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Mission and governance

Why We Exist

We built Free Black Market as a community commerce platform that aligns incentives with local producers and organizers.

Why 3%

A flat coalition fee keeps costs understandable. Vendors keep 97% of each sale without surprise platform penalties.

Why community governance

Platform rules should be accountable to the people using the system. Governance is part of product design, not an afterthought.

What problem we solve

Most commerce tools optimize for platform extraction. We optimize for producer earnings, local resilience, and trust.