yer transfer market is such a funny thing. actually during my recent purchase i realised an extent to which the Free agency is affecting the transfer market.
my recent purcahse - Salary - $115k per week (or whatever it is)..... Free agency starting price - $1,150,000
The guys is 30... There were 34 year old free agents listed at starting price of $750k which is JUST STUPID.
I bought my guy for $215k.... ok so i nabbed a bargain, but when i was looking there were SOOOOOOOO many other players for sale who were a free agent and listed as the price above, OR, other users, who have seen this free agency price and thought 'oh thats what the market must be for this guy, ill list him at that'.
and in all honesty, it makes it VERY difficult to find a player for a more reasonable price, because people are still paying the inflated prices simply because its so hard and the choice is limited.
agree with all else u said up there as well. sometimes, less is more.