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It's not just scarcity. That ignores half the equation (demand).

Poop popsicles are extremely rare (I have yet to see one). But their price would be essentially $0, if/when they exist.

Scarcity is supply below demand, not just low supply. Scarcity implies a shortage, and shortage implies too little, not just low supply, right?

More supply than demand only exists for 'free' or 'public' goods. If there are costs of production, nobody (except government) will want to supply more than is demanded, as they will be giving the product away (or paying people) to get rid of it. Garbage is an instance of supply > demand.

As a trivial counterexample, consider the market for bad artwork from amateurs. There is far more (in terms of quantity) supplied than is demanded.

Most of that artwork is literally garbage.

Just in case you don't know how close you are to be wrong...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist%27s_Shit

... truth is stranger than fiction!

Hahahaha, wow. Amazing.

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