diff --git a/fifa17-recon/tools/test_fut_contract.py b/fifa17-recon/tools/test_fut_contract.py
index 9bdb1fc..ada235c 100644
--- a/fifa17-recon/tools/test_fut_contract.py
+++ b/fifa17-recon/tools/test_fut_contract.py
@@ -86,6 +86,29 @@ def test_market_bodies():
     check("marketdata maxPrice is number", is_num(md.get("maxPrice")))
 
 
+def test_auction_record_shape():
+    # Every populated auction record MUST match the reversed schema (deser
+    # 0x18013e410) field-for-field, or the market screen freezes. This proves the
+    # sample listings are freeze-safe OFFLINE, before the game ever parses them.
+    d = _get(G + "/auctionhouse?type=player&start=0&num=21")
+    recs = d.get("auctionInfo", [])
+    check("auctionhouse returns >=1 listing (or FUT_MARKET=empty)", is_arr(recs))
+    numeric = ["tradeId", "buyNowPrice", "startingBid", "currentBid", "expires",
+               "sellerEstablished", "coinsProcessed"]
+    strings = ["tradeState", "bidState", "sellerName"]
+    for r in recs:
+        check("record.itemData is object", is_obj(r.get("itemData")), repr(type(r.get("itemData"))))
+        check("record.watched is bool", isinstance(r.get("watched"), bool), repr(r.get("watched")))
+        for k in numeric:
+            check(f"record.{k} is number", is_num(r.get(k)), repr(r.get(k)))
+        for k in strings:
+            check(f"record.{k} is string", is_str(r.get(k)), repr(r.get(k)))
+        # itemData must itself be a valid card object (reuses club/squad parser)
+        it = r.get("itemData", {})
+        check("record.itemData.attributeList is array", is_arr(it.get("attributeList")))
+        check("record.itemData.resourceId is number", is_num(it.get("resourceId")))
+
+
 def test_squad_boot():
     # LoadActiveSquad (deser 0x18013d1f0): players MUST be array; empty body would reset
     # the 23 slots. formation is a string. This is the boot-critical path.
@@ -115,7 +138,7 @@ def test_club_items():
 
 def main():
     tests = [test_credits, test_v2_store_gate, test_store_catalog, test_market_bodies,
-             test_squad_boot, test_massinfo_empty, test_club_items]
+             test_auction_record_shape, test_squad_boot, test_massinfo_empty, test_club_items]
     try:
         _get(G + "/user/credits")
     except Exception as e:
diff --git a/fifa17-recon/tools/utas_server.py b/fifa17-recon/tools/utas_server.py
index 59909ca..08df166 100755
--- a/fifa17-recon/tools/utas_server.py
+++ b/fifa17-recon/tools/utas_server.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import datetime, json, os, re, sys, http.server
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 from fut_seed import CLUB, SQUAD, USER_LIST      # forged starter squad (clean-room)
-from fut_store import STORE, PACK_CATALOG, pack_by_id   # persistent profile + packs
+from fut_store import STORE, PACK_CATALOG, pack_by_id, PACK_POOL, _item  # profile + packs
 
