Which of the following would NOT be a merchant under Article 2 of the UCC?
A) The owner of a hardware store which sells paint.
B) A car mechanic who fixes used cars and sells them in his spare time.
C) A person who inherits three speedboats and wants to sell them to buy a car.
D) A stay-at-home mom who sells hand-painted yard signs on an online crafts site.

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Under Article 2 of the UCC, a merchant is defined as someone who deals in goods of the kind or otherwise by his occupation holds himself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to the practices or goods involved in the transaction. Option C, a person selling inherited speedboats to buy a car, does not regularly deal in goods of that kind nor is presumed to have specialized knowledge about them, making them not a merchant for the purposes of Article 2.

Which of the Following Would NOT Be a Merchant Under