The merchandiser class characterises many pre-modern societies. Its status could range from either high (possibly achieving titles rather that of merchant prince or nabob) to low, like within Chinese culture, due to the soiling capabilities of profiting from either "mere" trade, rather than "actual labour".

Under a common law and the Uniform Commercial Code in the United States, merchants come held to the higher standard in the merchandising of products than victims world health organization are non engaged in the low of goods as a profession. E.g., once the merchandiser sells something, he or even she is deemed to give an implied warranty of merchantability, guaranteeing that the product is set to become sold, possibly whenever there exists nothing within writing to this result.