I think that if what they are doing has an effect on their actual faction RP, so be it. Something like this maybe...
If the Gallic crown fails to acquire (x) amount of premium scrap in (y) timeframe, they are unable to source the parts they needed and it weakens their war effort with consequences being lost systems on the Bretonia front or whatever.
InRP they are paying that amount per unit because they desperately need the parts. Failure to get them should mean something and these money grab tactics will hurt those targets. Implementing something along these lines will solve this problem quickly.
