That’s why I think retiring clearance sale and Buy or sell was a mistake
Arguably the two games were so similar as to practically be the same game (or put another way, Clearance Sale was a much harder version of Buy or Sell). I don't miss Clearance Sale, but I still miss Buy or Sell. It was fun and I liked that the objective was specifically to make money by being a smart shopper, and moreover it was one of the few mathematically-based games I could follow as a kid. The fact that it seemed to disappear not long after More or Less came along--I'm not a fan of More or Less--doesn't help.
/Nostalgia for the game aside, the rise in games like One Wrong Price and Side by Side is an unavoidable consequence of the increase in commercial time, leaving less time for oldschool fun on the show. Play a game that requires more than the bare minimum amount of time, and you spend the rest of the show playing quickies.
As moneygamelover points out, without Barker's Markers/Make Your Mask there's one less go-to game to...well, go to when we run short on time. The obvious answer is make more quickie games...but I'd rather we get commercial time back, which would give us more flexibility and game time. Highly unlikely, I know, but I live in hope.