Once, when I was sitting in a restaurant, a Eurasian trader offered to sell me some of his products.
Speaking Mandarin Chinese, a Nigerian trader offered "xiang ya" - "ivory".
Under the plan, the traders offered the electricity at prices that appeared falsely attractive to state energy authorities.
Under the awnings that flank the road, traders offer dragon fruit, rose apples and the flowering stems of Chinese cabbage.
Adopting eight different "schemes" between September 2010 and June 2011, the traders offered the energy at prices "calculated to falsely appear attractive" to state energy authorities.
Already, he said, PepsiCo is offering 6 rupees per kilo (or 11 cents) for his potatoes, while local traders offer only 3 rupees (6 cents).
The argument that "all home traders offer poor service" and "all high street retailers are professionals" is disingenuous, misleading and highly simplistic.
Plaza Redondo's traders offer animals on Saturday and birds on Sunday, with Senegalese and Ecuadorian stall-holders showing the changing face of Spain.
Less than a mile away is Marché Bastille, where you'll find a vast, glorious feast as most traders offer morsels for tasting (dégustation) of every kind of food for free.
