You can always rent them. I own Carina #1. When I bought #1 there was no docking fee.
I sold quite possibly the cheapest strategic ammo in space.
It wasn't great business, since not many people were interested that early on, but it gave me a little income. I've still got .44GC sitting around from it.
Once I restarted, since I started from scratch and all I had was 30GC, 6T in cash, a shuttle and a docking station I couldn't use. I rented the sucker out.
Why? I'm not using it, maybe someone else could.
I wasn't even aware of the buyer's needing to have a station to buy. I personally consider it foolishness. I've got a bay they can park and load their shuttle up at right there.
If someone wants to rent the thing and do the sales that I used to, then fair game to them. Particularly if they make a profit.
If someone rents it, so be it, if not, it's something