Melvin versus merchant union theories

[BboyJulian22]

I’ve just thought about something and I wanted to get some other opinions and theories. Any other merchant is known by their shop name followed by the word merchant, for example; the Timecrest merchant. Yet, the owner of Drape Heaven isn’t called Drape Heaven merchant; rather he has an actual name, Melvin. Anyone have any theories on why he gets to keep his ñame and maybe how he got around the Merchant Union leader’s rule?

[DudeLove721]

Perhaps he had a life before being at Portia’s orphanage? it seems like the people in her union came from there, so I’m just guessing that it’s a case like Edgar’s. He isn’t in the union I know, but he has kept his name. The time crest merchant tells Ash at some point that he has been raised in the union and was there since he was a baby, so I would imagine those who don’t have any names probably fall under similar circumstances. That would be my guess anyway.