Originally Posted by
JC1120
I seem to remember reading that some sellers on eBay (thinking like purchases of autos and other large items) which were able to back out of sales using that argument. Could have been because it was state vs. federal.
The problem with erroneous pricing, online purchases, and automated order confirmation systems is well known.
There have been cases where an online store has advertised an item at a price much lower than it would normally cost and customers have received automated order confirmations and had their credit cards charged, but the store has been able to cancel the order since the customers should have realized that the price was a mistake and the automated confirmation doesn't *really* constitute a binding contract.
Of course, with the DOT regulations, UA may not be able to use the same argument.