---
entity_slug: competition_among_buyers
entity_type: Process
vsm_system: S2
type_rationale: Competition among buyers is described as an activity with duration
  ("will immediately begin among them") that transforms market conditions by driving
  prices upward when supply is insufficient.
vsm_rationale: This competitive process serves as a coordination mechanism that generates
  anti-oscillatory price signals, moving market prices above natural prices to balance
  supply and demand imbalances.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T10:56:11.680761'
---

# Classification: Competition Among Buyers

## Entity Type

Process

## VSM System

S2

## Type Rationale

Competition among buyers is described as an activity with duration ("will immediately begin among them") that transforms market conditions by driving prices upward when supply is insufficient.

## VSM Rationale

This competitive process serves as a coordination mechanism that generates anti-oscillatory price signals, moving market prices above natural prices to balance supply and demand imbalances.