Hi there, I got a quick legal question to ask, if anyone here can answer. A retailer sells all their t-shirts online for $20 + shipping, but this weekend I noticed an error and one of their shirts is listed at $0.01. I emailed them and they responded that they are in the middle of updating their website, and should be fixed soon. Aside from the moral issue of taking advantage of this error, if a customer were to purchase this item from their website using Paypal while this error was still in place, would the seller be able to charge the customer the actual price after the sale has gone through? Hope that makes sense. Thanks! UPDATE: After posting this question somewhere else, I got a response that makes sense. So if anyone else has a similar question, here's how they answered: "Generally speaking, you (and others) don't get to take advantage of obvious listing errors. If someone attempted an order, the seller's correct action would be to cancel it. They should not charge something other than that to which the buyer "agreed" when checking out. Some sellers might contact the buyer and inform them of the price difference, and ask if they'd like to proceed at the correct price. So... The seller can cancel the transaction. But they should not charge a different amount without authorization." Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistake_%28contract_law%29
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