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* Several [[Marvel]] villains made careers out of this: Arcade used to make money by producing robotic "heroes" for the villains to practice on while Taskmaster made money by providing training for [[Mooks]].
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive| Justin Hammer]] and [[Mr. Fixit| the Tinkerer]] are well-known super-villain technology suppliers in Marvel.
* One of [[Spider-Man]]'s less formidable enemies, the Kangaroo, got a suit of [[Powered Armor]] from the "Sharper Villain's Catalogue", but [[Fell Off the Back of a Truck| given
* Leo Zelinsky is a tailor in Brooklyn who makes costumes for the heroes and villains in Marvel, though he alternates days, opening his shop for bad guys on Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and for heroes on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. He sees nothing wrong with this - he's just a guy trying to make a living.
* In the comic book adaptation ''[[Gravity Falls|Gravity Falls: Lost Legends]]'', Dipper and Pacifica chase a Face-Stealer demon (who has stolen Mabel’s face) into the town’s Paranormal Black Market. Vendors include the Haggling Hag who sells Hand-Me-Down Hands and Bootlegged Legs, an imp who sells Nightmare Fuel (normal and premium), a wizard who sells stolen memories (“Unforgettable Deals!” says the sign on his stand), and Cryptid Currency. (Truly the whole place is a [[Hurricane of Puns]].) Humans are not allowed here, but the guard at the entrance isn’t very smart and easily falls for Pacifica’s claim of being an elf bandit intending to sell Dipper on the slave auction. Dipper doesn’t exactly like that, but at least it gets them inside.
== [[Film]] ==
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* In the second ''[[Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]]'' film there is the troll market.
* In the [[Cold Opening]] of ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'', [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] infiltrates one of these. Cue [[Stuff Blowing Up]] and an escape in a fighter jet.
* The entire country of Malaria in ''[[Igor]]'', though it's less "buy our evil stuff" and more "pay us to not ''sell'' it".
* Watto's junk shop in ''[[The Phantom Menace]]'', although he'll sell to pretty much anyone who ponies up the dough.
== [[Literature]] ==
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* An episode of ''[[The Unusuals]]'' featured a store that sold murder equipment.
* The greedy alien arms dealer Broodwing from ''[[Power Rangers SPD]]'', the [[Evil Genius]] behind the rare Orangehead Krybots and the evil zords used by Emperor Gruumm. Nominally, Broodwing worked for Gruumm, but was ultimately a mercenary who'd build weapons for anyone. His wares were usually very expensive, but the tyrannical Gruumm would often demand his work for free. Possibly why the Rangers were so easily able to defeat them, as Broodwing didn't seem like the type [[You Get What You Pay For| who'd give his best merchandise to deadbeats.]]
* The Lead-Lined Shop is a place located in [[The City
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
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* ''[[Planescape]]''
** You can find literally anything for sale in Sigil, with places like this most common in the Lower Ward and the Hive.
** ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon Annual #2]]'' mentions the Consortium, a market on the Grey Waste the size of a large city ("without a doubt, the commerce center of the Lower Planes") run by the oldest covey of night hags in existence. They specialize in larvae (damned souls that fiends use in the creation of young fiends) but
== [[Video Games]] ==
* The Octopus in ''[[GoldenEye: Rogue Agent]]''
* Arguably, these exist in ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines]]'' for the [[Player Character]], though some may consider them to be anti-hero mart. These black-market dealers include- in order of severity: a pawnshop owner selling knives and 38. calibre pistols without a license; a bored clerk at a 7-11 offloading firearms to supplement
* The villain-side "skin" for the ''[[City of Heroes]]'' auction house feature -- the Black Market -- gives the appearance of an Evil Mart. Subverted in that both hero- and villain-side share the same pool of merchandise, and there's nothing particularly villainous about any of it.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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* HenchCo in ''[[Kim Possible]]''. Dr. Drakken goes there to browse equipment and minions, then considers picking up milk while he's there.
* ''[[Harley Quinn]]'' (2019 version) goes a little overboard with this. In the third episode, Harley visits Underworld Talent Inc, a temp agency for villains and henchmen. [[Dude, Where's My Respect?| (Harley is not welcome.)]] She then attends a seminar hosted by Maxie Zeus on super-villain strategy. Of course, [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain|Maxie is not the most reliable pitchman here]]; Poison Ivy claims he's stoned, and Harley doesn't get much luck there either.
* In ''[[Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo]]'', the Gang figures the best way to deal with all the criminals who pull the [[Scooby-Doo Hoax]] routine is to find out where they're getting their costumes from, and quickly discover that the fashion designer and crime boss [https://scoobydoo.fandom.com/wiki/Coco_Diablo Coco Diablo] is indeed the one who designed the costumes for most of the crooks they've encountered in their entire careers. {{spoiler| She was savvy enough, it seems, to build a second 10,000 Volt Ghost costume in case of trouble, using it against the true [[Big Bad]] of the special.}}
* in the ''[[DC Super Hero Girls]]'' episode "Powerless", Toyman uses gold kryptonite on [[Supergirl]] which he bought online at a place called Very Deadly Space Rocks & More. When he realizes it failed to kill her, he makes a note to give them a one-star customer rating.
== [[Real Life]] ==
* In [[Real Life]], there
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