> Then you would no longer have a free market; And that's part of the point ... These aren't typically free exchanges. Part of the complaints brought on my cu

> Then you would no longer have a free market; And that's part of the point ... These aren't typically free exchanges. Part of the complaints brought on my customers is monopolistic (oligopolistic) practices, including forced bundling, false shortages, region restrictions, etc., coupled with government limitation (e.g., copyright laws). Additionally, (and this is a point I argue with those proposing wholly market-based solutions to public education) a theorized free exchange with unshackled supply/demand curves assumes perfect information, which we don't have. (In this case, partly due to the long tail of attention.)