Never say Never Sean !
There are a lot of good birds that 'become' available through no fault of their own, ie change in circumstance. I have a 12 yr old Male Harris that may have to go due to changes at home, but believe me, I wouldnt be interested in money, he would have to go to someone I knew would put the time into him he desereved, and anyone that saw him fly would be interested. What Im trying to say is everything(within reason) is worth a look, like you say a lot of bad habits may have been picked up but on the other hand there are a lot of wanna be flyers with the pointers, 4 x 4s et