Still, the whole idea is that prices to consumers be as low as fair competition permits. The court didn't approve maximum price-fixing in the Khan case. It said the rule of reason applies, and that rule is harder and by far more expensive to litigate than the per se rule. Each case requires detailed economic scrutiny of the exact details that maximum price-fixing has in specific markets. If you want to control maximum prices, have an in-depth conversation with an antitrust lawyer first, and play it safe.
Antitrust cases are just as expensive for defendants as for plaintiffs.
This definitely isn't the sort of thing you can do at home. Use the dining room table to play Monopoly. It's safer and more fun. Martin Paskind is an Albuquerque lawyer. His practice emphasizes legal services to small businesses.