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I see a different reason to go to the black market. You may have a license for a Lightsaber (during the dark rimes) if you are working with the Inquisition. But no one in their right mind would sell you one.

If you get a license for a heavy weapon, buying one is still not that easy. Manufacturers write contracts with planetary governments or other large companies. As a private citizen

A lightsaber also runs into the "RARE" issue with I don't think Connections is really supposed to help you with all that much.

When it comes to those heavy weapons those "production contracts" may normally be with governments and other large organizations/companies but some of those would have a secondary market filling the "small orders" of legal buyers who do have limited needs.  This can leave us asking "who is the quoted price actually for then?"  If you want to say that the normal fee for a licensed purchase also cover any additional markup you might have Connections lower that a level although that is kind of defeating the talent's use at negating the fee and roll to get licenses.

Getting something you can legally have isn't necessarily going to be any easier or faster just because you go through the black market.