Don't be put off by the "experts" posting on here.
BA and British Midland were selling type ratings on the B737 and B757 for £10,000 back in the 1980s which at todays prices is around £26,000 - many of those who took advantage of this scheme while waiting for a job to come up are now sitting in the LHS at BA and I'm sure they don't consider themselves "a disgrace to the profession".