To Michael:
Custom items, things made to order and/or made to measure. These obviously have lead times.
For example. Last time I brought a sofa, it took 7 weeks to arrive. I wonder what availability rating sofas have in SR5? But what about mass produced items like a comlink? Surely a SINner can walk into a downtown electronic store and walk out with a Fairlight Caliban if he has the credit?
So some things (sofas) can have low availability, but long lead times. Some things (like Fairlight Calibans) can have 14 availability, but common sense suggests should be 'in stock' somewhere in a city like Seattle. Plenty of 1%ers would be able to drop 8k on a shiny thing and someone will be selling it.
So, do SINners need to go to the black market for comlinks? Sofas? No. Imo, that would be ridiculous. Do you agree?
What legal items would you include in the black market and which would you exclude? One or two examples should do.