Online price changed after order confirmed.

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Latest post 07-07-2009 1:56 PM by Ford. 2 replies.
  • 07-03-2009 5:49 PM

    Online price changed after order confirmed.

    I ordered a paintball packare online for $108 with shipping included.  I checked out, and received an email confirming the order and the price after the purchase was complete.  The next day I received another email saying that the price of the package was misprinted and the actual price would be $221 with shipping.  Can the website change the price after my order has been confirmed? 

    Note I have not yet been charged for the order.

  • 07-03-2009 10:14 PM In reply to

    Re: Online price changed after order confirmed.

    shutts67:
    Can the website change the price after my order has been confirmed?

    Sure.

    And you can tell them what to do with their paintball package and go buy it at Walmart.

     

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  • 07-07-2009 1:56 PM In reply to

    Re: Online price changed after order confirmed.

    I practice criminal law, so I could be off.

    Contracts are about a "meeting of the minds."  Obviously, since you can't disassemble a brain (actually, you can but it is messy) and see what is actually there, people can make mistakes.

    When the party making an offer makes a mistake, they can be held to the mistake sometimes.  For instance, if a widget is $100 and they price it at $95, that's not an obvious mistake.  If they price it at $5, that's fairly obviously a mistake.  My recollection is that the merchant can be held to the contract if a "reasonable" consumer wouldn't have known of the mistake.

    The problem is you usually have to sue the company where they are located.  That's a problem with online purchases. 

    Consult a local attorney.  (Another problem is that this doesn't appear worth paying an attorney for a consult...)

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