No, not at all. (Free market & all) but that Amazon was better at keeping / maintaining lower pricing.. That by going to Amazon, you were (to a certain degree) expecting to get a pretty good deal on what ever. But they've since been changing their rules & their scope, and now seem to allow anyone with a store to open up. So, no longer, on Amazon, can you "expect" to get a deal, but are at the mercy of the shop keeper / demand / numerous bugs & cookies that track your last visited wants, desires, and # of times you've actually bought stuff on line (That whole new online marketing strategy of where depending on what you've inquired about, where you've shopped for, how often you've shopped an bought / not bought from influences the price you're shown.
Amazon did have a "can you find it cheaper? let us know" button (but seems to be gone). But I seriously doubt it really did anything..
I used ot feel I could use AMazon as a basis for a good deal, and that by buying thru them, I was getting a deal. Not anymore.. Amazon seems to be becoming 'Ebay'..