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As Cheaper Jacob one will be traders , the goods of inferior quality mostly on markets offers at low prices, respectively. The name Jacob refers to Saint James , whose feast day is July 25th . Around this day there were and are many markets and festivals. The cheap Jakob is a trader who sells his goods cheaply in such markets.