Show everything skips it and opens the full panel right away.
Not signed in to EA yet? A small card on EA’s page says Sign in to EA to start and points at EA’s login button. Nothing happens until you press Start.
Only new installs see the one-button setup. If you used SnipeBid before (your settings are saved to your license), the panel opens as usual.
The checklist
After you press the button, a short checklist ticks itself off. Only one row may need a tap from you.
| Row | What SnipeBid checks |
|---|---|
| EA Web App open | The web app is open in this tab. |
| Signed in | You are signed in to EA. If not, sign in on the EA tab and the row ticks by itself. |
| Where do you play? | Tap PlayStation / Xbox or PC. Prices differ between consoles and PC. Skipped if you already chose. |
| Transfer Market open | One normal market search, the same one the bot makes. It shows whether EA has unlocked the Transfer Market on your account. |
| Your coins | Your balance from that search. SnipeBid trades with up to 90% of it and keeps about 10% untouched (the Keep at least setting). |
| Cards picked | Scout Autopilot picks cards that fit your coins. |
When every row has a ✓, SnipeBid starts by itself. With under 1,000 coins it still starts and looks for small flips: more coins means more flips at once.
What SnipeBid sets for you
Pressing the button sets a few beginner settings for your coins. Your other settings stay at their defaults, and you can change any of them later in Settings.
| Your coins | Mode | Pace | Unsold copies per card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5,000 | Snipe (Buy Now only, so no coins are held in bids) | Safe, Fast reaction | 1 |
| 5,000–49,999 | Snipe | Safe, Fast reaction | 2 |
| 50,000–299,999 | Both (Buy Now and auctions) | Normal, Turbo reaction | 3 |
| 300,000 and more | Both | Normal, Turbo reaction | 5 |
For every amount: Scout style Balanced, no stop-loss, promo cards left out, and about 10% of your coins kept untouched.
Safe mode
Under the checklist, a card says 🛡️ Safe mode: I never sell a card for less than I paid. If a price drops, I wait until it comes back.
That is true because of two settings the button picks: the Scout style stays under Bolder, and there is no stop-loss. If you later move the Scout slider to Bolder or set a stop-loss, the card disappears, because SnipeBid may then sell a card that dropped at the market price, under what it cost (see When a card’s price drops).
The live feed
While SnipeBid runs, the Home view shows Today, your profit from cards that actually sold (after EA’s 5% tax, minus what you paid), with how many cards were bought, listed and sold. A status line says what it is doing right now, for example 🔎 Looking for underpriced cards…. Below it, every step in plain words:
- 🔎 Found Penders at 3,300 — buying… and 🛒 Bought Penders for 3,300
- 🏷️ Listed Penders at 4,000 → +500: the profit after EA’s tax if it sells.
- 🔁 Relisted: not sold in an hour, so it goes up again at the same price, or a step lower if nobody paid. Never under what it cost.
- ✅ Sold Penders · +500
- Pauses: ☕ Taking a break (keeps the pattern natural), 🛡️ EA asked for a break, ⏳ Hourly limit, 📋 Transfer List full and 🌙 Done for today when EA’s daily search limit is reached. Each one says when SnipeBid continues.
The Activity tab keeps the full log. Stop and Start are the usual buttons at the top.
Your first profit
When the first card sells, SnipeBid shows Your first profit once, with the coins it made. That’s the whole trick: buy under the market, sell at it. SnipeBid keeps going.
Unlocking the full panel
- While SnipeBid runs, you see the Home view and the Activity tab.
- After the first buy, Targets opens: the cards SnipeBid is trading.
- After the first sale, everything opens: Scout, Auctions, Squad, Evolutions, Gallery and Settings.
The Home view stays until you press ✕ Close Home, or for 24 hours after the first sale. Show everything (in the ⋯ menu and under the feed) opens the full panel at any time.
When something needs you
| You see | What to do |
|---|---|
| EA hasn’t unlocked the Transfer Market on this account yet | EA opens the market after you have played a bit on your console or PC. Then press Check again. |
| No coins found | Earn or buy some coins in the game, then press Check again. |
| EA asked for a short break | Nothing: the row ticks itself when the break ends. |
| Can’t reach SnipeBid right now — retrying… | SnipeBid tries again by itself. After a few tries, Try again appears. |
| No good flips for your coins right now | Nothing: SnipeBid keeps looking. |
| 📱 Running on … | SnipeBid already runs on another device for this EA account. Take over here moves it here. |
| 🔐 EA wants a quick check | Solve EA’s check in the EA tab, then press Start. |
| Signed out of EA | Sign in again. SnipeBid carries on where it was. |
More messages and fixes: Troubleshooting.
See it again
In Settings › Account › Defaults, First-run setup › Replay shows the one-button setup again. Replaying changes nothing by itself: the beginner settings are set again only when you press ▶ Start making coins.
On Android and phones
The Android app runs the same setup inside the app, after its own welcome and sign-in help. When you come back to the app, the feed catches up with what happened while it was in the background.
With the phone remote, Home shows Setting up on the PC while the setup runs on your computer. The platform question is answered on the PC.
SnipeBid is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by Electronic Arts Inc. EA SPORTS FC and Ultimate Team are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc.