Strategic Economy - Poll / Suggestion

[Leech]

To further Droid's point, the economy seemed more like a novelty than a real economy with the electronic system in the pass. Also, you're getting a more market-like experience with the current system. If we went with your plan, I see 2 ways prices could end up:
1) Prices remain static, with nobody challenging the price for long
2) Predatory pricing, where a person or small group of people drive the price down to unsustainable levels in order to force the others out of the market.
Neither of these are desirable economically. Personal shops require more maintenance, and have a number of factors to deal with, including:
1) Location
2) Loyalty
3) Curb appeal
and so on. These factors are almost entirely eliminated by your suggested economic system. Also, I think the convenience is too great, and discourages planning ahead.