Honestly? I know I’m late with this, but at some point in an intergalactic society, every individual race’s technological development and expansion will have reached a point where they’ll need roughly the same resources regardless of the richness of those resources available in their immediate area.
I bet rare-earth metals might work.
Didn’t James Blish’s “Okie Cities” use a currency based on germanium?
Sorry, pal. We only accept rare-Zeta Paracelsus XII metals.
Well, they’re in a bar, for Starlord sakes! What did he expected something besides bartering?
Gardeners of the Galaxy – They’ll save your world from intergalactic menaces, then give you pointers on how to maintain your shrubberies!
The greatest heroes since Conan the Librarian
Could always take bounty contracts and be something of an outlaw star.
Huh, that’s a fairly strong point…
Different planets would have entirely different economies because different planets mean different resources….
Honestly? I know I’m late with this, but at some point in an intergalactic society, every individual race’s technological development and expansion will have reached a point where they’ll need roughly the same resources regardless of the richness of those resources available in their immediate area.
I’m pretty sure this is why the doctor carries around stuff instead of money.
Sigh. There’s no business like shoe business.
It’s the sole currency of space.
For the rest there’s… “Boot to the head!”