As a new player who is still working through the gyms, I bought a Magikarp with good (20-25) IVs for about $9k, because I couldn't be bothered to keep trying to catch one which I would then have to level up etc.
Under $15k Pokemon are still useful to some people.
Hey guys! I'm Luke, a university student in the United Kingdom. I installed PokeMMO ages ago, but never played it for some reason, but I've finally gotten into it in the past few days and I'm having a blast! Hope to meet/trade/battle with you all.