If this is the grid I'm thinking about, they don't have an in-world economy... but *are* on the hypergrid. This means a potential market for folks to sell really high-end, expensive BDSM equipment over Kitely Market to them. After all, who wants to use someone's stained, nasty freebie hand-me-down equipment? You want nice, shiny, clean, brand-new things.
I would assume.
-- Maria