diff --git a/scripts/sold-staging-up.py b/scripts/sold-staging-up.py
index 3a9b2ba..e258e69 100755
--- a/scripts/sold-staging-up.py
+++ b/scripts/sold-staging-up.py
@@ -214,10 +214,16 @@ STAGING_CLUB_ITEMS = [
 # Every value below is read out of the client's OWN tables, never invented:
 #   managercards.carddbid 1000509  (assetid == carddbid on all 417 rows)
 #   managercards.nation   45       -> the flag and the nation half of chemistry
+#   managercards.value    88       -> the rating the client re-rates this card to
+#   managercards.rare     1        -> selects its discard price column
 #   manager[509].surname  "Luis Enrique", teamid 241
 #   leagueteamlinks[241].leagueid 53 -> the badge and the league half of chemistry
 # League 53 is also the dominant league in the restored squad (12 of 23 players),
 # so this manager is the chemistry-correct choice for it, not an arbitrary one.
+#
+# value/rare are LIVE-CONFIRMED: read back out of the running client's own record
+# (tools/coach_probe.py grades it HIT, so +0xb4 == value and +0x58 == rare), and
+# the discard value it computes for itself at +0x3c is 282 = 88 * 320 / 100.
 MANAGER_SUBTYPE = 4
 STAGING_MANAGER = {
     "owned_id": "owned-a-manager",
@@ -226,6 +232,8 @@ STAGING_MANAGER = {
     "nation": 45,
     "league_id": 53,
     "team_id": 241,
+    "rating": 88,
+    "rare": 1,
     "label": "Luis Enrique",
 }
 
@@ -602,12 +610,18 @@ def materialise(lay: Layout) -> None:
     catalog["cards"][mgr["card_id"]] = {
         "asset_id": mgr["resource_id"],
         "version": 0,
-        "rareflag": 0,
+        # managercards.rare, NOT cosmetic: it selects the discard price column,
+        # and rare 1 is why this manager is worth 282 rather than 97.
+        "rareflag": mgr["rare"],
         "kind": "staff",
         "subtype": MANAGER_SUBTYPE,
         "team_id": mgr["team_id"],
         "nation": mgr["nation"],
         "league_id": mgr["league_id"],
+        # managercards.value. The client re-rates staff from its own DB, so
+        # without this the server cannot price a quick sell to the number the
+        # client displays.
+        "rating": mgr["rating"],
     }
     with open(safe_path(lay.cards), "w") as fh:
         json.dump(definitions, fh, indent=2)