Just an FYI, here is the relevant terms and conditions:
"TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
In the event a product is listed at an incorrect price or with incorrect information due to typographical error or error in pricing or product information received from our suppliers, we shall have the right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for product listed at the incorrect price. We shall have the right to refuse or cancel any such orders whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged. If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase and your order is canceled, we shall immediately issue a credit to your credit card account in the amount of the charge."
Terms and conditions are very much legally binding in the case we are discussing (online sales) - you are explicitly offered them as the contractual terms of sale.
What T&C can't do is rescind the basic consumer rights offered under law
electromagnetic contends that the "basic consumer rights offered under law" include the obligation for the seller to have an infinite number of any item in stock and ready to ship at whatever price the website happens to say, even if it's an obvious mistake.
Well I've just been skimming the books on my law shelf (Google was completely unhelpful) and they seem to back up what we've been saying so far; there is no provision under current consumer law to force the retailer into honouring it (actually there is sort of one but it's wording basically says "unless the retailer says otherwise..." etc.)
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Just an FYI, here is the relevant terms and conditions:
"TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
In the event a product is listed at an incorrect price or with incorrect information due to typographical error or error in pricing or product information received from our suppliers, we shall have the right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for product listed at the incorrect price. We shall have the right to refuse or cancel any such orders whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged. If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase and your order is canceled, we shall immediately issue a credit to your credit card account in the amount of the charge."
http://www.6pm.com/terms-of-use
If you are going to talk like a lawyer you should act like a lawyer and read the fine print.
Terms and conditions aren't legally binding, perhaps you should read the law.
Terms and conditions are very much legally binding in the case we are discussing (online sales) - you are explicitly offered them as the contractual terms of sale.
What T&C can't do is rescind the basic consumer rights offered under law
electromagnetic contends that the "basic consumer rights offered under law" include the obligation for the seller to have an infinite number of any item in stock and ready to ship at whatever price the website happens to say, even if it's an obvious mistake.
Well I've just been skimming the books on my law shelf (Google was completely unhelpful) and they seem to back up what we've been saying so far; there is no provision under current consumer law to force the retailer into honouring it (actually there is sort of one but it's wording basically says "unless the retailer says otherwise..." etc.)
IANAL so that's just how I read it.