Guys - I would love to do this, but I’ve made a (sort of) vow with myself that I will do no money leagues - - not because I’m distrustful, but because I think it would awaken a dangerous (gambling) beast in me.
I’m not saying I’ll *never* do it, but just haven’t crossed that threshold yet. . .
My reason for posting here is to pass along a system we use in my local auction league - we call it a “keeper tax.” The guys like the system, think it’s truly fair, and it seems to work very well. I have to say, we put a whole lot of thought into it.
It’s based on tiers, yes, but it reflects more of exactly what you paid.
You can keep up to 3 players, and no more than 1 at any position.
You get to keep your keeper(s) for exactly what you bought him for, PLUS applicable ‘tax’ - and the tax table is below:
If you paid between 1-5 dollars, the tax = $5
If you paid 6-10, the tax = $4
If you paid 11-14, the tax = $3
If you paid 15-20, the tax = $2
If you paid 21-25, the tax = $1
If you paid 26+, there is no tax - - you get him for exactly what you paid.
My co-LM and I felt that you should never get to keep anyone for less than $6, but we also felt that the higher the original bid price, the lesser the penalty should be. We thought it was the perfect balance between rewarding the GM for getting a great deal the year before, but not allowing the GM to have (too much of) an unfair advantage the following year.
Of course, that keeper price (orig bid price + applicable tax) is subtracted off your starting wallet total before the draft starts.
You don’t have to keep anyone if you don’t want to. I didn’t like any of my keepers from ‘08, threw everyone back in, started fresh (and with a FULL wallet and accompanying bidding power!), and won the league in ‘09.
Just some food for thought.
~Jim
