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I dont know if you would get in trouble by swapping players on the transfer market for money way above the TPE. After all you dont gain anything in addition from the sale (if we assume you "trade" equal players).

I was offered player trades a couple of times (selling both above fair market value to ensure no one disturbs the transaction), although I have never done such a transaction I guess it happens from time to time.

I would never ever trade one of my players to sb. else in my league unless I wanted to cheat.

I'm not really getting this statement. If you want to cheat how would you achieve that by trading with other teams in the Österreich Bundesliga?

and if you want you can sell a player to team X and then buy your desired player from team x anyway.

Not really, often some other random BB user intercedes and the "trade" process doesn't go smoothly. I think that a trade system that I suggested could coexist with the transfer system and help out BB.

Not really, often some other random BB user intercedes and the "trade" process doesn't go smoothly. I think that a trade system that I suggested could coexist with the transfer system and help out BB.

In my view, this suggests that your valuation of the trade didn't meet the overall market value for the player(s). Hence, if it had gone through, you'd be advantaging yourself (and the other trade partner) at the expense of all other teams in BB.

No I was talking to Knecht about "you can sell a player to team X and then buy your desired player from team x anyway" and how that usually doesn't work.
If you trade with your league mates, then you won't be making unbalanced trades.

There was a trade in the early seasons of this game between 2 league mates.... although I must stress this was all conspiracy theory on my behalf and I add a disclaimer to this message saying that my definition of trade is very different to that of what you are describing or promoting the idea of.

In no way shape or form should 2 teams be allowed to manipulate the market for their own personal gain. I know your trade idea doesn't necessarily suggest this but the transfer market works well enough as it is why fix it?

PS. When can we have a kit creator :D

PPS. When will a salary cap be introduced (more so i don't keep spending my money!)

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Ah, gotcha.

I still don't see why trading within the league would necessarily prevent cheating? I can understand where you're not going to trade with a direct competitor unless you believe it improves your team more than it improves theirs.

But what's to stop two owners from colluding in the process, when they have very different team qualities? Someone about to promote and someone sure to miss the playoffs/about to relegate have very different motives. It's not a stretch in my view that they stack their deal such that it unfairly benefits them both.

But what's to stop two owners from colluding in the process, when they have very different team qualities? Someone about to promote and someone sure to miss the playoffs/about to relegate have very different motives. It's not a stretch in my view that they stack their deal such that it unfairly benefits them both.

That happens in real life, remember the Pau Gasol trade from Memphis to the Lakers? That was an unbalanced trade but it was in the best interest of the two teams.If two members discuss something and come up with a deal, as long as it isn't too ridiculous, then I don't see the problem.

True, but in that real life example, it's very likely that all other teams in the league knew beforehand that Gasol was available, and they had the chance to make a counteroffer, but passed (bringing up one possible refinement to the trading idea - all league managers get to see the proposed trade with a certain amount of time before it is to be executed. If one of these managers makes an offer deemed to be "better" than the original, the initial trade partner must accept that new offer, or nothing at all. Hmm...)

And in real life, the team giving away more than it got is still gonna be a team, with real fans, real expenditures, and needing revenue. Here, too easy for the team go bot, or relegate, and not have to worry about any repercussions of bad trades (now, adding something relating to fan survey and bad trades is an interesting idea - throw that into the mix. You make an unbalanced trade sending off one of your best players, and the fans punish you for a long time, until you surpass your team level at the time of the trade).

Still, the question for me hinges around, "...as long as it isn't too ridiculous"

How, in practice, is that going to be determined. Is it total skill points? Well, nobody thinks going from 8 to 9 jumpshot is the same as going from 1-2 shotblocking (now colossal to legendary, that's a different story. We all know the worth of that is asymptotically approaching infinity.) Salary doesn't work because some managers put, and some positions have, different 'worth' in secondary skills. If you propose something really concrete to address this, I'd love to hear it.

Currently, players are valued based upon what the TL market sets their price at. It's not totally efficient nor perfect, but it seems the most fair way to do it.

well played man, a good soldier like myself knows when to admit defeat. :-)

I do think a trading function would be cool in principle, since there's nothing like a cool blockbuster trade. Well, that and the overanalysis and arguing that goes along with trying to decide who got the better deal. "Herschel Walker for 8 zillion draft picks?" "Randy Moss for a 3rd rounder...WUT" (As a Pats fan, all I can say is, MWAHAHAHAHAHA).

It's just the more I think about it in detail with respect to an online game like this, the more difficult it becomes to pull off.