>"This will vary between jurisdictions but my understanding is that, yes, you can be sued for making a false promise to buy from a specific seller even if you d

>"This will vary between jurisdictions but my understanding is that, yes, you can be sued for making a false promise to buy from a specific seller even if you don't get to the stage of a formal contract." Absolutely but simply stating interest or saying "We want to buy X quantity of Y", without having any agreement with a company or stating company name isn't agreeing to purchase nor should be seen (except certain situations) as bad