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HomeCommercial CodeDiv. 2Ch. 7§ 2710 Seller'S Breach Recovery Costs

§ 2710 Seller'S Breach Recovery Costs

Commercial Code·California
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§ 2710 Seller'S Breach Recovery Costs

Key Takeaways

  • •If a buyer breaks a deal, the seller can get money back for extra costs.
  • •The seller can charge for stopping delivery, storing, or returning the goods.
  • •The charges must be fair and normal for business.
  • •This covers costs like shipping, storage, or selling the goods again.

Example

A store sells 100 bikes to a buyer, but the buyer cancels the order after the bikes are already shipped.

The store can ask the buyer to pay for the cost of sending the bikes back, storing them, or selling them to someone else. These costs must be reasonable, like normal shipping or storage fees.

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§ 2710 Seller'S Breach Recovery Costs

Incidental damages to an aggrieved seller include any commercially reasonable charges, expenses or commissions incurred in stopping delivery, in the transportation, care and custody of goods after the buyers’ breach, in connection with return or resale of the goods or otherwise resulting from the breach. (Enacted by Stats. 1963, Ch. 819.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

incidental damagesaggrieved sellercommercially reasonable chargesbuyers’ breach

Related Statutes

  • § 2703 Seller Remedies For Breach
  • § 2704 Seller Remedies For Breach
  • § 2708 Seller Damages For Breach
  • § 2715 Seller Breach Damages
  • § 10530 Lessor Incidental Damages After Default

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Commercial Code. Section 2710.
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