Abstract
This paper draws inspiration from the breach experiments of Garfinkel as a basis for exploring the naturally occurring order of price setting in locations without an institutionalised single price rule. We organised two experiments (at a flea market in Copenhagen and boot sale in Oxford) to study price setting. The findings suggest that members of price setting interactions accountably, demonstrably and reflexively accomplish a regularly repeated order to price setting through constitutive expectancies and the congruence of relevances that are made available within interactions. In conclusion we suggest that our experiments proved to have analytic utility in bringing gently structured comparisons to the fore. The experiments provided us with the opportunity to engage with the basis for price setting in different everyday economic locations and we felt that this was the opening to a mode of research that has future potential.
Highlights
This paper draws inspiration from the breach experiments of Garfinkel as a basis for exploring the naturally occurring order of price setting in locations without an institutionalised single price rule
Given that the breach experiments raised ethical questions with participants only made aware of the breach after it had taken place, potentially causing anxiety to participants, we looked to develop a form of experiment that could address these ethical concerns
We were interested in settings without an institutionalised single price rule, with few barriers to entry, where little in the way of rules, prior training or other formal processes were required for participation
Summary
This paper draws inspiration from the breach experiments of Garfinkel as a basis for exploring the naturally occurring order of price setting in locations without an institutionalised single price rule. We would need to get close to price setting activities in locations like Silk Street and study the demonstrable and accountable accomplishment by participants of the congruence of relevances, and any subsequent sanctions.
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