My grandparents convinced me to buy a monitor. The sweet spot in the market now seems to be 19″-20″ LCDs. The going rate for 19″ is about $150, at the cheapest, so I was shocked to find one listed at Amazon for $29. A brand-new, top-of-the-line Samsung, no less, with amazing specs. I bought it as quickly as possible, for a total of about $50, including shipping. My order was confirmed at that price.
A few seconds later, that same monitor was listed at over $200. Someone may have misplaced a decimal point. I wonder what happens now.
Enjoy it!!
Love, grandma
From a legal point of view (England & Wales):
1. They were inviting to treat.
2. You offered to buy it at $29 + extras
3. Question is: have they accepted (confirmation email would suggest so)
and if so,
4. Has there been consideration: is the money still in your account? Or maybe the promise that you’ll pay is consideration enough (doubt it).
In real terms you’ll probably get a monitor for a bargain price!
How did I forget you’re a lawyer now? From now on I’m going to be pestering you with legal puzzlers.
In this case, they have now initiated a withdrawal of $50 from my chequing account; however, the money is still technically in my account. Once the transfer is actually made, I suspect we will have reached step 4.
I still imagine that they could change their mind at any time prior to shipping and refund my purchase, but I’m no lawyer.