▁quality ▁products ▁available ▁at ▁market ▁value . ▁These ▁items ▁t ended ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁poor er ▁quality ▁range ▁since ▁economy ▁was ▁param ount . ▁Sc ots ▁burg hs ▁often ▁felt ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁control ▁h uck sters ▁because ▁they ▁operated ▁without ▁a ▁st all , ▁on ▁the ▁economic ▁fr ing es . ▁In ▁particular , ▁they ▁were ▁subject ▁of ▁accus ations ▁of ▁forest alling , ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁bu ying ▁goods ▁wh oles ale , ▁" before ▁the ▁st all " ▁and ▁therefore ▁before ▁tax ▁was ▁paid . ▁ ▁In ▁England ▁and ▁Europe ▁ ▁In ▁England ▁ ▁and ▁Europe ▁during ▁the ▁medieval ▁period , ▁the ▁term ▁' h uck ster ' ▁was ▁syn onymous ▁with ▁ped d ler . ▁H uck sters ▁and ▁ped d lers ▁belonged ▁to ▁a ▁broad ▁group ▁of ▁res ellers ▁who ▁purchased ▁sur plus ▁stock s ▁from ▁week ly ▁provincial ▁mark ets ▁and ▁fair s ▁and ▁then ▁res old ▁them ▁at ▁larger ▁daily ▁mark ets ▁or ▁engaged ▁in ▁door - to - door ▁s elling . ▁ ▁Over ▁time , ▁the ▁distinction ▁between ▁h uck sters ▁and ▁ped d lers ▁became ▁more ▁pron ounced . ▁During ▁the ▁medieval ▁period , ▁the ▁term , ▁h uck ster , ▁came ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁market - based ▁food ▁vend ors ▁while ▁ped d lers ▁referred ▁to ▁it iner ant ▁vend ors ▁of ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁mer ch and ise . ▁H uck sters ▁were ▁often ▁women , ▁who ▁de alt ▁in ▁low - pr iced ▁goods ▁such