Negotiations are not a proper alternative. I pay at least 15 token for a player, which must not be a fast trainer and there is only a limited choice.
It was so fun hopping on TE a few seasons ago in the morning and be surprised by all of the good nordgen players. Snap a deal or two for 1 or 2 tokens.
Now its became stale. I get along with the situation but I dont know the reason.
And another thing i saw this morning: There are nordgens on the market in the morning, but they are 3*-players... What a fail.