Puckett, who is an avid baseball card collector, made a written offer to sell a Joe Mauer Rookie Card baseball card to Morris, with the offer expiring on June $15.$ The offer required a written acceptance to be sent by an express courier like FedEx or UPS. Morris initially thought the price was too high and did nothing. Morris left on a safari to Africa. While in Africa, he changed his mind and decided to buy the Mauer card. The only way to send his acceptance to Puckett was with a group of tribal goat herdsmen, who took it to a local chief, who gave it to an exporter from Ghana, who put it in a shipping container filled with figs going to the port of Baltimore. When the container arrived in Baltimore, the acceptance letter was mailed by US Mail in the United States. Eventually, the acceptance letter arrived at Puckett's office on June $14.$ On June $16,$ Puckett received a higher offer and sold to another buyer. What is the status of the contractual relationship between Morris and Puckett?

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There is no contract because Morris$$ acceptance was sent by unauthorized means.

There is a contract because when Morris$$ acceptance was dispatched, a valid offer from Puckett still existed.

There is a contract because Morris' acceptance was effective upon receipt.

There is no contract because Morris initially rejected the offer by his silence.