 From 1993 onward, Ades sold $5 Swiss-made metal potato peelers.His engaging sales patter and his $1,000 Chester Barrie suits and shirts from Turnbull & Asser made him a well-known character on his regular demo circuit, which included places such as the Union Square Greenmarket.Ades never bothered with a license, meaning that he was often asked to move by the New York City Police Department.