Goods acquired illegally may exchange above or below the price of legal market transactions:
They may be cheaper than legal market prices. The supplier does not have to pay for production costs or taxes. This is usually the case in the underground economy. Criminals steal goods and sell them below the legal market price, but there is no receipt, guarantee, and so forth.
They may be more expensive than legal market prices. For example, the product is difficult to acquire or produce, dangerous to handle, or not easily availa