Something's wrong with BB when I get a really nice balanced PF/C for only $4k, but I'm forced to pay 10x as much for a useless old guy. (thanks day traders)
If he was American I wouldn't mind buying a guy for that cheap even if he was 36. He has been transferred 15 times in the seven seasons so one thing is true, he still has market value, even it resembles the dollar value of $0.
But I'm not going to screw up my merchandise income to scrounge around for cheap vets.
The implementation of Utopia has changed people's perspectives on oldies. It should be obvious that the market value for old players is simply too low most of the time in comparison to young players.
The one thing that makes old players better than young players is having cash wrapped up in the buy price. This is because that money could be used elsewhere especially for teams with a growing arena. Once the arena is finished than it makes more sense to start buying younger players when the market price makes sense.