Buying online - basic contract law

[Monty]

Hmmmmm...are they all that different? I really don't know. The 11 seems great.so I guess the 11 is just the next evolution of the 10??

Not sure really apart from the price. I just had a look on amazon and couldn't find a 10 below 250 in your size, then I came across this one in my size. Obviously a mistake, but I've paid up lets see if they send it.

[Kwacky]

holy crap

[Rossgo]

Hmmmmm...are they all that different? I really don't know. The 11 seems great.so I guess the 11 is just the next evolution of the 10??

Not sure really apart from the price. I just had a look on amazon and couldn't find a 10 below 250 in your size, then I came across this one in my size. Obviously a mistake, but I've paid up lets see if they send it.

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well that was a good find!! Fingers crossed that comes in the post! If they don't surely that's false advertising and therefore they have to honor it anyway. Unless they say they haven't got any more in stock haha

[Jack]

Not sure really apart from the price. I just had a look on amazon and couldn't find a 10 below 250 in your size, then I came across this one in my size. Obviously a mistake, but I've paid up lets see if they send it.

P&P is a bit much though ....

[Kwacky]

If they don't surely that's false advertising and therefore they have to honor it anyway.

Nope

[Monty]

Yes I think legally they have to honour the sale, but would be very easy to come up with an excuse. No stock etc

[Kwacky]

Yes I think legally they have to honour the sale, but would be very easy to come up with an excuse. No stock etc

/rips up law degree

[duke63]

'offer to buy'

[DaytonAndy]

Invitation to treat.

[D41]

Nope....they don't have to sell you anything at any price....it belongs to them, simple as that.

[kiwikrasher]

Yes I think legally they have to honour the sale, but would be very easy to come up with an excuse. No stock etc

/rips up law degree

Yeah wtf would you know Kwacky

Lets just hope the person filling the order is as stupid as the person that listed the helmet. Maybe it was a disgruntled employee on his last day

[StMarks]

If they don't surely that's false advertising and therefore they have to honor it anyway.

Nope

Afaik you would be right that they do not have to honour an invite to buy, however once they have accepted the offer (Monty has now paid the offered price ) then they have entered into the contract of sale.
See you in court.

[D41]

I think I'm going to invent an internet payment site. I'm going to call it PayPal, 'cos I'm a friendly guy.

Then I'm going to make any sort of dispute drag on for ages until people give up and buy something else instead.

[duke63]

Acceptance of payment isn't necessarily an agreement of a contract. Most websites will usually state this somewhere in their Ts & Cs.

[kiwikrasher]

From a UK Consumer Rights website

"The legally binding contract is complete when a retailer accepts an order. However, acceptance does not necessarily happen at the point of order. Even the confirmation email may not be an acceptance. Some retailers reserve the right to cancel an order up to the point of delivery. It is therefore important to carefully check the retailer’s terms and conditions (which must be available on their website) and emails – if a retailer simply acknowledges an order, there may be no contract at that point."

[Jack]

I dont think you would have a case if they refused to sell at that price because as Monty stated in the original post its obviously a mistake .

[Monty]

Think it will actually come down to the contract Amazon has with the seller. Amazon has accepted the sale on the sellers behalf under their "A-to-z Safe Buying Guarantee" whatever the chuff that is!

Either way will be interesting to see what happens. I bought it on an American Express credit card so I will get "their" money back if it doesn't happen.

[kiwikrasher]

Think it will actually come down to the contract Amazon has with the seller. Amazon has accepted the sale on the sellers behalf under their "A-to-z Safe Buying Guarantee" whatever the chuff that is!

Either way will be interesting to see what happens. I bought it on an American Express credit card so I will get "their" money back if it doesn't happen.

Sometimes you have a win. I had to take my dog to a vet after hours for emergency surgery many years ago. He had to do a manual visa transaction because he had no office lady there. I watched him write in $3.50 instead of $350.00 but I said nothing because he had been a complete prick through the whole ordeal. I waited months for a further invoice (that I would have paid) but got nothing

[Rossgo]

Monty I really hope you manage to get that lid. Has there been anymore word on this eg dispatched or any message?

[Monty]

Monty I really hope you manage to get that lid. Has there been anymore word on this eg dispatched or any message?

Nope not yet, just says "Preparing for dispatch" when I log on to amazon.

I owe you a pint if they do!