To start, trading OBJ (or wanting to trade him) should only happen if you think it's part of a long term solution to righting the ship. If your plans are short term, winning in 2019/2020 by all means keep him on the roster.
OBJ is expensive and has gotten hurt two years running. He is also mercurial and has shown he can be difficult to handle and required "speaking to." Would he be a new QBs best friend or worst enemy?
OBJ has trade value, a lot of it. He has shown he is a top tier player and competitor, I think there would be considerable competition for his services. OBJ would net a nice haul, minimum a 1st rd pick, but could he net more?
I also think its a slippery slope in that I dont think you can explore trading him and then NOT trade him. Once official word got out that he is being shopped its got to happen, so you'd have to properly assess his value.
If a team like the Jets or SF offered you a 2nd rd pick this year and a 1st next year, would you bite?
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Fair value? Oakland got a #1 for Cooper, who was coming off a bad season, and playing poorly again for Oakland this year.
Cooper has had some very good years. Top 10 since he came out, close to top 5.
Say what? Cooper has finished in the top 10 in yards once since he came out - 8th in 2016. He's never been top 10 in catches or TDs. Where are all these very good years?
Like others have said an acquiring team knows what they are getting into with the $'s. They are not responsible for his bonus money against the cap. It would make sense for a team that needs a few last pieces.
I wouldn't say he's a luxury. A talent like that makes the game easier for a young QB. The second you trade him away and start with a new QB, you're just going to go looking for players that can help the new QB succeed. As soon as they got Eli, the Giants went out and paid good money for an offensive playmaker.
Trading away Beckham creates a gaping hole in the roster that you'd have to spend a day 1 pick on to try to fill, and there's a high chance that player has nowhere near the impact. With some chance that player doesn't even work out.