A merchant buyer of goods receives nonconforming goods. The merchant buyer rightfully rejects and appropriately notifies the seller, but the seller has no agent in the buyer's city. The goods are perishable and threaten to decline in value speedily. The merchant buyer has no further duty to the seller other than to await the seller's instructions.

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When goods are perishable and threaten to decline in value, the merchant buyer has a duty to make reasonable efforts to sell the goods on behalf of the seller if the seller does not provide instructions in a timely manner.

A Merchant Buyer of Goods Receives Nonconforming Goods