In truth, his product was usually watered down and adulterated, measured out in false measure to make a quick profit. The word kapeleuo spread from the dishonest wine merchang to describe others who wer out to make a fast, but dishonorable, shekel. Paul warned the Corinthians about certain men who sought to turn a quick profit on the Jesus trade. These holy hucksters perverted the truth of the gospel and made some quick sales. Both their motives and their message were corrupt.
Holy hucksters can still make a fast buck on the religious market.
Their watered-down gospel seems tasty enough and the cost they count sounds attractive. Their adulterated product may lack its saving power, but they either don't know or don't care about that. What they say sounds good, and it sells in the marketplace. Their pulpit, radio microphone, or television camera dispenses their pollution. But Paul was no holy huckster.