RE: Cheap projector

["Mark Harrison" <Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx>]

David,

Your understanding is correct.

However, if a retailer is advertising goods for sale at a price at which
they are unwilling/unable, they are obliged to take (immediate) steps to
remove the misleading advertising.

In this case, it's clear that the vendor took immediate steps as soon as
they realised there was a problem, and have therefore acted both legally
and honourably.

Regards,

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: David Yeend [mailto:david.yeend@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 12 April 2002 17:53
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Cheap projector


I don't know if it is different for on-line orders under the distance
selling rules or even if the law has changed in the last several months but
I had to check out a similar situation once.

The office of fair trading (Bless them) confirmed that a vendor was not
actually obliged to sell. The explanation given was that no matter how
something for sale was advertised all a potential purchaser made was an
offer to purchase. The seller was quite within their legal rights to refuse
to sell - this was a point of law and not down to Ts & Cs. I can not
remember all of the detail but I think this was a provision of the Sales of
Goods Act - I may well be wrong here. I think this is explained in a FAQ on
the Office of Fair Trading WWW site.

I would be interested to know if I have been misguided, or, if there are
any other legal considerations - misrepresentation or what not.

Anyway, good luck, if you're successful when is the showing, I'll get the
beer where is the pizza coming from!

David.


-----Original Message-----
From: Nic Blinston [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 12 April 2002 17:25
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Cheap projector


>>  4.1. The price of the Goods shall be as per the Seller's
>>  price list. All
>>  prices quoted are valid for 30 days after which time they
may
>
>But that bit is in our favour - the price will be as per the price
list! :)


Haven't checked the detail, but does it actually say anywhere that 
the prices on the web are THE price list? My guess is that they'd 
have a master list somewhere which is the legal one...

Nic


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