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7	[[quoteright:350:[[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vlcsnap_2020_07_16_19h35m09s185.png]]]]
8	[[caption-width-right:350:A subsidiary of TropeCo/TropeCo where you'll find all the VillainsOutShopping.]]
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10	Here, you can find all of the delightfully vile tools you could ever need as a BigBad. Need a DeathTrap? We carry them all, from {{Acid Pool}}s to {{Trap Door}}s! Looking to make your {{Mooks}} more reliable? You can trade in the standard issue variety for top-of-the-line EvilInc MechaMooks! Want to build a new SuperVillainLair or DenOfIniquity? We offer not only the materials, but some of the finest dark and foreboding real estate around! Anything and everything you need for your EvilPlan is available and affordably priced.
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12	So, what will it be today?
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14	Not to be confused with PredatoryBusiness, which is about corporations that are seen as evil due to unsavory business practices. Also don't confuse with VillainsOutShopping, which is about bad guys doing normal errands when they're off the clock.
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16	May or may not be a sub-group of TheSyndicate, depending on the setting.
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18	See also ArmsDealer, BlackMarket, BadGuyBar, CriminalConvention and WarForFunAndProfit.
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23	!!Examples
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27	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
28	* ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'': Most of the monsters that invade Dreamland are bought by King Dedede from Nightmare Enterprises.
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31	[[folder:Comic Books]]
32	* Several ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'' villains made careers out of this:
33	** Arcade (''ComicBook/XMen'') used to make money by producing robotic "heroes" for the villains to practice on, while Taskmaster (''ComicBook/TheAvengers'') made money by providing training for {{mooks}}.
34	** Justin Hammer (''ComicBook/IronMan'') and the Tinkerer (''ComicBook/SpiderMan'') are well-known super-villain technology suppliers.
35	** One of ComicBook/SpiderMan's less formidable enemies, the Kangaroo, got a suit of PoweredArmor from the "Sharper Villain's Catalogue", but [[FellOffTheBackOfATruck given its quality]], the place [[HonestJohnsDealership is likely a scam]].
36	** Leo Zelinsky is a tailor in Brooklyn who makes costumes for the heroes ''and'' villains, 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.)
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39	[[folder:Film -- Animated]]
40	* ''Franchise/DespicableMe'':
41	** The first ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe1'' movie has the [[MorallyBankruptBanker Bank of Evil]] ([[TakeThat formerly Lehman Brothers]]).
42	** ''WesternAnimation/{{Minions}}'', meanwhile, has Villain-Con, a [[CriminalConvention trade convention for supervillains]] held in UsefulNotes/{{Orlando}} where the Minions Kevin, Stuart, and Bob meet Scarlet Overkill.
43	* The entire country of Malaria in ''WesternAnimation/{{Igor}}'', though it's less "buy our evil stuff" and more "pay us to not ''sell'' it".
44	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' subverts this: he builds all his gadgets himself and he gets all his decorative stuff ("computers" that consist of nothing but flashing lights) from a small outlet in Romania.
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47	[[folder:Film -- Live Action]]
48	* [[BazaarOfTheBizarre The troll market]] in ''Film/HellboyIITheGoldenArmy''.
49	* In the ColdOpening of ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'', Film/JamesBond infiltrates one of these. Cue StuffBlowingUp and an escape in a fighter jet.
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52	[[folder:Literature]]
53	* Knockturn Alley in ''Literature/HarryPotter'' (EvilCounterpart to Diagon Alley).
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56	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
57	* The underworld black magic market seen in one episode of ''Series/Charmed1998''.
58	* A Season 2 episode of ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' features "The Merc", a sort of Costco where all the criminals of Gotham go to buy everything from flamethrowers to rocket launchers — with a loudspeaker actually advertising ''two for one'' deals, to complete the gag. Only in [[WretchedHive Gotham]]...
