If a website says it cost $0.00....

**bugjuice** · 12th May 2006, 10:58

do they have to sell it at that?
and says they have stock.. of said item?

**James Deuce** · 12th May 2006, 11:00

Only if it's hosted in NZ, or their database is reporting a quantity of that particular item greater than 0.

**T.I.E** · 12th May 2006, 11:03

what you see bug?

**bugjuice** · 12th May 2006, 11:04

it's a US one..
Their stock says...
actually, their stock doesn't say anything, it's all just $0.00

**T.I.E** · 12th May 2006, 11:11

we have no consumer rights with them, although writing a letter to uncle helen asking about importing and trade agreements with the US might work.

**onearmedbandit** · 12th May 2006, 12:53

From what I understand an advertised price is only an 'offer to sell' at that price. A seller (retailer) can refuse to sell even for the advertised price.

**poorbastard** · 12th May 2006, 13:26

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

From what I understand an advertised price is only an 'offer to sell' at that price. A seller (retailer) can refuse to sell even for the advertised price.

Yip well in NZ anyway. Saves retailers from stuff ups.

**Big Dave** · 12th May 2006, 13:35

Originally Posted by poorbastard

Yip well in NZ anyway. Saves retailers from stuff ups.

Indeed - saved my arse once too. I've done ads where a wrong RRP has slipped through on a motorcycle.

Obviously a formula for pissing people off - but it is only an offer, not a contract.

**Karma** · 12th May 2006, 13:40

There was a case in the uk a couple of years back where Index (online catalogue shop) was selling a widescreen TV for like £2 or something...

It was so blatently an admin mistake, but by the time they realised it, they'd had about 3000 orders for said TV.

Lots of arguments later, turns out that making a purchase online is entering into a contract to buy, and that if you enter into that contract knowing that the purchase price has been mistakenly advertised then it's a null contract, and so there is no pressure on the company to sell. Something about buying in good faith or something.

Something like that anyways...

**bugjuice** · 12th May 2006, 13:42

i used to do those annoying New World flyers each week (please don't punch me), and whenever there was a stuff up in that, they used to honour the price (within reason).. came in handy a couple of times..

anyway, this is in the US, the land of everyone's law.. Where people get sued for having the wrong surname, and a sneeze is the invite to WWIII