 ADDR = ("127.0.0.1", 8099)
 LOG = "/tmp/utas_server.log"
@@ -318,40 +318,88 @@ def credits_route(h):
 # listings yet): empty arrays never desync, so this is freeze-safe. Populating real
 # auctions needs an in-game test pass. Extra keys are SKIP'd, so one merged body
 # safely satisfies both the search parser and the auction-count parser.
-def _market_body():
-    return {"auctionInfo": [], "credits": STORE.coins(), "total": 0,
-            "duplicateItemIdList": []}
+# Sample auction listings (real players from the pack pool) so the market is
+# browsable/buyable. Each record follows the reversed auction schema (deser
+# 0x18013e410) EXACTLY; itemData reuses fut_store._item -- the same proven-safe
+# card shape that renders club/squad cards (parser 0x18013fe00). All record
+# fields are HIGH-confidence reversed scalars, so freeze risk is low. Toggle with
+# FUT_MARKET=empty. Price heuristic: rating-based buy-now, ~66% starting bid.
+_MARKET_MODE = os.environ.get("FUT_MARKET", "sample")
+_TRADE_ID_BASE = 900000000
+
+
+def _price_for(rating):
+    if rating >= 90: return 25000
+    if rating >= 85: return 8000
+    if rating >= 80: return 2500
+    if rating >= 75: return 900
+    return 400
+
+
+def _auction_record(i, defn):
+    asset, rating, pos, nation, league, team, attrs = defn
+    buy = _price_for(rating)
+    card = _item(_TRADE_ID_BASE + 100000 + i, asset, rating, pos, nation, league, team, attrs)
+    card["untradeable"] = False           # market cards are tradeable
+    card["itemState"] = "forSale"
+    return {
+        "tradeId":           _TRADE_ID_BASE + i,
+        "itemData":          card,                       # OBJECT (0x18013fe00) -- freeze-safe
+        "tradeState":        "active",                   # enum string
+        "buyNowPrice":       buy,
+        "startingBid":       max(150, (buy * 2) // 3),
+        "currentBid":        0,
+        "bidState":          "none",                     # enum string
+        "expires":           3600,                       # SECONDS remaining (not epoch)
+        "sellerName":        "EASFC",
+        "sellerEstablished": 1,
+        "watched":           False,
+        "coinsProcessed":    0,
+    }
+
+
+def _market_auctions(limit=21):
+    if _MARKET_MODE == "empty":
+        return []
+    return [_auction_record(i, PACK_POOL[i % len(PACK_POOL)])
+            for i in range(min(limit, len(PACK_POOL)))]
+
+
+def _market_body(auctions):
+    return {"auctionInfo": auctions, "credits": STORE.coins(),
+            "total": len(auctions), "duplicateItemIdList": []}
 
 
 def auctionhouse_route(h):
-    # GET  = search (empty results) OR count  -> merged body (extra keys skip)
-    # POST = FutISStart (list item for sale)  -> {"id": new tradeId}
-    # PUT  = .../relist (relist all expired)  -> ack {}
+    # GET  = search (sample listings) OR count  -> merged body (extra keys skip)
+    # POST = FutISStart (list item for sale)    -> {"id": new tradeId}
+    # PUT  = .../relist (relist all expired)    -> ack {}
     if h.command == "POST":
         return 200, {"id": STORE.new_item_id()}
     if h.command == "PUT":
         return 200, {}
-    body = _market_body()
+    body = _market_body(_market_auctions())
     body.update({"count": 0, "maxAuctionsAllowed": 100,
                  "offered": 0, "selling": 0, "sold": 0})   # FutGetAuctionCount ints
     return 200, body
 
 
 def trade_route(h):
-    # GET view one auction / POST place bid -> {auctionInfo:[record], credits}
-    return 200, {"auctionInfo": [], "credits": STORE.coins()}
+    # GET view one auction / POST place bid -> {auctionInfo:[record], credits}.
+    # Echo a sample record so a viewed/bid auction resolves.
+    rec = _market_auctions(1)
+    return 200, {"auctionInfo": rec, "credits": STORE.coins()}
 
 
 def tradepile_route(h):
-    b = _market_body(); b.pop("duplicateItemIdList", None)
-    return 200, b                                          # {auctionInfo, credits, total}
+    # The user's OWN sale pile -- empty until they list something (no live sell flow yet).
+    return 200, {"auctionInfo": [], "credits": STORE.coins(), "total": 0}
 
 
 def watchlist_route(h):
     if h.command in ("PUT", "POST", "DELETE"):
         return 200, {}                                     # add/remove watch -> ack
-    b = _market_body(); b.pop("duplicateItemIdList", None)
-    return 200, b
+    return 200, {"auctionInfo": [], "credits": STORE.coins(), "total": 0}
 
 
 class H(http.server.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):