[Max Lobovsky]

Though I'm pretty confident creating and selling parts would never reach such a level, it would have interesting repercussions. If there was a large inter-team trade, teams would not be economically independent as they are (mostly) now. Except for teams in the same location that might compete for sponsors, how much money other teams make has no effect on any other team. Inter-team trade would create a situation much more like a real economy. If teams really wanted to stay competitive, they would try to keep exports greater than imports, not sell to particular teams, etc etc. Like I said before, it will never reach such a level, but it just got me thinking...