1.   Even small vendors who sell candy or chewing gum face exortion attempts from racketeers.

2.   Few if any of the big pirate factories have been shut down by the Chinese authorities, although they have mounted a modest campaign against small vendors.

3.   In his letter, he said the small vendor Chick cited had been paid.

4.   On the other hand, hundreds of small vendors, particularly those relegated to side streets outside the main crush downtown, suffered substantial losses.

5.   Soon after the store opened in September, payments seemed to stop completely for some small vendors.

6.   The problem is, not every small vendor has the budget or the patience to zip around the country trying to seduce a dozen different Nordstrom buyers.

7.   Thus a search on Yahoo Stores is likely to turn up unusual items at small vendors but will miss many of the largest online merchants.

8.   Today, along with small vendors such as Edwards, big companies ranging from IBM Corp. to Ritz Camera also have a presence on eBay.

9.   He says the city wanted to give small vendors a chance to participate and then raise some revenues on its own.

10.   However, the protesters said if the contracts with the five companies were not cancelled, there would be an insufficient number of tickets available for small vendors.