Class-D Blackmarket / Auction Dealer

The general idea is that every now and then, at specific “hidden” locations either within the cellblock or around CDC Mines, a black market dealer will show up and offer various items and equipment that are either:

  • Already in the main dealer but at a discounted price and with semi-limited stock (4-9 items),
  • Not in the main dealer and with very limited stock (2-4 items), or
  • Provided by CDs who have given their equipment to the black market dealer (1 item).

The black market dealer will usually offer between 4 and 12 items, made up of random items and also items that have been sold to the black market dealer by other CDs.

After a few minutes (5-15), the dealer will leave and not show up again for a long period of time. There can also be pre-set points where it shows up, such as at the start of the Breakout/Uproar protocol or Purple Reign.

In addition, there is the idea of being able to sell or auction off your own gathered items to the black market auction dealer, and then having those items sold in the black market, where the CD who contributed the items would get credits for selling them.
You would obviously not be able to sell any items you spawn with, but items that you obtain from 914, Deeds, etc., can be sold. This provides a potentially more efficient and fun way for CDs to make cash by performing mini-heists and operations to get equipment to sell at the black market, which can then be redistributed by the black market dealer to other CDs. There is still the challenge of reinfiltrating CDC to find the black market dealer to sell the items to, and whether the black market dealer is even there which should balance it out.

Items in the black market would still be expensive, as they provide more powerful or capable equipment than the main dealer offers, such as:

  • Assault Armor (5k Credits),
  • M60 (2k Credits),
  • SPAS-12 (2.5k Credits).

(Example prices and equipment; I’m not sure what the “fairest price” would be for some of them.)