What?
As I understand that expression, 'Money for old rope', it means you are paying for something already used, an implication that it is really worthless.
So how does that relate to the posted article?
Finally, when was the last time you posted something positive? The majority of your posts these days are blunt, sarcastic or just plain negative. Many of which, like the above, are close to beyond comprehension yet you can be so quick to denigrate others, (much like I'm now doing to you for my shame), what happened to you?
Do you think maybe you've been around this place too long?