Actually, I think the quote is from Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged." She may have gotten it from Karl Marx, but If so, I'd like to know the actual citation.
I have so much fun watching people squeal about the high prices things of various kinds have fetched on Ebay.
Most entertaining. I do it myself.
Except for black market and under the table deals, Ebay is the closest thing to an actual free market we have.