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

[Squeak the Rat]

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.

From what I can remember, the boring legalities are:

The three elements of a contract are Offer, Acceptance, and Consideration (something supplied in return for a promise). If advertising was an offer, then a customer accepting this offer would mean a contract has been entered into.

I can't remember the jargon but advertising a price is more sort of a notice to customers that your willing to enter into a contract. Advertising is not an offer, at least not in a legal sense.

The Offer is when the customer tries to buy the product - Acceptance is when the retailer Accepts the monies.

In this case, as pointed out above, there is no contract so bad luck matey but nice try

[Squeak the Rat]

ahhhhh they just sent me the invoice.. and it's US$550 more than their website says..
was for an Akro slip on, for the 636.. priced at $0.00

Ahhhhhh, if this was in NZ and they actually took your money based on the internet price then this could constitute a contract.

But to muddy the waters, $0.00 means no consideration made on your part (see above), so it wouldn't be a contract.

eg from what I understand, if you went to purchase an exhaust online from an NZ store at $0.10 and they debited your credit card, then they are legally entitled to supply at that price.

Website commerce suppliers beware!

[SARGE]

And judging by how many people identified Aus as Iraq in the infamous clip on the net we should be afraid, very afraid.

thats ok.. oz and iraq have just as many ragheads...

[sAsLEX]

thats ok.. oz and iraq have just as many ragheads...

thats racist

we call them towel heads!

[TwoSeven]

Check Here

But it doesnt apply outside of NZ. Also, on the pricing link, there is a bit about pricing errors.

[SARGE]

thats racist

we call them towel heads!

There is no racial bigotry here. I do not look down on niggers, kikes, wops or greasers. Here you are all equally worthless...

[kro]

Yes they do have to sell it at advertised price, and here is another version of that rule. This applies to NZ only as far as i know, and there are conditions regarding pricing errors.

In laymans terms, this computer "chip" for sale on Super-cheap PC's website says that the chip runs @ 2.0ghz speed.

Truth be told, they are grossly misrepresenting the product, because this website, says it runs at 1.6ghz, and I think of all the people in the world, the AMD people would know, because they make the damn things.

Is this worth making a fuss over?, well hell yes, the difference in processor speed would be loosely akin to buying a 2.0litre car, and finding out it's a 1.6litre.

If anyone wants a cheap as hell 2.0ghz processor, buy this one, and then demand they actually give you a 2.0 ghz one after your computer tells you its running at 1.6ghz.