Legal Question in Consumer Law in Texas

Order on line canceled by store because of store's mistake in pricing

I ordered some trading cards on-line from a store in Florida. I have a printout of the order from the store. I e-mailed them to find out the status of the order and recieved the response bellow.

''Your order is still pending and has not been charged. We are going to have to cancel this order though due to a mistake by our company. The price of the card is actually 36.99, and we are unable to sell it for .99. I apologize for the inconvenience that this has caused you.

Thank you and have a great day.

Jessica

Customer Service''

My questions are: (1) are they or are they not oblogated to sell me these cards at the price they had listed? and (2) If they are how do I get them to comply?


Asked on 3/12/03, 3:30 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Randall Gilbert Gilbert & Caddy P.A.

Re: Order on line canceled by store because of store's mistake in pricing

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RESPONSE: It sounds like there may be a contract and they would be obligated to the .99 price; unless it was reasonable to assume that the price was a mistake. If you want to enforce your rights, you would need to sue, and the cost of even filing a complaint and having them served with it will far exceed your $36.99 demand.

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Answered on 3/12/03, 6:28 pm


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