59	* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'': The Lead-Lined Shop is a place located in [[TheCityNarrows the bad part of Metropolis]], detailed in a 1988 {{Mockumentary}} done to celebrate Superman's 50th anniversary. All of its merchandise seems designed with fighting Superman in mind, including Kryptonite of all varieties. (Continuity for UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks still in effect.) Despite this, the owner claims to be a law-abiding merchant, indicating a disclaimer on the wall that reads [[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope "It is a crime to utilize the items in this shop for the purpose of Evil"]].
60	* An episode of ''Series/TheUnusuals'' features a store that sells murder equipment.
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63	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
64	* The ''TabletopGame/{{Champions}}'' supplement ''Gadgets!'' mentions two organizations that sell weapons and other equipment to supervillains: the West German KRONOS and Japanese ISE (International Scientific Elite).
65	* ''TabletopGame/{{Planescape}}'':
66	** You can find ''anything'' for sale in Sigil, with places like this most common in the Lower Ward and the Hive.
67	** ''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 coven of night hags in existence. They specialize in larvae (damned souls that fiends use in the creation of young fiends) but specialize in larvae products, such as a perfume for [[HotAsHell temptress fiends]] called "Evil #7". They also have markets that sell weapons, slaves, and [[BlackMarket every type of contraband imaginable]]. The article even mentions [[BadGuyBar a coffee shop]] in the place that sells Abyssal Brew.
68	* ''TabletopGame/{{Rifts}}'' has the Splynn dimensional market for the obvious one, selling everything from magic to technology to slaves and minions, though the Naruni try and compete on purely the technological front (not that they just sell to evil, they sell to everyone!).
69	* ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'': Fixers sell illegal equipment (including weapons and ammunition) to shadowrunners.
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72	[[folder:Video Games]]
73	* ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'', as a natural part of Villains being possible {{player character}}s, has plenty of stores selling various goods. Want to make your radiation gun hit harder? Just buy an enhancement from one of the countless quartermasters and stores all over Rogue Isles!
74	* ''VideoGame/GoldenEyeRogueAgent'': The Octopus.
75	* These exist in ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'' for the PlayerCharacter, though some may consider them to be AntiHero Marts. These black-market dealers include, in order of severity: a pawn shop owner selling knives and 38. calibre pistols without a license; a bored clerk at a 7-11 offloading firearms to supplement meagre pay; a Chinese ex-military herbalist with several "[[DeadlyEuphemism remedies]]" that can only be bought with cash; a black-market dealer with more than a few ties to organized crime, working from the back of his truck; finally, there's Mercurio, a Ghoul arms dealer working for Prince Lacroix, capable of finding just about anything for anyone. A borderline case may be found in the form of Pisha the Nagaraja, a flesh-eating immortal lurking in the basement of a [[AbandonedHospital condemned hospital]], who'll happily hand over some very useful items... provided you can find the occult items she's been searching for.
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78	[[folder:Webcomics]]
79	* ''Webcomic/EvilInc'' is all about one of these.
80	* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'', the Devil apparently runs the vast majority of corporations, and thus, nearly every business is like this.
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83	[[folder:Web Original]]
84	* The unfortunately defunct parody website ''Villain Supply'' (later ''Villain Source'') is all about this trope. Be sure to [[SideEffectsInclude read the small print, however]].
85	* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1 Sin d'Rome]] Mercenarium, a {{mutants}}-only Dark Web site selling everything from combat robots and biological weapons to pre-fab lairs and custom uniforms for equipping your EvilMinions. Oh, and they have jobs boards for hiring {{Mooks}}, signing on with other villain's collaborative projects, or finding patronage for your own villainous endeavors from various interested parties.
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88	[[folder:Western Animation]]
89	* ''Supervillain Supermarket and Deli'' in ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', pictured above. While a villain-exclusive place, the inventory seems typical of most supermarkets and even has discount cards and coupons. That said, it's also bizarrely large -- probably because of all the villains needing parking for their crazy vehicles.
90	* A gag in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' features a ''literal'' black market, a supermarket stocked with weapons.
91	* [=HenchCo=] in ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' sells equipment and minions.
92	* ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'': The [[BigBad main villain]], Lord Boxman, owns Box More, a factory that sells evil fighting robots.
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