Legal Question in Consumer Law in Florida

Re: paid for one thing, got another

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Unless the second item was given to you purposely as a gift, you are obligated to return it. Any time you receive something in error, you must return it or else you can be guilty of theft or conversion.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Re: paid for one thing, got another

there are not enough facts to really answer this.

If you paid for 10 gold coimd and they sent you 20, then yes you would have to return 10 of them.

Re: paid for one thing, got another

Keeping something more valuable than what you paid for without the seller's consent is called theft.