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Can you reverse that. A sale person ask a customer "are you interested in buying that car with the sticker price of $10,000", the customer says "yes", the sale

by belorn 5y ago

Can you reverse that. A sale person ask a customer "are you interested in buying that car with the sticker price of $10,000", the customer says "yes", the sale person says "We have a deal". Is this a contract, meaning that the customer can no longer walk out of the store?

rosndo 5y ago
No, you’re playing with words here. Replace your first sentence with “will you buy this car from me for $10000” and that seems like a pretty clear verbal contract. Of course verbal contracts are tricky, but this particular case was in writing.
- belorn 5y ago
  The words matter yes, as does the meaning behind them. If we return to the yard sale and have the seller say "I will buy that knickknack for $1, do you agree" and the seller says "Yes", then the verbal contract is much more obvious. Just like a customer asking for a price check, a seller asking if a customer is interested are normal parts of conversations that occurs between buyers and seller before a sale is made final. Regardless if it is in writing or not, the important part is if there has been an general agreement between the two parties. That agreement is what forms a contract. If I go to a store and point at some knickknack and ask "how much for that?", the clerk says "$1", I say "that's a deal", the clerk say "you got to be a member of the club, which cost $1000", then that is not a break of contract. Depending in the jurisdiction it could be an illegal contract or false advertisement, but those tend to take a perspective of protecting customers against being tricked. That is a harder case to make when its the seller that refuses to agree to the sale.
  - rosndo 5y ago
    “How much is that?” is strictly different from “I will pay you $2500 for this”. First isn’t an offer, nor is it a negotiation.

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Can you reverse that. A sale person ask a customer "are you interested in buying that car with the sticker price of $10,000", the customer says "yes", the sale

by belorn 5y ago

rosndo 5y ago
No, you’re playing with words here. Replace your first sentence with “will you buy this car from me for $10000” and that seems like a pretty clear verbal contract. Of course verbal contracts are tricky, but this particular case was in writing.
- belorn 5y ago
  The words matter yes, as does the meaning behind them. If we return to the yard sale and have the seller say "I will buy that knickknack for $1, do you agree" and the seller says "Yes", then the verbal contract is much more obvious. Just like a customer asking for a price check, a seller asking if a customer is interested are normal parts of conversations that occurs between buyers and seller before a sale is made final. Regardless if it is in writing or not, the important part is if there has been an general agreement between the two parties. That agreement is what forms a contract. If I go to a store and point at some knickknack and ask "how much for that?", the clerk says "$1", I say "that's a deal", the clerk say "you got to be a member of the club, which cost $1000", then that is not a break of contract. Depending in the jurisdiction it could be an illegal contract or false advertisement, but those tend to take a perspective of protecting customers against being tricked. That is a harder case to make when its the seller that refuses to agree to the sale.
  - rosndo 5y ago
    “How much is that?” is strictly different from “I will pay you $2500 for this”. First isn’t an offer, nor is it a negotiation.