[Avodah] agency

[Joel Rich]

Rabbi Fuerst posited the following case: A group of siblings agreed to
purchase a set of 12 cups for their parents as a gift. Sibling A did the
ordering and when the cups came two of them were cracked. The merchant told
him to keep the cups and the merchant would send another full set. Does the
sibling who did the ordering have to share the “free“ cups with his
siblings. Rabbi Fuerst says no because the first sale is a mekach taut and
the second sale becomes the only sale.
I’d like a better understanding of how this mechanism works assuming that
the first sibling is acting as an agent of the other siblings. thoughts?
bsorot tovot
Joel Rich
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