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Originally Posted by Brain Dead Squirrel Chasers
Ok, this is pretty simple. I know my max bid of 1850 for Westbrook. I will nickel and dime till the other 10 owners are out. Remember this price is negotiated without the tendering team's input. So what if his market price is higher than the other 10 owners. A very real possibility. Now instead of dealing with just the contract price I can offer picks and or players.
Why would it benefit me to bid 1850 from the start? What if I'd rather have the lower contract price by giving up players or picks? Now IF i was unable to trade players or picks to the tendering team then I would bid my max price because that's all the bargaining chips I have to work with. BUT if I can offer picks and or players in addition to the contract price I've negoiated, guess who gets left out in the cold, Brian Westbrook and his deflated contract. He gains no value from the additional compensation I have given to the tendering team. All he has is his lower contract.
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So your saying that the for example, had the Cars come to me and said "hey Mike. I only want to pay 900 for Barlow, how about you give let me have him at that price if nobody raises him and I'll send you a pick?" Right? Thus we could COLLUDE to fix the market, right?
Pretty extreme example but lets play with it. As the tendering team, I either intend to match and want the player to sell as low as possible, or I intend to let him walk and want him to sell as high as possible. Now in your scenario, I'll let him go cheap due to a trade. Here's the problem, 10 other owners need to not view that as cheap. 10 other owners need to say, umm, no thanks, I'm not paying him that. Those 10 other owners ARE the friggen market. Nobody is stopping them from raising or changing the market at ANY point.
Besides, don't you nickle and dime your bids already? I know I do. My goal is to bid the lowest amount that will be high enough to scare the tendering team off. If the other 10 owners want to pay more than they can have the guy. Why overpay if you don't have to.