Meanings

insect peddler (esp. fireflies and crickets)

selling in quantity

bargain floor or basement

bargain goods

auctioneer

auctioning

selling on a (monthly) installment plan (instalment)

seedling peddler

transactions on dealer's terms

credit account

selling at a fire-sale price

selling on credit

display and sale of new products

store selling boiled vegetables, fish, and beans

peddler

peddling

to sell in haste

to sell out

to hold back on

selling on credit