I bought a whole bolt of blue mottled with little white stars in it at Marshall Dry Goods for a $1 a pound (about 4 yds is in a pound) In some places different dyes have run out giving it a totally different look. I was THRILLED!!! I got 4-6 different prints on one bolt of fabric and yet they're all coordinated.
So no, I don't think there's anything wrong with liking damaged fabric. Perhaps it the challenge to see what useful thing can be made from it.