In Economics, which one of the following is not an essential condition

In Economics, which one of the following is not an essential condition for existence of market ?

Product (goods or service)
Buyers
Sellers
Place
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UPSC SO-Steno – 2017
Place is not always an essential condition for the existence of a market.
A market is essentially a mechanism that brings together buyers and sellers to exchange goods or services. The essential components are: 1) A product or service to be exchanged, 2) Buyers (demand), and 3) Sellers (supply). Traditionally, markets were associated with physical locations (marketplaces), but in the modern economy, especially with the advent of e-commerce and digital platforms, markets can exist without a specific physical ‘place’. Online markets, for instance, facilitate transactions globally without a common physical location for buyers and sellers.
Products, buyers, and sellers are fundamental requirements for any exchange mechanism to function as a market. Without any one of these, a market cannot exist.
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