Anicia owned a shop selling antique goods. This required her to attend a number of auctions per year.

When Anicia went to these auctions her best friend Beauty ran the shop. Anicia instructed Beauty, that she could sell any of the items displayed in the shop as long as Anicia got at least seventy five percent of the price displayed on the item. Beauty was warned that under no circumstances must she purchase any stock for the shop.

While Anicia was away at an auction, Beauty sold Carlton an antique clock for seventy percent of the price displayed. Carlton bought the clock believing that Beauty owned the shop.

Beauty also sold Deborah, a regular customer and good friend of Anicia, a bedside cabinet for sixty five percent of the displayed price. Deborah was aware that Anicia would not sell for lower than seventy five percent of the marked price, even to a trader such as herself.

Beauty also purchased a number of items of jewellery from a collection shown to her by Edson, for K350. Beauty believed this deal to be a bargain, one that she felt Anicia would not want to let slip by.

On Anicia's return, she discovered that the jewellery pieces were very rare and in fact worth K3000. Edson, also having heard that the jewellery items were worth much more, returned to the shop and insisted that the items be returned because he was unaware that Beauty did not own the shop, and thus had no right to buy them. However, Anicia refused to give the items back, arguing that the contract was valid.

Advise Anicia and Beauty of their legal position

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