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It actually works this way so that taxes is of little significance: at the start of the season everyone is dumping their rookies on the market so that many of them are sold very cheaply. They are so cheap that if you pay enough attention, you can easily pick up a few 18 yo with 7 potential or 19 yo with 8+ potential at a 1-20k with decent stats. As the season progress the supply of 18-19 trainees dries up. Then those who stocked up these youngsters (many of them got 10 or even more) could start selling them for 100k+ (some even close to 300k), and mostly purchased by new managers who know too little about players prices and are looking to buy someone to train.

To sum up, the purchase price is dirt cheap. There is little upkeep in wages. Taxes doesn't matter because the profit margin (from a few k to 100k+) is too big. Nearly guaranteed profit with little input and skill. There is really very little downside for doing this. Sadly this has already become a well known strategy by many players around me and in China. But I refuse to do this. Now the question: does it sound alright to you?

are you so clever to think you are better player than him??

Yes, I think I am. As is a lot of other managers who have been playing BB for far shorter period than him. Despite playing BB for 14 seasons, he is still in D.V with one short trip to D.III in his whole BB career. This said, I don't want to say he's less capable than others; he probably just isn't involved in BB as we are.

if he had near 2M for wasting them, its sure that he has experience in game

I don't think amount of money tells you how experienced someone is in this game.

me of course not, each one pays attention to some abilities and young people with high potential are valued (i dont know why)

You don't know why young players with high potential are valued? Because they can become better players than those with lower potential?

Of course I answered my own question. I don't know why are you getting so defensive. If you say you don't know why young players with high potential are valued while playing the game twice as long as I have, then something has to be wrong I guess.

That's why I don't post in forums all that often nowadays...lots of people who think they are smart and get all defensive when you prove them wrong because you know more about the game than they do. But they were playing from season 3/4/5 and I'm playing from season 12, yay, what do I know!

Sorry I even answered your question, I'll be minding my own business from now on. Have fun.

Actually I see the point.

Young players who -may- become great are worth 2 millions, while players who ARE great (and possibly better than the young guy ever will be) sell for 500k? Young players are vastly overrated. Just like IRL.

This is why a player that took 2 million to build is worth 500k on the TL.

Then you are overspending. Obviously old players are worth less. If you spend 2 mil on training and sell for 500k, then you are doing something wrong. If you train to sell, you don't need lvl7 trainer (we all know they are way overpriced, compared to their training increase vs lower levels). You need to sell after a few seasons, to save yourself from paying big salarys. Rince and repeat. 55+ (not counting st, ft or exp) skill point trainee with superstar potential cost 50k on TL. I found about 4 of those (I was checking only estonians) at the start of the season. You are making it look like, you can't train to sell. That's not the case. I think you can get a decent trainee, that does not cap out in 3 seasons, for really cheap. Training with low salary lvl4 trainer will atleast double your spending.

Last edited by Kukoc at 12/29/2011 1:39:30 PM

players like the NT point guard for estonia that Kitakyushu in JBBL just bought, 300k salary- players like this is what I am talking about.

Yeah...Siim Kriisk is the goods...Those dudes in Estonia no what they are doing..first Kirk and now kriisk...Ballers for sure..