Black market

A black market was an illegal means of dealing goods and services, outside of the eyes of the government. Despite the best efforts of law enforcement agencies and clone interdiction forces, black markets prospered throughout the Clone Wars. To counter the appeal of black markets, the government issued propaganda pieces such as "Black Market" stating that helping oneself in that way was helping the enemy, and hurting the war effort.

Toward the end of the High Republic Era, corrupt surgeons in the underworld of Begamor sought fresh organs to trade in the black market.

During the Clone Wars, Prime Minister Almec established a black market on Mandalore to provide needed goods after the planet was cut off from Galactic Republic aid. However, the creation of the market also granted Almec increased power and wealth, all while the humanitarian supplies never made it to the people.

After her previous lightsabers were stolen by Padawan Barriss Offee, Asajj Ventress acquired a replacement on the black market. She stated that although some thought only Jedi carried them, they were easy enough to acquire at the black market.

Ezra Bridger once stole several items from the TIE/ln space superiority starfighter of Baron Valen Rudor to sell on Lothal's black market.

Garazeb Orrelios accidentally uncovered the criminal Skraik's gang operating out of the sewers in Garel City, when one of its members, Lister, stole a capacitor relay that he was installing on the starship Ghost. The gang stole ship parts and sold them on Garel's black market.

Bix Caleen had connections in the black market where she used a junction box to contact a buyer for Cassian Andor's stolen Imperial N-S9 Starpath Unit.

Delphi Kloda taught his pupil Bazine Netal that every planet had a black market if one knew where to look.

The Resistance spy Norath Kev was assigned to track the First Order moving their shipments and deals through black market channels like Varkana until Lechee, one of the First Order's collaborators, sold him out to the bounty hunter Ax Tagrin.

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