How is the Community Market feeling (8)
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@Manu__SDS_MLBTS thank you Manu! I just wanted to make sure I hadn't done something to make the system suspicious. I honestly don't mind this verification system at all, and it seems to be working from my limited experience.
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I am receiving a notification that reads “Your account has been restricted” when attempting to buy/sell/cancel an order on the companion app only. Although, I can utilize the marketplace via my console. I have submitted tickets, and followed up more than once. Disappointingly, I haven’t even been acknowledged in return. I have logged out/in, no luck. I have deleted the app, then redownloaded, no luck. This issue began 09/13/2026 around 7pm EST. So, it has been almost 48 hours ignored. Any insight?
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@DEF266_PSN I like that idea. But instead of just doing a verification only by email, maybe do verification via google authentication too.
Along with console login should be a part of verification. Gameplay vs app use with buys and sells should be looked at as well.
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@manu__sds_mlbts you are a genius. You have been working diligently on this all year, and adding verification once or twice a day has been incredible. It is a super minor inconvenience that takes a few seconds - easy cheese.
Right now, it looks like the bots are gone. I also tested flipping cards the way I normally would and have not hit any stalls, aside from one or two 20-second cooldowns, which are totally fine.
If things stay as they are, this is THE W of the year. Amazing work!
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Thank you!!!
It appears the current combination of measures is keeping the majority of the unwanted Marketplace access at bay, now we continue to monitor, explore and correct.
Please continue the observation and feedback, which is very precious for our next refinements!
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Sorry for asking this question but I'm just coming back to this app after taking time off to be with family after a loss of a family member and when I went to sell cards I'm met with verification now, how long has this been happening or is it new?
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Sorry for asking this question but I'm just coming back to this app after taking time off to be with family after a loss of a family member and when I went to sell cards I'm met with verification now, how long has this been happening or is it new?
I'm sorry to hear about your family member. The verification happens 1-2 times per day for me. It's part of Manu's combination to keep the unwanted activity away.
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Oh ok, if it's to keep the unwanted activity away from the market then I'm all for it
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@Manu__SDS_MLBTS I think think the tweaks/tightening you did Sunday were very helpful and eliminated a tremendous amount of unwanted traffic. 4 days later and I have not come across any obvious signs of bots dominating the marketplace. No super speed, instant undercuts, rapidfire buy low sell high, etc. check Eddie Murray all star card activity last 24 hours - the stub transfers may have been done by a person instead of rapid fire bot - either way it was ill intended market activity. But just because someone sold a card or 2 at 100k+ doesn’t mean they were involved. Anyone can see the history and if it sold for 100k then people will think it can sell at 100k at list theirs for 100k. Anyways,
I am noticing some new behaviors that are sticking out to me as suspicious. I definetly think there are some bots back in the marketplace and they are more focused on keeping buy/sell prices at certain levels and not buying up and selling all like before. Possibly in preparation for upcoming legend collection. I think the next 72 hours in the marketplace are going to be busy and I know a lot of people have been strategically investing for a long time with the new legend collection coming out tomorrow in mind. The thought of playing the marketplace the next 72 hours without bots and bad actors is legit exciting.
In short - I want to ask if one more round of “tightening” could be made before the legends collection. The moving of weeks of investments has already started and a possible flash sale today will fully kick off a market frenzy through the weekend. Also, fwiw, I redeemed a code for free packs last night on my phone in the show website and got a captcha with pictures I had to solve. When I’ve been getting captcha challenge (on same website I think) for market related verification, I just check the box and submit and don’t have any kind of challenge. Is the way recapcha is set up for redeeming coupon codes stricter then how it’s set up for market verification? If so, I’m sure people wouldn’t mind clicking on a bus or mountain while doing the market verification if it gave peace of mind that more bots might be blocked… -
Working as intended good job.
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Yes @oliver230230230_psn we're on tightening phase III now
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@Manu__SDS_MLBTS yesterday (from my pov) was the most active day I’ve seen in the marketplace since I’ve started playing this game. The market had integrity all week, add a stub sale, a flash sale, new legend and collection needs provided a huge demand and all the ups and downs felt very organic. It was awesome. Last night I did start to notice light bot activity on cards earned via diamond quest. (Fred mcgriff vintage, Ozzie smith mural, Dave Parker cityscape, Bobby grich all star, etc). I just started to look through the market today and instantly see stub transferring on tatis23 El Niño diamond bat. I put a some buy and sell bids to see if it was moving quickly and my bids weee instantly filled and buying/selling resumed. It seems like the main sources of bots have been blocked in recent days so maybe looking into those transaction might reveal a new source of bots activity. Anyways, yesterday was one of the best days playing mlb the show in a long time for me. New content, no bots, lots of options for play. Even though I couldn’t hit a homerun in 5 games, I still had fun. Thanks.
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I am very happy to hear this, I just realized that
"Phase III"has not been released yet, so I am thinking the Market has a lot of improvement left!p.s. I will be taking a little time off, only to return stronger and smarter. I am leaving this in the capable hands of my favorite people at SDS!
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Enjoy your time off, get some well needed rest, you definitely deserve it!!!!
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From my perspective, this was definitely the best market we've had for a legend collection. Enjoy your time off and thank you for all the support and communication throughout the year in addressing our issues and improving market experience.
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@Manu__SDS_MLBTS thanks for letting us know and enjoy your time off. Hopefully someone will be able to deploy “phase III” and continue monitoring this forum in your absence. I notice the verification token has gone back to being valid for 24 hours - besides that I don’t notice any other big changes. I’m pretty sure I’m seeing some bot activity on a few items and definite stub transfers on mostly diamond equipment cards - it’s only a few sales a minute but if you look at the item sale history there’s no doubt that is what’s happening. I’d ask that it be looked into and not to ban all accounts buying and selling during those windows because you have to keep in mind that anybody trying to flip in the market is looking for that kind of activity to get in on. Anyways, enjoy the time off and hello to anyone new watching this space. If I make another post it will probably be to urge the next phase be deployed.
