The Merchanter's Alliance is made up of families of interstellar merchants that formed an alliance and became both a major power and the sole means of commerce for the other two powers. At least until he bites off more than he can chew by stealing information from the Grindylow. The ability to travel nearly anywhere combined with a natural talent for making people like him, as well as a nearly-photographic memory and supreme observational skills, mean the two professions tie in nicely. In China Miéville's The Scar, Silas Fennec fits the bill and in fact uses his status to conduct freelance espionage for New Crobuzon, in addition to legitimate trading. Well, if his caravan is ambushed and shot at twice in one season, it's unusual, but not quite shocking. Mahbub Ali, an Afghan horse-trader in Kim. 
It describes the arrival of Caravans(or "Kafilas") in "The Market Square of Peshawar Town" and goes on from there to show two Intrepid Merchants telling traveller's tales to one another.
One of Kipling's most beautiful passages is the beginning of "Ballad of The King's Jest". In the end, he always winds up selling only one thing: weapons. 
He shows up in town, sets up shop, and sells "gray objects" that change shape according to the buyer's desires for a pittance and a favor which always sets two unrelated people against each other.
Leland Gaunt is an evil version in Needful Things. Mallow's riches from trading give him the title "first of the Merchant Princes", and the Foundation's Hat changes to Proud Merchant Race. Despite that, he has a single-man shuttle that he uses to verify how close Foundation's territory is to the collapsing Empire. Back in " The Traders", Trader Ponyets has a single-man ship, compared to Master Trader, who has an entire crew at his Beck and call. Isaac Asimov's " The Merchant Princes": Initially, merchants were expected to help spread the Scam Religion the titular society used to control its neighbors. To sell for this high profit: knowing fully they are Men! 
With ivory, apes, and peacocks loaded, memories and brags Who raced the wind around the world go reeling home again Their topmasts gilt by sunset, though their sails be whipped to rags
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