Sally was a seventeen-year-old seller on an online marketpla…

Sally was a seventeen-year-old seller on an online marketplace for unique goods. Her public shop account information listed her age and hobby in selling antique china. Sally listed a “George & Martha Washington tea set from the war era in good condition” for $10,000 on her shop. There were no pictures accompanying the listing. Barry, a colonial history enthusiast, bought the set and sent Sally a $10,000 payment. Sally sent the tea set to Barry. It arrived on the last day for delivery according to the contract. Barry was unhappy to find that the saucers were chipped and that each piece of the set bore the manufacture date of 1945—thus the set could not have been owned by the Washingtons. A tea set in a similar condition from the 1940s with no special provenance would have cost a fraction of the price. The following day, on Sally’s eighteenth birthday, Barry wrote Sally to complain and to demand a return of his money in exchange for a return of the tea set. Sally explained that what she meant by her listing description was that the tea set was inspired by the patriotism of George and Martha Washington during the time of World War II in our country, and that considering the age, the set was only a little chipped and thus in a good condition. Sally refused to return the money. Barry sent the tea set back to Sally and sued Sally. Discuss. Assume that issues of conditions, warranties, and frustration of purposes do not apply.