At present this is just an idea for a paper. If you would like collaborate as a co-author in writing it, please let me know!
My initial ideas are along these lines …
survey the general approaches to offers / requests or needs / wants matching, for example
second hand markets generally
specialist areas such as used cars, antiques (and their own problems)
charity shops in the UK and their limitations
second-hand web site markets, with and without payments
other non-traditional markets, such as local food
note the similarities and differences between markets for things and markets for people (recruitment, dating, etc.)
document how knowledge intensive all these markets are, with detailed examples from some of the above sectors
propose a viable and effective future approach
specialising across a local community for different kinds of physical things
integrating with local currencies
how this could potentially radically improve
reuse,
recycling,
avoidance of waste,
circular economics
look at the economic and social implications
how to set up and maintain such a system, including the aspect of training and education
how this integrates with community knowledge commons and information systems
look again at what differences between this and people “markets”, pointing to
RegenCHOICE consider whether or not this approach could be applied to local trades and services
propose first practical steps to take
suggest how this approach can be naturally integrated with ecovillages