I fix computers in my neighborhood. When someone approaches me they say, "hey, I need this fixed. How much will that cost?" I give them a price, then I fix it,

I fix computers in my neighborhood. When someone approaches me they say, "hey, I need this fixed. How much will that cost?" I give them a price, then I fix it, then they pay me. End of transaction. That's as complicated as a market needs to be for things like this. The government has nothing to do with the market. They exist to complicate it and take their cut.